Join us to learn more about the FundingIP grant program. Meet the FundingIP team and learn about the grants, application timeline, and requirements. The event will also feature Mika Renier Mayer from Cooley, who will give an overview of the Importance of Life Sciences Patent Protection for Women in Bio members.

Disclaimer: This event may be recorded, and your image and/or voice may be included in that recording. If you are uncomfortable, please be sure to turn off your webcam.

Program

1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.  Welcome & Opening Remarks
1:05 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.  The Importance of Life Sciences Patent Protection with Mika Reiner Mayer (Cooley)
1:25 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.  FundingIP Grants with Adam Fox (FundingIP)
1:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.  Live Q&A 

Speaker Bio

Mika Reiner Mayer, Partner at Cooley LLP

Mika is the go-to diligence counsel in Silicon Valley for life science companies and their investors, and one of the most sought-after lawyers in patent prosecution and strategic portfolio management for life sciences startups and established companies alike. She has extensive experience with investor-side and company-side patent due diligence. She has led hundreds of patent due diligence reviews, ranging in size from small seed investments to multibillion-dollar acquisitions in the medical device, drug delivery, and pharmaceutical fields. On the company-side, her clients include Gilead Sciences, W.L. Gore & Associates, Alcon, Magic Leap and Astellas Pharma. On the investor-side, she has represented clients such as Vivo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, GE Ventures, Vertex Healthcare Ventures and Canaan Partners. Clients rely on her ability to translate IP risks into business risks with ease, and to provide strategic guidance. 

Pricing Information

• Members: Free
• Non-Members*: N/A (members-only)