Abstract :
Summary form only given: It\´s quite a rollercoaster ride when you are part of a medical device start-up team. There are often many partners and processes that are not often taught in school or in the training to do research . For example, how does one obtain financing, protect intellectual property, set up a business, work with contract designers and/or manufacturers? Bringing a medical device business into existence is challenging and generally, only one in 10 medical device start ups make it. This lively 2-hour session brings together panelists with many years of start-up experience to give the audience a perspective of the many facets and ways to successfully (and sometimes not so successfully) bring a product to market. This is a panel discussion on the "nuts and bolts" of medical device innovation, how to do it, what to watch out for, a sharing of experience and lessons learned.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; innovation management; contract designers; intellectual property; manufacturers; medical device innovation; Biomedical engineering; Contracts; Educational institutions; Intellectual property; Manufacturing; Protection; Technological innovation; Uninterruptible power systems; Watches; industry; innovation; medical device; start-up;