PD+H: Why commercialise? Benefits, impact, and research dollars
PD+H: Why commercialise? Benefits, impact, and research dollars
You may have a deep passion for science and research, or are driven to find a treatment, even a cure for a particular disease. So why should you think beyond the science to commercialising your research? Looking at your research through a potential commercial lens can provide numerous benefits that this webinar will look at, including:
- Different types of commercialisation
- Reasons for commercialising outcomes from R&D
- Timing and costs at different development stages
- Benefits to researchers, commercial partners and markets
Who should attend
- PhD students
- Postdoctoral researchers
- Early and mid-career researchers
- Industry-engaged academics
- Industry-engaged professional staff
What you'll experience
PD+ is a free weekly webinar series that takes place every Friday from 12-1PM. It is the perfect way to lunch and level up your industry engagement and commercialisation skills.
Meet your presenter: Dr Elane Zelcer
Elane is a leader in the healthtech (biotech, medtech, digital health) sector. She has more than 25 years’ experience as an advisor to start-up and early stage companies, university & MRI spin-outs and research teams, with guidance for capital raising and commercialisation including risk management and governance. Her career spans director, scientific advisory board, executive management, management consulting, start-up founder and research roles, almost exclusively focused on healthtech. Elane is Deputy Chair of BioMelbourne Network, Director with AllergyPal, Director of her own company, BioConsult, and a member of the scientific advisory board of AUSiMED (Australia Israel Medical Research).
Her focus is the intersection between business and the research sector where she uses her knowledge and skills to assist start-up/early stage companies and research based organisations to develop novel, value-add healthtech products. Elane’s BSc (Hons), PhD & Grad Dip Mktg are from Monash University, and she completed post-doctoral studies at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. In 2017 she was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by Monash’s Faculty of Science, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Register
Event is free but registration is essential
PD+ streams: Commercialisation of Research
The PD+ webinar series is brought to you by the University of Newcastle's Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE) and Campus Plus. Find out about upcoming PD+ webinars and catch up on recordings of previous PD+ webinars at the Research Advantage Knowledge Hub.
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What is KEE?
The University of Newcastle's Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE) is responsible for facilitating impact within our regions through intellectual property commercialisation, business development, and entrepreneurship. KEE works with researchers and industry to identify and facilitate high-value licenses and research collaborations, in addition to supporting pre-startups, startups, and scale-up companies.
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Event Information
- Date: This event was held on Friday 24 February 2023
- Location: via Zoom
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