Association of European Science and Technology transfer Professionals (ASTP) 9th Fall Meeting in Valencia, Spain

Plenary sessions led by expert speakers from Europe as well as the US will cover a wide range of subjects.

The following subjects will be covered:

* Plenary sessions on
• Building a market for Intellectual Property
• What companies really value in their interaction with MIT

* Panel discussions
• The nine points

* Parallel sessions
I: Introduction to Licensing
• General principles
• Moving research to commercialization through industry collaboration
• Pitfalls in Licensing - I
• Pitfalls in Licensing - II
• Good management through enforceable royalty obligations

II: Who are these people?
• IP auctions & showcases
• Brokers / field experts
• Royalty monetization
• Web-based facilities (IP portals & exchanges)
• Structural investors

III. It’s not that quite simple!
• Drug development: realistic versus idealistic
• Drug development and regulatory affairs: free style or required figure?
• Food: from the farm (or the lab) to the fork
• Medical devices: regulatory
• Medical devices: reimbursement

The event will attract between 150 and 200 people related to technology transfer from within and beyond Europe.

Preceding the conference ASTP offers an optional social program on Wednesday afternoon the 29th of October with a visit to the Polytechnic City of Innovation, and a guided tour through the city of Valencia.

Detailed information about ASTP’s Fall Meeting, (including registration form and the program) can be found on www.astp.net. Subscriptions for the conference brochure can be sent to secretary@astp.net.

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For further information please contact ASTP:
Koninginnegracht 22
2514 AB The Hague
The Netherlands
+31 (0)70 392 63 74