Workshop: Translating Your Ideas: Drug Development, Intellectual Property and the State of Academic-University Relations

Deborah Zucker, MD, PhD, Chair
AFMR and Tufts Medical Center

Abstract:
There are many steps along the path as you look to translate your novel scientific ideas and discoveries into beneficial treatments for patients. This Translational Medicine Development Workshop will provide researchers with an overview of the drug development process, beginning with approaches to innovation and the selection of promising ideas for development, through to the steps in drug assessment and clinical trials. It will look at issues of technology transfer for individual researchers, academic institutions, government funding sources and commercial entities. Attendees will learn more about the processes, potential funding options, and the promises and risks of translating scientific research into therapies. The Workshop will also address issues of public trust and conflicts of interest in the current changing landscape of Academic-Industry collaborations.

Presenters/Discussants
Mason Freeman, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
"The Drug Development Process and Academic/Industry/Government Relationships"

Charles D. Smith, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
"Your Idea and Your University: Issues in Academic Technology Transfer"

Indrani Mukharji, PhD, Northwestern University
"Patent & License Pearls and Pitfalls for Taking an Idea to the Marketplace"

Deborah Zucker, MD, PhD, AFMR and Tufts Medical Center
"Ethics & Academic Technology Transfer: Patients, Products and Public Trust"