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Life Sciences, MedTech & Biotechnology

Declining R&D productivity, ballooning development costs, and increasing product lead times pose significant challenges for life science and medical device companies striving to fill product pipelines and meet growth expectations. Even when compounds and devices have passed through the regulatory process, pricing pressure from payers and the competitive landscape make it difficult to position and launch new products. Generics and shorter-market exclusivity windows are threatening revenues. At the same time, these pressures provide opportunities for innovative companies as competition increases amongst mature cashed-up companies trying to access good innovation.

To help our clients meet the many challenges they face, L.E.K. provides a full array of expert services, including corporate strategy, product strategy, and transaction services. We help companies innovate, fund, develop, market, and launch ground-breaking products in an environment where raising capital is increasingly costly and competition is fierce. For example:

We work with companies to optimize their preclinical R&D process.
A public biotechnology company needed to increase R&D productivity... more

We’ve taken a lead role in some of the industry’s most significant M&A transactions.
L.E.K. helped a leading developer of pharmaceutical products expand into new therapeutic areas... more

We help companies develop strategies that foster growth.
A U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company on the verge of launching a new cancer drug needed to balance investment in future growth against market expectations for earnings and revenue performance... more

To uncover and create new opportunities, and assess and mitigate potential risks, clients turn to L.E.K. for assistance in addressing the full spectrum of life sciences specialties, including:

  • Biotechnology 
  • MedTech 
  • Diagnostics 
  • Genomics and proteomics 
  • Imaging technologies 
  • Pharmaceuticals 
  • Specialty pharmaceuticals 
  • Generic pharmaceuticals 
  • Surgical products 
  • E-health


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Ken Noonan
"L.E.K.'s outstanding understanding of the key strategic issues in the life sciences sector ensures a rapid and thoughtful resolution of complicated business problems unique to the biotechnology industry."
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Massimiliano Rubin
"We are fully committed to designing and delivering innovative solutions that bring measurable benefits to our clients."
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Paul Matthews
"L.E.K. develops strategies for manufacturers by integrating operation and supply chain management best practices. As a result, our clients develop a competitive advantage which in turn creates massive value for shareholders."
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Nicole Mooljee Damani
"L.E.K. is a trusted advisor to leading businesses globally. Our commercial, hands-on approach provides actionable strategies which our clients value."
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David Barrow
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Ben Faircloth
“L.E.K. sets the bar for quality incredibly high, combining considerable analytical resources and industry experience with a hands-on engagement style to deliver exceptional results for clients.”
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“We ensure we understand our clients’ most critical issues and bring to bear the most current data and analysis combined with over two decades of hands-on experience.”
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“We strive to develop long lasting relationships with our clients that are based on trust, candor, a deep understanding of their business, and consistent delivery of high value.”
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Stuart Jackson
“We are about applying in-depth research and creative ideas to critical threats and opportunities. We help our clients uncover the keys to profitable growth in their industry and show them the actions needed to deliver dramatically improved results.”
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Eileen Coveney
“We leverage our experience and a fact-base of information and innovative analysis to guide critical decisions.”
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Clay Heskett
"We are driven by having an impact on our clients - if our work does not result in a better decision, a significant change, or more peace of mind for our clients, then we haven't done our job"
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Christof Huth
“L.E.K. provides clients with comprehensive and thorough analyses performed with a global dimension. We do this in a very responsive, hands-on manner.”
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Peter McKelvey
“We apply a combination of sector experience, primary research and analysis, strategic thinking, and seasoned judgment to inform critical business decisions.”
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Marc Kozin
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Steven Rosner
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John Westwood
“Our unique combination of experience and insight, paired with up to date facts, ensures that our clients receive advice that sets them ahead of the crowd."
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“We are driven by a total commitment to quality delivery focused on our clients' interests.”
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Robert N. Rourke
“We are experts at conducting robust research and analysis on the key drivers of business decisions and understanding how to optimize resources based on opportunity, timing, risk and organizational capabilities.”
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Andrew Kutter
“L.E.K. will not stop until the job is done. We are committed to helping our clients and are not fazed by the deadlines and organizational constraints within which they operate.”
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Jay Desai
"L.E.K.'s strategic alliance with Universal Consulting in India brings together two firms that are highly aligned across services and industries and integrates UC's business expertise in South Asia and the Middle East with L.E.K.'s global reach."
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Helen Chen
“L.E.K. invests the thinking and the heart to get to the right answers for our clients, helping them see through the fog and make the best decision possible.”
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Jeff Stevens
“We provide objective, fact-based insights to help solve critical business challenges, capture internal and external growth opportunities, and create value for stakeholders.”
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"Our clients are constantly looking to grow their business, improve performance and make tough and high value investment decisions. As a trusted advisor we support them through detailed research and analysis and help identify and develop the most attractive solutions, recommendations and business plans."
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