Successful co-development starts with enthusiasm and a shared ambition to innovate. Yet as projects progress, timelines can slip, commitments become harder to manage, and questions arise about whether the market will support the price an innovation requires.
Djamila Mahlous, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel and certified mediator, will share practical lessons from more than 20 years of experience guiding R&D collaborations in multinational companies. She will discuss how to select the right co-development partner, assess commercial viability throughout the R&D process, and recognize when it is time to exit a collaboration before significant time and resources are lost.