Menai Science Park's Contribution to World IP Day 2021

Author  Jonathan Calugi  © 2021 WIPO, all rights reserved Licensed courtesy WIPO

 Jane Lambert

For the last 2 years, the Menai Science Park has hosted Wales's main contribution to World Intellectual Property Day (see World IP Day 2021: "IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market" 21 Jan 2021). Emily Roberts and I have been discussing this year's contribution since Autumn and we hope it will be the best ever.

Each year, World IP Day has a different theme.  The theme for 2021 is IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market. It could not be more appropriate for the Menai Science Park because that is what it does all through the year.  Making full use of the park's expertise and that of its tenants, Emily had invited a panel of world-class experts to discuss this year's theme in an online webinar starting at 12:10 and ending at 13:50 tomorrow.

The speakers will be 

Time	Speaker	Topic
12:10- 12:15	Jane Lambert Barrister 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square	Introduction and Welcome - Cyflwyniad a Chroeso
12:15- 12:30	Andrew Davies Intellectual Property Office	IP and Funding for Growth
12:30 -12:45	David Wooldridge Welsh Government Innovation Team	Welsh Government Assistance for Startups and SME
12:45-13:00	Alison Orr Inngot	Valuing startups; intellectual assets
13:00 -13:15	Mark McGowan BIC Innovation	Arranging funding for startups
13:15- 13:30	Andrea Knox Knox Commercial Solicitors	Due Diligence and shareholders agreements`
13:30 -13:45	Steve Livingston IP Tax Solutions	Tax incentives for startups and SMR
13:45 -13:50	Jane Lambert	Thanks and Closing Remarks -

If you would like to attend this event, please register here.

If this webinar is successful we hope to hold subsequent ones on scaling up the business covering angel and private equity investment and Stock Exchange flotation later in the year possibly in cooperation with a Wales law and innovation network on the lines of the Scottish Law and Innovation Network (see Does Wales need a Law and Innovation Network? 14 April 2021),

Anyone wishing to discuss this article or any of the topics arising from it may call me on +44 (0)20 7404 5252 or send me a message through my contact page.

Further Reading

21 Jan 2021 Jane Lambert  World IP Day 2021: "IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market"