Development of Technology Portfolio Analysis method for Technology-outsourcing of Pharmaceutical cooperations

cooperations by applying the concepts of 'Pipeline Soundness ' and 'Patent Validity'. This study also applied the developed portfolio analysis method to a 'real world case ' of Amgen's acquisition of Onyx Pharmaceuticals to prove the applicability of the method to the real world cases and investigated the validity of the acquisition affair between the two companies. The results of portfolio analysis showed that Amgen’s technology portfolio will be improved by acquiring Onyx Pharmaceuticals especially in cancer field which is their main field. So we concluded that Amgen's choice of Onyx pharmaceuticals as a source of technology outsourcing was reasonable. We think that the technology portfolio analysis method developed by this study will be a valuable tool for pharmaceutical cooperations for investigating their current technology status and selecting target companies fo