Our partners

HOW WE COLLABORATE

Working together with academics and pharma, we drive innovation and accelerate programmes through to clinical readiness.

We understand that every drug discovery idea is unique. That’s why we work with you to address your specific challenges and goals, ensuring you receive the support you need at every stage of your journey.

What we bring to our partnerships:

A collaborative mindset
Progression at pace
Focus on the final product
A patient-centric approach

Our Platform

How we work to enable early science to thrive

Working with academics and pharma, we empower groundbreaking ideas, providing our programmes the required resources, the meaningful mentorship and the strategic support necessary to transform promising early-stage science into impactful biotech assets.

Early academic drug discovery projects

Programme entry

Securing groundbreaking early science discoveries from world-class scientists and key opinion leaders across the globe:

Highest quality scientific hypotheses
Innovative targets with strong linkage to mechanism of disease
Novel therapeutic approaches
Compelling areas of unmet need

Chemical matter
identified

Propulsion through the Slingshot platform

Programme acceleration

Moving at pace to accelerate initial ideas into robust candidate medicines:

Proactive programme planning and risk management
Multidisciplinary approach to programme progression; built around the founding science
Structured milestones and programme governance
A wealth of scientific and drug development advice, available from the outset

Development candidate identified

Individual programmes prepared for clinic

Programme development

High quality candidate medicines ready for clinical development:

Robust target product profile
Execution of clear, structured holistic drug development plan
Delivery of compelling pre-clinical PoC data package
Flexible models of partnership to progress through clinic and commercial launch

Academics

Partnering to launch your ideas

Placing your groundbreaking science at the heart of everything, we bring expertise and resources to help turn your vision into reality. Our deep industry knowhow supports every stage of pre-clinical development, ensuring your discoveries achieve their full potential.

A collaborative approach

Collaboration at Slingshot is built around open communication, shared responsibility and above all trust; a one-team approach with everyone working towards a common goal, together.

Guidance, not guardianship

Focusing on empowering our partners to make informed decisions; we provide the tools, support and direction necessary for growth.

Let’s talk about your idea

Pharma

Partnering for science innovation

Pairing the highest impact potential science from leading academics and Slingshot’s pre-clinical development capabilities with the infrastructure, knowledge and expertise of established R&D organisations; to develop research ideas into impactful therapies that change patient lives.

Bringing innovation to the clinic

Leveraging industry-leading capabilities with the rigour and diligence needed to progress assets through to clinic readiness and licensing; creating an opportunity for a variety of paths to take medicines to patients.

Productive partnerships

Engaging in transactions with more established pharmaceutical companies to secure the future of valuable assets; our approach is diverse and flexible.

Let’s talk about your pipeline needs