E-learning training – 1h30
Effectively manage a strategic R&D partnership
Target audience: R&D, innovation or technology transfer managers
Develop your mastery of R&D partnerships, vectors of strategic innovation
R&D partnerships have become essential levers for accelerating innovation and securing your technological projects in increasingly competitive markets. In this compact, pragmatic, and scripted e-learning course, you will learn how to manage these complex collaborations strategically, secure your organization’s interests, and maximize the value derived from your scientific and technical alliances.
Through 6 progressive and interactive modules, you will:
- Understand the strategic reasons that drive public and private stakeholders to co-develop
- Master the legal, financial, and organizational fundamentals of an R&D partnership
- Discover best practices for effectively structuring a collaboration (consistency of deliverables, financing plans, governance, etc.)
- Adapt your approaches to the challenges specific to different contexts, types of partners, and scientific disciplines
- Experience a realistic virtual negotiation in front of an academic laboratory on critical topics: intellectual property, budget, technical milestones
- Validate all of your knowledge with a challenging final quiz on all the key concepts
Strong points of the training:
• A clear and operational approach in 90 minutes
• An immersive negotiation simulator in an R&D environment
• Models, tools and advice directly applicable to your projects
• Designed for innovation or partnership managers in companies, tech subsidiaries or academic institutions
What you will be able to do after the training:
• Structure a win-win R&D collaboration
• Manage legal and financial risks
• Negotiate critical terms calmly with your partners
• Align stakeholders towards common objectives
Module 1 – Why a strategic R&D partnership?
This first module allows you to understand the essential issues that make R&D collaborations essential :
- Accelerate innovation by pooling skills and infrastructure
- Reduce the risks and costs associated with technological development
- Access cutting-edge scientific or technical knowledge
- Explore business opportunities that would be inaccessible alone
Thanks to concrete perspectives, you will develop an in-depth understanding of the economic and competitive logic behind R&D alliances.
