Ellera Partners
New York

Healthcare business development and strategy.

Ellera Partners advises biopharmaceutical, medical device, and investor clients on licensing transactions, acquisitions, and commercial strategy.

Two decades of pharmaceutical and capital markets experience.

Ellera Partners was founded in 2020 to bring senior pharma operating judgment and capital markets perspective to a single advisory practice.

The team has held senior roles at global pharmaceutical companies, top-tier financial institutions, and academic research centers. Background includes commercial due diligence at Allergan, biotech equity research at Citigroup, and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Toronto.

What we do.

Business Development & Licensing
Commercial & Scientific Diligence
Valuation & Financial Modeling
Forecasting & Demand Modeling
Primary Market Research
Secondary Data Analytics
Lifecycle & Indication Strategy
Interim C-Suite Leadership
Investor & Conference Strategy

Recent deals and engagements.

Acquisition

Scynexis acquires Poxel SA's PXL770

Originated and led the acquisition. Selected ADPKD as the lead indication and structured a $40M financing that repositioned Scynexis as a rare nephrology company.

Out-Licensing

Spero Therapeutics out-licenses Tebipenem HBr to GSK

An oral carbapenem for complicated urinary tract infections. Led valuation and deal structuring.

Acquisition Diligence

Bausch + Lomb acquires Xiidra and Novartis ophthalmology assets

Conducted commercial and financial diligence on the ophthalmology portfolio.

Portfolio Strategy

Therapeutic category valuation, top-10 global pharma

Valued a therapeutic category pipeline and recommended which assets to retain and which to out-license.

Interim Leadership

Acting CBO, private orphan ophthalmology company

Served as Chief Business Officer for a privately held company entering pivotal trials. Led partnership and capital strategy.

Spinout & Licensing

Tri-party spinout, licensing, and funding agreement

Negotiated and closed a tri-party spinout, licensing, and funding agreement for a deprioritized pipeline asset.

Lifecycle Strategy

Indication prioritization, public biotech

Prioritized therapeutic indications for a public biotech to guide pipeline sequencing and capital allocation.