JPM23, Day 3: Takeda relishing in-person meetups

While the conference is notorious for its dealmaking and partnership announcements, Takeda’s head of GI therapeutics Chinwe Ukomadu, M.D., Ph.D., told Fierce Biotech on the sidelines that the Japanese pharma is always looking for potential collaborators.

“We don’t wait for JPM,” Ukomadu said. “We’re having conversations all along with the companies. We see them on our team meetings, Zoom meetings, but there’s something unique about getting to sit with them in person now.”