Unlock the potential of your research!

This session is an exclusive training event on Intellectual Property, tailored for our OPTIMA members of academics, students and researchers delivered by Dr Grace Chan and Dr David Woollard from the University of Melbourne’s Knowledge & Technology Transfer team.
Dive into the concept of Intellectual Property – understand what it is and how its safeguarded, and unravel the complexities of ownership. Understand patentability criteria for computer implemented inventions, now more than ever. Get to know the pivotal concept of commercialisation and why it’s a game-changer for universities, staff and students alike.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to continue the conversation over a light lunch and leave armed with knowledge on how to identify, protect and leverage intellectual assets, ensuring their research and projects thrive in the competitive landscape.
You do not want to miss this opportunity to update your skills, elevate your work and make a lasting impact!

Delivered by:
Dr Grace Chan
Grace is Senior IP Manager for the University of Melbourne, where she works to advise on intellectual property and manage the University’s portfolio of patents.  She is also a scientist and a patent and trademarks attorney, and worked for several years in private legal firms before joining the University. 

Dr David Woollard
David leads the Knowledge Technology Transfer (K&TT) for the STEM portfolio within Research Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC). The team is responsible for supporting the technology transfer and licencing activities of the university and its associated relationships with venture funding bodies and industry partners in relation to university developed IP and technologies in the field of Physical sciences. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne in the Dept of Veterinary Science and has over ten years of post-doctoral experience in the fields of vaccine development, virology, immunology, cancer biology, endocrinology and neuroscience.

Registration essential: Book your place at https://go.unimelb.edu.au/u37p

This training is open to all OPTIMA members

THU 28 AUGUST 2025 11.30 -12.30 (AEST, Melbourne Time) followed by lunch
MELBOURNE CONNECT, 700 SWANSTON ST, CARLTON