Spinout Company Formation, 22 - 25 November 2010
Burleigh Court
Loughborough University (West Park)
LOUGHBOROUGH
LE11 3TD
Spin out company formation is one of the major routes to the commercialisation of university intellectual property. This course covers the knowledge and skills required to follow the process which starts when a spin out is first considered, and continues until a sustainable company is formed and handed over to new management.
Areas of learning include:
- Completion of intellectual property due diligence (e.g. patent ownership)
- Creating a strategy for the application of the technology
- Completing a comprehensive market analysis to assess the potential of the product and likely competition
- Business modelling. Creative routes to market.
- Making the decision to spin out
- Business planning and seeking investment
- Structuring the shareholding
- Building an effective and sustainable team
- Managing your stakeholders
For further information please see the website:
http://www.praxiscourses.org.uk/courses/course.asp?ItemID=161&coursetype=spinouts