Stage 2 | Gain knowledge in sector relevant topics, meet valuable new contacts, strengthen your business case.

LS@W Expert Classes are a series of targeted workshops organised in close collaboration with industry experts on relevant topics for Life Sciences and Medical Technologies Startups. The programme offers also 1-on-1 discussions and consultations with our mentoring Expert and Alumni to help you out, by sharing their expertise. Our Expert Classes will educate you in the specific stages of your startup.

 LS@W Expert Classes | 2018

Our Expert Classes are organised 4 times in 2018: still 3 to attend this year.

• Expert Class 2/2018 | 6 July| Funding and Partnerships, Eindhoven

  • Contributing organisations: TU/E Innovation Lab, Usono, Philips, M Ventures, RVO, Loyens & Loeff
  • Register by sending an email to Ellen de Waal | dewaal@lifesciencesatwork.nl. Scroll down to check if you qualify.
  • Check our web post or
  • Download the Expert Class 2/2018 programme, latest edition.

• Expert Class 4/2018 | 16 November | Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs, Nijmegen

• Expert Class 5/2018 | 14 December | Health Technology Assessment and Reimbursement, Amsterdam

Feel free to contact us when you would like to contribute to one of the 4 Expert Classes.

Let us guide you in the right direction.

How to participate? and more.

• Registration? Easy, send an email to Ellen de Waal | dewaal@lifesciencesatwork.nl.
• Who can attend? Expert classes are specially organized for participants of the Venture Challenge, Value Centre, MedtechPartners, BiotechPartner, MBI Life Sciences &Health, BioBusiness Summerschool and Take off participants. Startups not (yet) part of our LS@W community but who are interested in participating can send in a request.
• What else can you do? Tell us what your specific interest is. The programme of each Expert Class is designed to match your needs on how to be lectured and informed. Share your questions and/or issues on the topics of above-mentioned Expert Classes with us.

Past Expert Classes

2018

Expert Class 1 | 25 May | Intellectual Property & Licensing | YesDelft

• Contributing organisations:  TU Delft/Delft Enterprises, NLO | European Patent and Trademark Attorneys, DSM | Global Business Incubator,  MoMo Medical, Yes!Delft, LS@W Alumni | Momo Medical, Axon Lawyers and more.
• Presentations: Ruth Donners | Peter ten Haaft | Lisanne van Kouterik | J. Mathot | Ide Swager | Vlad Sima | Tjarda Voorneman
• Hand-out: including programme and information
• Link to web post

2017

Expert Class 1 | 21 April | Funding & Partnerships | NKI, Amsterdam

Expert Class 2 | 7 July |  Ownership of your Innovation (IP) and How to make the best Deal  | Science Tower, Rotterdam

Expert Class 3 | 22 September | Clinical Trials & Regulatory Affairs | BioPartner Center, Leiden

Expert Class 4 & 5 | 15 December  | Health Technology Assessment & Reimbursement | Communications & Branding | Incubator Utrecht Inc, Utrecht

Special thanks to the contributing organizations 2017: Merck Ventures, 2-BBB, Aglaia BioMedical Ventures, Loyens & Loeff N.V. , Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), BioGeneration Ventures, Kite Pharma EU, Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, TU/e Innovation Lab, Axon, eNovITe, Thuja Capital, Technology Transfer Office, Erasmus MC, European Patent Office, InnovationQuarter, Luris, BioPartner Leiden, PSR Orphan Experts, Paul Janssen Futurelab Leiden, Utrecht Holding, MDxHealth, Julius Center THINC, UMCU, Vereniging Innovatieve Geneesmiddelen,  UMotion, Sciences Affairs.

2016

Expert Class 1 | 11 March | Tax and Law | Read the post-event article and download the impression.

Expert Class 2 | 20 April | Funding | Read the post-event article

Expert Class 3 | 30 September | Tax and Law | Read the post-event article.

Expert Class 4 | 9 December | Communications Matter!

Get the most out of the LS@W Accelerator

• Read more about Stage 1 | Venture Challenge and  Stage 3 | Value Centre.