Institute for Biomedical Entrepreneurship
Certificate Program, Canada

November 28 through December 2, 2022

Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel
One Blue Jays Way
Toronto, ON M5V 1J4

 
 


What is the Institute for Biomedical Entrepreneurship (IBE) Certificate Program?

Since 2017, The IBE has offered in-person certificate programs helping entrepreneurs in Boston, Austin, Leiden, London and Paris
to accelerate innovation to the marketplace. OBIO® in partnership with The Ottawa Health Innovation Hub (OHI Hub) and IBE are excited to bring this proven program to Canada.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

  • The program is intended for participants who have a grasp of the basic concepts and are actively commercializing and building health science technology companies.

  • The curriculum will have a strong focus on strategic commercialization:

    • Company/corporate structuring for taxation and US investment

    • Strategies for filing, maintaining and protecting intellectual property

    • Product/clinical planning with manufacturing, intellectual property and market access strategies
      in mind

    • Making your company value proposition more attractive to investors

    • Preparing, pitching and securing funding in challenging times

  • Ideal candidates:

    • Academic entrepreneurs and researchers

    • Early-stage and venture-backed company leaders

    • People commercializing products in life sciences in established companies

  • The Program includes:

    • Five days of classroom and experiential project work

    • A personal behavioral analysis with a one-on-one feedback session

    • An up-front needs assessment and company
      profile survey to identify knowledge gaps and strategic goals.

    • Daily sessions with instructors and advisors to advance team pitches

    • Pitch presentation to a panel of VCs for feedback

    • Access to the IBE network and ongoing support

    • Copies of all program information and network contacts through a dedicated mobile app.

    • Meals, snacks and an evening reception

COURSE CURRICULUM

  • From Ideas to Success - What does it take?

  • Developing people and the team

  • Intellectual Property

  • Scientific & Clinical Validation

  • Competition / Putting a Team Together

  • Regulatory process and approvals - devices and digital health

  • Regulatory process and approvals - therapeutics and biologics

  • Incorporation & Corporate Structure Strategies

  • Business Plans, Budgeting & Financial Forecasting

  • Financing

  • Canadian Sources of non-dilutive funding

  • Entrepreneurial Execution and Team development

  • Licensing - terms, mechanics and negotiations

  • Commercializing University Technology

  • Presentations and Communications

  • Market analysis, sales, reimbursement

  • Exit Strategies

  • Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned

Registration & Subsidies

Cost of the 5 day in-person certificate program is $5,000 USD.

Space is limited and prioritized for Ontario-based health science companies. Out-of-province participants may apply and will be notified of acceptance based on availability.

OBIO® members may be eligible for subsidies through the Business Development Skills Program (BDSP™). Participants must be a full-time employee of an Ontario-based company commercializing products or services in the health science sector.

OBIO® member companies not in the BDSP™ who wish to register additional participants are eligible for a 50% course fee reimbursement.

Register using OBIOStandard2022.

Subsidies and course fees will be reimbursed upon successful completion of the program.

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This Employment Ontario project is funded in part by the

Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.