Funding and Support for Commercializing Medical and Regenerative Technologies
Funding and Support for Commercializing Medical Technologies and Regenerative Therapies
We invite you to hear from, and network with IP and commercialization experts who develop strong intellectual property strategies and fund the development of Ontario-made medical innovations. Your technology or company could be the next success story!
Keynote presentation:
Natalie Raffoul, Brion Raffoul LLP, Managing Partner
World-renowned expert in the patenting of software, business methods, and AI/ML
IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists
Appointed to Ontario government’s only Expert Panel on Commercializing IP in Ontario
Other key guests from:
Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON)
Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP)
Health Innovation Hub (H2i)
Medicine by Design (MBD)
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)
UofT, Hospital and Community Commercialization experts
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
This event is sponsored by IPON, which funded an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) program launched by UofT's Innovation & Partnership Office. The EIR program will advance medical technologies and regenerative medicine research, from the labs of UofT and it’s teaching hospitals, to the market.
Agenda
3:00 pm – Registration
3:10 pm – Welcome and Overview
3:15 pm – Keynote: Natalie Raffoul, Brion Raffoul LLP
Unlocking Ontario’s Innovation: A Strategic Framework for Intellectual Property and Commercialization
3:45 pm – IPON: Dawn Landry, Sr. Director
Intellectual Property Ontario and Available Grants
4:05 pm – TIAP: Mobeen Lalani, Prakash Gowd
Building Ontario's Life Sciences Ventures
4:25 pm – Panel Discussion: How can the ecosystem empower your commercialization goals?
Bharti Ranavaya, UHN, Moderator
Prof Paul Santerre, UofT, H2i Director
Allison Brown, MBD, Executive Director
Feiran Zhou, OCI, Manager
David Simpson, MedTech Executive/Entrepreneur
5:10 pm – Closing Remarks
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm - Reception and Networking
Refreshments and Food Served