Bioengineering: commercialization and entrepreneurship

Topics covered include:

Designing Research for Commercialisation
To familiarize with the concepts of creating meaningful and impactful research projects that can create the high impact that will provide an optimal return on research investment.

Intellectual Property and Technology Licensing
To outline intellectual property systems in the European Union and the US and the acquisition of patents, copyrights and trademarks.

Medical Device Regulations
To explore the regulatory pathways in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the National Medical Products Administration of China

Financing a Biotechnology Business
To explore the pathways that enable the acquisition of funding to support a startup (grants, angel investors and venture capitalists)

Entrepreneurship and Biotechnology Startups
To identify and analyse the commercialisation strategies toward creating university spinout companies. To discuss starting a biotechnology company, including assembling a commercialisation team, reasons for startup failures, and robust product development.

Design Projects
To develop a business plan: an international medical device company in wearables, drug delivery, robotics or artificial intelligence. 

On completion of this masterclass, participants will be able to:

• Describe the strategies in the design and commercialisation of university research to achieve optimal impact
• Analyse the strategies to acquire intellectual property such as patents and copyrights in the United States and the European Union
• Understand the regulatory frameworks to market a medical device
• Explore the funding pathways to support a business
• Apply the knowledge and experience gained to develop a business plan and launch a robust start-up company

This masterclass is designed for UG or PG students studying in engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, biotechnology, business, computing or related disciplines with an interest in research commercialisation and launching a start-up.