Basic Principles of IP and Commercialisation

This webinar provides a 101 to the topics of Intellectual Property and the Commercialisation of Research. Join us on Friday 10th February as we look at the questions of what happens next after doing research, how impact is delivered and what role does intellectual property and commercialisation play.

• What is IP
• How is IP identified and assessed
• What makes IP valuable
• Ways of protecting IP
• Publishing and IP protection
• How does IP fit into the commercialisation lifecycle
• Why commercialise research?
• Different paths to commercialisation
• The commercialisation plan
• Managing and realising the benefits

Meet your presenter: Eeshan Kulkarni

Eeshan is a tech entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist specialising in the commercialisation of IP-backed physical sciences technologies, particularly in the fields of energy generation & storage, decarbonisation, quantum computing, sensing and communication. Eeshan completed his PhD from the National University of Singapore, during which time he started (3), scaled (2) and sold (1) deep-tech ventures based on IP developed from University research labs. One of his spin-offs, ClassPoint, is now one of the largest online teaching companies in the world, with a leading market share in South-east Asia, and has attracted venture funding from various investors including Tencent (WeChat). After returning from Singapore, Eeshan served as a Principal (Commercialisation) at the St Baker Energy Innovation Fund, a venture capital Fund focusing on early-stage energy and e-mobility companies. Eeshan is now an advisor and Angel Investor for several start-ups in Australia and Singapore. He enjoys working closely with academics, assisting in the hands-on commercialisation – both licensing and spin-off – of research-backed technologies, leveraging his deep networks in Asia and the US.