Embarking on the next phase: Deals and data

e-Therapeutics (ETX) has appointed a new CEO, Dr Raymond Barlow, who will join the company by 1 May 2017. He brings significant R&D and business development experience, which will be invaluable in driving ETX to the next stage of its evolution. Following its 2016 strategic review, ETX’s near- to mid-term focus is on deriving value from its proprietary network pharmacology discovery platform. Potential deals from late 2017 would provide external validation for the platform and differentiated discovery approach, and generate revenues. Portfolio rationalisation secures ETX’s funding runway into early 2019; deal flow would extend this. Preclinical data on the five core discovery assets should stimulate interest from potential partners/collaborators. Deals and data are the next key catalysts.