Academic & Industry Partnerships
This topic was presented at the BioBusiness Event 2011, June 7 2011, from the perspective of both academia and industry. Presenting for Life Sciences Center Amsterdam: Tim Moser, who is a life science business development manager for LSCA at the VU University. Joining from MSD, Jeroen Tonnaer, who is Senior Director, External Scientific Affairs and Worldwide Licensing for Benelux, Russia, Israel and South Africa.
As the pharmaceutical industry changes its discovery process, the need for relevant innovation arising from academic science grows ever larger. However, the language, culture, philosophies, and expectations of academic researchers can be very different from their industry colleagues. How to translate? The most important step is to understand where the differences exist, what creates friction, and how to find and develop mutual interest.