Title :
Best of both worlds [Emerging Technologies]
Author_Institution :
St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN , USA
Abstract :
Expanding on the experience gained at 2006 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC´06) in New York, the 30th IEEE Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), held on 24 August 2008, hosted the second Industry--Academia Partnership Roundtable. The panel that pioneered the EMBC´06 efforts, with members from academic and industry communities, debated topics related to the following: · reciprocal value that academia and industry can offer in medical device new product development · the basics of starting up your own company · clash of cultures (industry versus academia): what obstacles academicians may face in reaching entrepreneurship? · intellectual property (IP) joint development and sharing between industry and academia · quick tutorial on use of provisional patents. How are patents used by companies?
Keywords :
Business; Collaborative work; Companies; Drugs; Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society; Engineering in medicine and biology; Innovation management; Intellectual property; Product development; Rhythm; Biomedical Engineering; Equipment Design; Health Care Sector; Humans; Intellectual Property; Patents as Topic; Technology, Medical; Universities;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2008.930031
