The Company They Keep: Innovation Returns To Corporate Venture Capital In The Medical Device Industry, Entrepreneurial Clinicians, and Competitive Coinvestors

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheryl Winston Smith
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Medical Device ◽  
Corporate Venture Capital ◽  
Medical Device Industry ◽  
Corporate Venture ◽  
Device Industry

The Bioengineering Design Forum

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Prendergast
Keyword(s):  
Medical Device ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Medical Device Industry ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
University Industry ◽  
Device Industry

The author assesses the results of the Bioengineering Design Forum – a collaboration between university researchers, clinicians and industry in Ireland. The aim of the Forum is to initiate, develop and bring to a successful conclusion R&D collaborations that lead to new or improved medical devices. By laying down certain operating procedures for the Forum, an effective ‘meeting ground’ has been developed which serves the objectives of both university engineering departments and the medical device industry in a unique way. The purpose of this paper is to relate our experiences of the Forum; they may be useful to others who would like to attempt similar initiatives in other fields. The author also describes the results that may be expected from this kind of university–industry collaboration in practice.

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