WATCH: Maximising efficiency—balancing internal resources and external partnerships

Rob Rodrigues, Partner at RNA Law, moderates a discussion with Kady Bruce, Patent Counsel at Crescent Biopharma; William Schmidt, IP Counsel at Beam Therapeutics; and Jocelyn Ram, IP Counsel for OSAP Legal Practice at The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.The panel evaluates how organisations can strategically divide patent workloads, discussing frameworks for determining which activities should remain in-house and which are best outsourced. The conversation focuses on balancing quality with budget control when managing external law firms.The session also emphasises the importance of communication structures, exploring the technology platforms and operational models that best facilitate efficient, cross-functional collaboration between scientific innovators and legal professionals.