20 May 2013Biotechnology

Ideas Matter: Philips and Microsoft in life sciences

At the Ideas Matter roundtable last week LSIPR spoke to Maaike van Velzen, general manager of Philips Group Innovation’s IP and Standards division, about the importance of using IP solutions to promote the company’s vision, and sharing IP with other companies in the creation of new products.

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