The Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) and the Atlantic Pediatric Device Consortium (APDC) are partnering this year to bring together core members of the medical device community to accelerate the commercialization of innovative medical technology. The GCMI APDC Medtech Innovation Education Series is designed to provide creative clinicians and researchers with an overview of the commercialization process and a forum to discuss and share ideas with experienced medtech innovators and entrepreneurs.

Mark your calendar and look for more information on our websites.  We encourage you to attend each session as we cover everything from concept development to funding. We will email updates and registration details throughout the year.

Session 2:  Managing Early Stage Intellectual Property
This interactive session will provide a brief overview of best practices to manage early stage IP including trademarks, patents and trade secrets.  Attendees will hear case examples from both IP legal experts and the "real world" perspective of an in-house general counsel.

These Thursday evening sessions will begin with a networking session at 5:15pm followed by presentations by leading experts in these areas.  Registration will be posted as soon as available for each session.

Info on final session:

Nov 20, 2014   
Session 4:  Funding and Exit Strategies
Our final session will address funding & exit strategies, including perspectives from venture capital, acquisitions, angel funding and federal grants.