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Medilink and UClan event: Overcoming major issues of commercialisation (regulation and internationalisation)

February 2022

Event date: 3rd March 2022

HGF Partner & Head of Electronics Dr Chris Benson is attending and speaking at the Medilink and University of Central Lancashire event: Overcoming major issues of commercialisation (regulation and internationalisation) on 3rd March in Preston.

This event is aimed at pre-revenue and early stage start-up life science companies, as well as clinicians and academics who are looking to commercialise their ideas and staff looking to update their knowledge in these important areas. The event can be attended in person or online.

Dr Chris Benson will be speaking in the 3pm session ‘Key considerations – professional services providers: legal, IP & insurance‘.

Find out more about the event here.

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