Litigation, Entrepreneurship and Business Intelligence

Litigation

• The role of quality
• Managing and controlling the financial returns
• Post license management
• Financial terms in existing agreements
• Financial terms in new agreements?
• Internal control and compliance procedures
• External audits – considering and managing the process
• Review of the results of external audits and findings
• Case studies

Entrepreneurship

• From research to business; the entrepreneurial process
• Who is the entrepreneur?
• Scientists vs. Entrepreneurs?
• Opportunity design
• Opportunity assessment
• Market research techniques for entrepreneurs
• Business model design
• Product vs Service business models
• What makes a good business plan
• Introduction to venture capital
• Due diligence process
• Valuation techniques

Business Intelligence

• Visits : Technology Transfer Office, Incubator
• Creation of Spin-Offs, the different kinds of spin-offs