Designed specifically for medtech professionals, The MedTech Edge: Integrating IP and Commercialisation is a one-day workshop helping researcher and entrepreneurs understand how they can protect their intellectual property.
Delivered by a panel of highly regarded patent lawyers and MedTech commercialisation experts from FPA Patent Attorneys and Pharma Devices, this workshop provides a ‘how to guide’ for managing IP throughout the commercialisation process.
Sponsored by the Victorian Medtech Skills and Devices Hub, you’ll understand how to protect your ideas at every stage from capital raising, to third party due diligence, clinical trials, scientific publication, contract research, and manufacturing.
Consisting of four modules, this course will introduce researchers and entrepreneurs to strategies for using patents to create value through the MedTech commercialisation process.
By the end of the workshop, you will understand:
- how IP strategy supports commercialisation initiatives,
- the skills needed to navigate the often-rigid patent system in a dynamic MedTech environment,
- the role and importance of a patent attorney, and
- how to have more productive and effective conversations around protecting their IP.
A post-workshop handbook provides vital reference material including a glossary of terms, overview of patent timelines, and a selection of relevant guides to patents and designs.
About our partners
The workshop is co-delivered by FPA Patent Attorneys (FPA) and Pharma Devices.
A top-tier Australian-based independent patent attorney firm, FPA provides well-regarded advice and support for leading businesses, research organisations and start-up enterprises. Deep scientific and legal expertise makes them a natural partner to researchers operating in medical technology, pharmaceuticals, and other highly technical sectors. Registered to practice in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, the firm provides a full spectrum of services for researchers and investors across the sector.
Pharma Devices is a specialised consultancy firm providing innovative commercialisation advice and support for the Australian and Asia-Pacific medical device sector. With more than two decades of industry experience, Pharma Devices develops customised solutions for businesses seeking seamless market entry, covering market research, key opinion leader engagement, reimbursement, sales planning and marketing.
