Structuring for Success: Legal Tools for Healthcare Inventors and Startups

Description

Join the Office of Innovation for Structuring for Success: Legal Tools for Healthcare Inventors and Startups, a half-day event designed to equip startup founders and students with essential legal insights for launching and growing successful ventures.

Hosted in collaboration with Wilson Sonsini—one of the nation’s leading law firms serving technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises—this event will feature in-depth sessions on critical legal topics tailored to innovators in medical devices, therapeutics, and diagnostics. 

Event Details:

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025 

Time: Door open 1:30 Program begins at 2-7pm 

Location: Courtyard Marriott University Heights, The Heights Rooftop Ballroom & Patio – Iowa City, IA 

This event is free to attend and is hosted by the Office of Innovation and collaboration with Wilson Sonsini. 

What to Expect: 

Focused Legal Talks: Four 45 minute sessions led by Wilson Sonsini experts covering: 

1. IP Strategy & Prosecution with Matthew Bresnahan: Building and protecting your intellectual property portfolio. 

2. Technology Transactions with Alex Key: Navigating licensing, collaborations, and strategic partnerships. 

3. Corporate Law with Philip Oettinger: Structuring your company for investment, growth, and eventual exit. 

4. Regulatory Considerations with Eva Lin: Understanding the evolving regulatory landscape for health innovations. 

5. Round table discussion with serial medical device entrepreneur and UI professor emeritus Steven Mickelsen, MD.  

Networking and Reception 

Connect with your peers and the Wilson Sonsini team. Exchange business cards, spark new collaborations. 

RSVP 

You can find additional event details and the RSVP link here.