When your science is ready but your BD isn’t.
JustPartnering helps biotech, pharma, and research teams move from discovery to deal, with the right strategy, connections, and support.
Our senior team covers business development and licensing, product development, regulatory and CMC, and project management, for clients worldwide since 2007. One flat hourly rate, no minimum commitment.
Good science, no deal? Knowing what your asset is worth, to whom, and at what stage is the difference between a deal and a dead end.
The partnering network behind every engagement.
Biocontacts is our proprietary partnering database. We track the in-licensing interests of pharma, biotech, animal health, medical device and research tools companies around the world. Need a target list?
- 2,500+
- In-licensing companies tracked
- 4,000+
- Business development contacts mapped
Geography, stage, therapeutic area, and modality of interest.
Business development and external innovation executives and their areas of focus.
Why teams choose us
We have experience you can’t employ.
Our advisors have founded and run biotechs and closed BD deals themselves. That experience is available to you on an as-needed basis, without hiring it in.
We speak the language of the people signing term sheets.
Researchers and dealmakers evaluate assets differently. We translate your science into an opportunity partners can say yes to.
A senior team backed by someone who’s done it herself.
Janette has founded six biotech companies herself, alongside building JustPartnering. That experience shapes how every engagement runs. Peter, Fiona, Manuela, Abigail, and Ashley bring the same hands-on depth across product development, CMC and regulatory.
Most clients are up and running within a week.
A short call, a written scope, a senior advisor engaged on your timeline, and an itemised invoice each month.
See how we workPick the pieces you need. Skip the rest.
Whatever stage your asset is at, engage us for exactly the part you're missing.
Find the right partners. Close the right deals.
We identify and approach the pharma, biotech, and medtech companies most likely to license or co-develop your asset, through relationships we’ve already built.
Explore Business Development & Licensing- Partner identification and shortlisting using Biocontacts
- Outreach, introductions, and meeting coordination
- Deal structuring, term sheet review, and negotiation support
- Partnering conference strategy and preparation
Get your asset ready for the conversation.
Investors and licensees need to understand your asset quickly. We help you build the materials and strategy that make that happen.
Explore Product Development Support- Commercial landscape and competitive analysis
- Asset positioning and value proposition development
- Investor and partner-ready data packages
- Due diligence preparation and response support
Get to clinic without regulatory surprises.
Regulatory and manufacturing decisions made early can make or break a deal. We bring the expertise to get it right before it becomes a problem.
Explore Regulatory & Manufacturing- Regulatory pathway strategy (TGA, FDA, EMA)
- CMC and manufacturing readiness assessment
- CRO and CDMO identification and selection
- IND/CTA preparation support
Keep your programme moving.
Running a programme and doing the science at the same time stretches both. We embed into your team to keep timelines, budgets, and stakeholders aligned, so nothing slips through the cracks.
Explore Project Management- Programme planning and milestone tracking
- Vendor and CRO oversight
- Budget management and reporting
- Cross-functional team coordination
Download the Free Pitch Deck Toolkit
Templates, guides, and strategy resources to help biotech and research teams prepare for partnering discussions.
Pitch Deck
Toolkit
2026
The team behind the work.

Dr. Janette Dixon
Founder & Director
Janette has founded six biotech companies over 30+ years and has spent 19+ years turning early-stage science into licensing deals through JustPartnering. Formerly a scientist, she has degrees in marketing and finance and a doctorate in strategic management.

Dr. Peter Kelly
Principal
Peter has a DPhil in Organic Chemistry from Oxford and hands-on experience across biotech startups and CDMOs: from lab bench to clinical development with a focus on CMC, process development and project management.

Dr. Manuela Baron
Principal
Manuela has a PhD in Structural and Molecular Biology and a background in pharma strategy consulting with IQVIA. She combines deep scientific fluency with a talent for translating science into commercial opportunity.
19+ years of partnering, licensing, and drug development experience.
- 50+
- Assets progressed to clinic
- 300+
- Face-to-face meetings a year
Translational focus: from the lab to early clinical development.
Plus many more held virtually.
We're in the room where deals happen
Click a conference to see how we work it for you.
Some assets are better off as a company than a licence deal.
JustSpinouts is our sister service for that path. It helps research teams and TTOs turn IP into investable biotech companies: business plan, governance, capital raising, and fractional management, under one engagement.
Explore JustSpinouts- IP evaluation
- Business plan development
- Company formation
- Capital raising
- Fractional management
“I could tell you exactly how the drug works, but I couldn’t tell you how to raise a seed round or build a company. That’s what Janette’s team did for us.”
Common questions
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What does it cost to engage JustPartnering?
Most clients start with a 30-minute call.
No brief required. Just tell us where you’re stuck.
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