Intellectual Property Strategies to Maximize M&A Value and Generate Pre-Sale Cash

The program was led by Foley Electronics and Emerging Technologies Partner Mark G. Lappin and William S. Rosenberg, Ph.D. and Executive Director in Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property for the University of Massachusetts. The session outlines strategies for academic institutions looking to maximize value, including investing in developing technologies (gap funding), investing in the institution’s intellectual property, and facilitating company formation by actively promoting start-ups.