The shifting MedTech landscape has led big industry players to seek new collaborations to support their R&D needs rather than in-house efforts, initiating fresh ways to partner with academic institutions and speeding-up market access. On which needs are these collaborations focusing and what are the main reasons driving big players to partner with academia? To what extent are academia and industry developing common frameworks, protocols and processes to enable efficient collaboration?
Faster together: Which recent trends in academia-big players collaborations?
Faster together: Which recent trends in academia-big players collaborations?
Moderated roundtable discussion consisting in an exchange of ideas and perspectives by international experts to delve into the latest challenges of the sector.
- 9:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
- Seamus Browne, Head of Industry Partnerships, ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND
- Terry Parlett, Commercialisation Director, CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE
- Anne Blackwood, Chief Executive, HEALTH ENTERPRISE EAST
- Perry Frederick, Senior Research Director - Europe, GE HEALTHCARE
- David Murray, Senior Research Engineer, COOK MEDICAL IRELAND