What does it really take to forge a lasting, productive partnership between a global industry player, leading hospitals, and a technical university? Beyond the legal frameworks and signed agreements lies a far more complex reality — one shaped by trust, alignment of ambitions, institutional cultures, and the everyday choices of the people steering these collaborations.
This masterclass draws on first-hand experience from the e/MTIC partnership — a unique strategic alliance between Philips, three hospitals, and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) — to explore what truly makes or breaks such collaborations. Through candid reflection and practical examples, participants will gain insight into the human, organizational, and strategic dimensions that formal frameworks rarely capture.
After attending this master class, the participant will have an overview of the various aspects of a strategic partnership with the practical implications from both industry and academic side.
This masterclass is especially relevant if you:
This session is particularly relevant for professionals working in research development, valorisation, legal, contracts, partnerships, and innovation support who want to better understand their role in shaping durable, high‑impact industry–academia collaborations.
Whether you are new to the field or a seasoned professional, this session offers access to the kind of experiential knowledge that is seldom shared openly — and that no handbook can fully replace.
This course offers an opportunity to meet likeminded people, share tips and tricks, and dive into different approaches to help you set up and improve KTO processes.
Brechtje Vreenegoor
Radboud University, Netherlands
There was ample opportunity to learn from colleagues through the workshop sessions or more formally through speakers either sharing their years of experience or their state of the art research. Well worth attending.
John Gleeson
University of Limerick, Ireland
As always, superb topics and inspirational speakers. Great networking. Well worth the time out of the office!!! Great work HQ, thank you.
Peter Deakin
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
I had a great experience and met high profile professionals.
Antonio Menegatti
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Perfect balance of learning and networking.
Smiljka Vikic-Topic
University of Zagreb, Croatia
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