Patenting in Life Sciences & Chemistry

Whether you plan an academic research career, a move into the pharmaceutical or biotech industries or a switch to a research support role, there is a high chance that you will be confronted with questions related to intellectual property and patenting. Over the last decades, life sciences have become a productive source of technological innovation, leading to commercial products and new markets. Along with this ongoing development, issues in intellectual property are becoming more and more important for researchers in biosciences.

The course consists of a series of lectures on intellectual property protection and patent law, challenges related to intellectual property in an academic environment and a spin-off company and ethical considerations. You will also discover new job opportunities in the field of intellectual property management. Importantly, you will have the opportunity to participate in workshops where you can gain hands-on experiences in the topics described.
 

PhD students and Postdocs

To help you to prepare for this challenge, LS2 organizes a course dedicated to patents and their implementation in the field of life sciences. At the end of this two-day workshop, you will master the basic knowledge of intellectual property and will have answers to the following questions: How does patenting in life sciences affect – my career? – academic research? – the society?

The Graduate School has pre-booked places for its students. Please register through the LS² website.

Deadlines:
•    To secure your place, register under the corresponding category (graduate school) until 1 February 2025.
•    General registration is until 10 of March, but we cannot ensure that the place is saved for you after 1 February.

First come, first served.