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Upgrade your career with IPI - Training Courses for Industry Professionals

With over 30 years’ experience of delivering live public, inhouse and e-learning courses to a wide range of industries, IPI is a global leader.

Browse our extensive training programme - across diverse subjects such as Life Sciences, Legal, and Energy - and see what’s on over the coming weeks and months.

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Commercial & Business Law

IPI Academy offers a wide-range of business and commercial law courses for the in-house lawyer that are presented both as public and in-house training courses, in order to fulfil all your (and your department’s) training needs.

Commercial agreements and contracts provide the foundation for businesses to operate and are fundamental to the success of a business. Without carefully constructed agreements, disputes and litigation are more likely. Whether you are looking to improve your legal drafting skills or simply keep abreast of the latest developments in international business law and best-practice.

Life Sciences

Our life sciences training courses cover Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, IVDs, Biotech/Biopharma and Animal Health and have been designed to focus on regulatory affairs, clinical trials, pharmacovigilance, medical writing, latest developments, and best practices (GxP). Our portfolio of events is extensive and provides training from basic to advanced levels in a variety of formats.

The pandemic created numerous challenges across all areas of business worldwide and companies had to respond and adapt very quickly. Now, as the healthcare sector emerges stronger and with renewed strategy, life science companies continue to focus on key areas for development, explore the use of emerging technologies, and seek opportunities to harness collaborations and build resilience.

IP & Patents

Whether you are looking to get to grips with the latest processes and procedures, draft effective agreements or simply keep abreast of latest legislation and developments, IPI Academy offers a wide range of IP training courses, presented both as public or in-house events to fulfil your patenting and intellectual property training needs.

Whilst the world’s national IP laws have become more consistent over recent years, the world of intellectual property is still a complex area. In order to legally and efficiently protect and exploit IP rights to the best advantage it is paramount that businesses stay abreast of latest developments and best practice.

Leadership & Management

Whether you are looking for a refresher course or to learn additional skills to adapt to a new career challenge, our wide-ranging, innovative, highly stimulating and challenging leadership and management training courses will allow you to reach your, and your company's, goals.

Focusing on improving your leadership and management skills is key to enhancing your business capabilities and securing your position as an influential part of the business. With so much change taking place and being faced with many new challenges now is the time to focus on your skills in leadership, innovation, strategy, communication, finance, problem solving and conflict management, to name a few key areas.

Commercial Management

IPI Academy's commercial management courses, are especially designed for the commercial/contracts manager, will give you best practice knowledge and skills to make difficult decisions effectively and confidently as well as allowing you to gain a sound grasp of contract law and understand the financial principles and business implications on which a contract is built.

The role of a commercial/contracts manager is exceptionally demanding and complex, especially as companies are increasingly looking at cost as a means of providing competitive advantage. By proactively managing contracts and understanding the commercial implications for your business you will be able to anticipate risks and resolve problems before they arise.

Facilities Management

The role and responsibilities of the Facilities Manager should not be underestimated. There is a plethora of fast-changing legislation that needs to be considered for the smooth running of your business.

Our publications and bespoke training offer a wide range of topics to help assist you in navigating potential risks in relation to fire safety, industrial accidents and all the vital aspects of facilities and property management.

Corporate Strategy

IPI Academy offers corporate strategy training courses covering the essential skills and best practices for all Company Directors and Company Secretaries, as well as business leaders and entrepreneurs. Our products also cover a large selection of topics to help you navigate through potential mergers and acquisitions to ensure the best outcomes for you and your business.

Both Directors and business leaders need to understand their full range of complex duties and responsibilities, and how to minimise the company’s liabilities while strengthening its stability. The corporate, business and functional strategies of a business all need to be evaluated, critically analysed and built on to ensure a successful growing business in the face of today's challenges.

Reinsurance

Our insurance and reinsurance training courses cover up to the minute issues and the latest legal developments: from understanding contract wordings, how to draft contracts, how to respond to and manage claims and dealing with disputes, to the management and personal skills needed to succeed in this arena.

The international insurance and reinsurance sector is a highly technical and specialised area. Reinsurance contracts, in particular, play a major role in reducing an insurer’s exposure to losses, assist with capital management and, if drafted correctly, can protect against insolvency.

HR & Wellbeing

Whether you are looking to recruit, get up to speed with the latest developments in the law or for guidance on latest best practice, we offer a wide range of HR management training courses and events for Human Resources professionals that are presented both as public and in-house courses, in order to fulfil your (and your department’s) training needs.

Employees are a company’s most valuable asset and the role of the HR function is to take responsibility for the management and allocation of this resource, ensuring that the needs and strategic objectives of the business are met.

Finance Management

IPI Academy has developed a range of finance management training courses offerings to suit the fast-paced changes needed to face today’s challenges. Our range of formats gives individuals a real choice in how to gain this crucial knowledge.

Focussing on the core financial aspects of a business has never been so important as we navigate out of the global pandemic and focus on what this means to our businesses going forward. A complete understanding of the latest financial standards and best practice procedures are crucial to maintaining financial stability whilst driving your business forward.

Sales & Marketing

Our collection of sales and marketing training formats covers the key tools, strategies and techniques to give you the skills and confidence to help you achieve successful marketing account management, sales growth and improve your, and your organisation's performance.

Sales and marketing are two key functions that impact both the creation of new business and overall business revenue and success. Focusing on the latest best practice and building your key skills will enable you to target and retain more valuable customers and reduce the duration of the sales cycle.

Latest reviews

The speaker is excellent and the content is very good. I would recommend.

8 May 2025

2-day Avoiding Pitfalls in Patent/Know-How Licences and R&D Collaborations

Was very useful. I feel I accomplished further knowledge about the implementation of MDR and IVDR and also what is on the horizon in terms of the UK regulations from the course. The content of update on IVDR was great as it was directly related to my work. I also enjoyed learning more about the history of the regulations/legislative process and gained some useful background knowledge on combination products.

30 Apr 2025

A Regulatory Update on the Medical Device and In-Vitro Diagnostic Regulations in the EU and UK

Very exhaustive and detailed webinar - all components of IT contracts are discussed. Presentation had a good setup with background information. Certainly accomplished a more in-depth knowledge on the structure and complexities of IT contracts. Speaker is very knowledgeable and knows how to present complex matters in a clear and understandable way. Had great expertise on the subject and the training was very complete in its subject.

29 Apr 2025

Negotiating and Drafting IT Contracts

The training is comprehensive and covers the main body of knowledge for IT scope and contract. My objective is met to have understanding of main clauses and conditions to focus on for different IT contracts. I'm [now] more aware of risk and factors involved in these contracts. Recommend.

29 Apr 2025

Negotiating and Drafting IT Contracts

Would recommend. The content was great, but maybe I was expecting a more beginner-friendly course since I have only recently started my role and needed to understand the main clauses in a more general way. Nevertheless, it has been a very beneficial course.

29 Apr 2025

Negotiating and Drafting IT Contracts

The speaker was excellent and shared a lot of interesting information regarding national registration in the CIS region. All in all, it was good and useful webinar.

3 Apr 2025

Medical Device Regulation in the Eurasian Union, Russia and the CIS

Overall the course is well organized, contains relevant information and provides a good starting point for registration activities in the covered geographical area. I think if a person gets responsibility for regulation in EUEA, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus countries — this course is a great source of relevant information.

3 Apr 2025

Medical Device Regulation in the Eurasian Union, Russia and the CIS

The training materials were well prepared and of high quality. These will be an excellent reference when we want to start planning device registrations for US market. Overall, very happy with the content, speaker and presented materials.

31 Mar 2025

FDA Approval Process for Medical Devices

That was perfect, thank you! The presentation, content and presenter were very good. I hoped to get basic understanding of the FDA submission pathways and this is certainly achieved! Overall, I am very satisfied having followed the course.

31 Mar 2025

FDA Approval Process for Medical Devices

Excellent. [Trainer] is fantastic.

31 Mar 2025

Liabilities, Damages and other Contentious Issues in International Commercial Agreements

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Andrew Hewitt

Dr Andrew Hewitt is a veterinarian with over 14 years of experience in Veterinary Medicinal Product development in a clinical and regulatory capacity. In his current position as Senior Advisor for Veterinary Product Development at knoell, Andrew manages all aspects of regulatory input in product development and registration, from early proof of concept right through to post authorisation work. Taking advantage of previous his previous role as a clinical practitioner in the UK, and investigator and monitor on clinical trials, Andrew brings a broad range of clinical and regulatory knowledge to projects. With extensive experience interacting with regulatory authorities in most major global animal health markets, Andrew has a particular interest in strategic regulatory planning during product development.

Dave Parry

David Parry is a chemist with over 14 years of experience in in veterinary medicinal product development and registration. In his current position as CMC team leader at knoell, David works with manufacturers in developing formulations and the commercial manufacturing process. Taking advantage of his previous roles in pharmaceutical research and development and process development, David brings a broad range of chemistry, manufacturing and regulatory knowledge to projects. With extensive experience interacting with regulatory authorities in most major global animal health markets and working with contract manufacturing organisations, David is involved with all aspects of regulatory support from early stage development through to post approval product maintenance.

Bruce Davis

Bruce Davis runs his own training/consultancy company for science and risk based approaches to Engineering and Process Validation (PV), Quality by Design (QbD), Technology Transfer (TT), Quality Risk Management and other related topics. He has run many training events for companies both in the UK and internationally. He is past Chair of ISPE International Board of Directors. He led, co-lead or contributed to a number of their guidances for PV, QbD & TT and most recently has co-written one chapter on TT for ATMPs (i.e personalised medicines) . He is a professional engineer with many years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a wide international knowledge. He previously worked at AstraZeneca, where his responsibilities included managing international engineering and leading changes to qualification practices. He is an established trainer and likes to engage with participants, to try to ensure the training experience is related to their particular requirements, and to bring in the importance of science and risk based thinking.

Zeno Frediani

Zeno Frediani advises clients on UK and EU competition law in relation to merger control, cartels and restrictive practices, abuse of dominance, and private damages claims. He also advises clients on the UK’s investment screening powers for national security matters. He has extensive experience in providing commercial solutions to complex regulatory issues. Zeno advises world-leading organisations, particularly within the FMCG and pharmaceutical sectors. He has also assisted clients in CMA and European Commission investigations.

In relation to antitrust litigation, Zeno has experience handling competition damages litigation in various jurisdictions, including England & Wales and The Netherlands.

He maintains an active pro bono practice and regularly advises charities and NGOs on a wide range of legal and strategic matters.

Lewis Pope

Lewis Pope advises on a wide range of corporate transactions, including private mergers and acquisitions (domestic and cross-border), public takeovers, and restructurings. He has represented clients in multiple sectors with a focus on life sciences, healthcare, and technology. Lewis also advises on commercial transactions in the life sciences space.

Clive Thorne

Clive’s practice encompasses all areas of intellectual property; including patents, copyright, trademarks, passing off, breaches of confidence, privacy and data law. He has wide international experience, particularly in the Far East, and is admitted to practice in Hong Kong and Australia. He has handled disputes in all relevant courts including the High Court, IPEC, Court of Appeal, Privy Council and UK Supreme Court. Clive is a firm believer in the value of arbitration for determining IP disputes and has been appointed to sit as an arbitrator by inter alia, ICC, WIPO and in specialist panels. He has written and lectured widely on IP law and recently published the latest edition of “Users Guide to Copyright.”

Clive trained at Clifford-Turner and later practised in the UK and Hong Kong with Baker-Mckenzie. For many years he headed the IP practice at Denton Hall and subsequently at Arnold and Porter. More recently he was a partner at RPC and Wedlake Bell and Special Counsel at Baker -Botts.

He has acted for clients in many industrial fields including; IT, aerospace, retail, pharmaceutical and healthcare, toys and games, publishing, food, press, advertising and air-conditioning. He has also handled many leading IP actions.

Recent work has included acting for the successful party in the Court of Appeal in a patent action relating to wound dressing technology, handling a multi-jurisdictional copyright and trade mark dispute for a Hong Kong food manufacturer, acting for an intervening party in the UK Supreme Court in the constitutionally important Article 50 judicial review, handling a design protection campaign for a New Zealand manufacturer of distinctive kitchenware and defending patent attorneys in professional negligence claims.

Peter Rudd-Clarke

Peter Rudd-Clarke specialises in helping businesses navigate regulatory challenges and liability risks, particularly in the life sciences, healthcare and consumer products sectors.

Peter advises a range of businesses including medical device companies, software producers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, service providers and producers of lifestyle products.

His regulatory experience includes advising on the regulation of medical devices and consumer products, as well as CE/UKCA marking, clinical trials, regulatory investigations, the application of industry codes and ongoing compliance matters.

The litigation and risk management side to Peter’s practice involves defending manufacturers of complex products against liability claims, often across multiple jurisdictions; as well as advising clients on product recalls and corrective actions.

Peter is ranked in the Legal 500.

Fred Nicolle

Fred Nicolle is a UK and European qualified patent attorney (CPA, EPA) at Simmons & Simmons. He has over 15 years experience specialising in patent prosecution and contentious matters for the life sciences sector. He has particular expertise in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer health products, cosmetics, foods and health supplements. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Master of Natural Sciences degree with a final year research project in synthetic organic chemistry.

Fred has extensive experience of contentious patent proceedings in opposition at the European Patent Office and in national litigation, having defended patents for numerous commercially important products. Notable examples include the defence of patents for Noctiva™ (desmopressin acetate nasal spray), Bendeka® (bendamustine HCl injection), Revlimid® (lenalidomide), Xeplion®/Invega Sustenna® (paliperidone palmitate), wound dressings, and contact lenses.

Fred is featured in The Legal 500 and IAM Patent 1000 as a recommended patent attorney.

James Agnew

James Agnew is a supervising associate at Simmons & Simmons. He has worked on a range of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters including commercial licensing, collaboration agreements, software protection, settlement proceedings and the intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions, financings and commercial arrangements. James also advises on life sciences regulatory issues including the promotion of medicines and devices and interactions with healthcare professionals. He has experience in a wide range of industries, including life sciences, TMT, finance, Fintech, energy and defence, with a focus on transactions involving intellectual property.

Christopher Freeth

Christopher Freeth is a senior IP lawyer at Gowling WLG in London, with over 11 years of experience across the sector and particular expertise in complex worldwide patent licensing and R&D collaborations. Chris specialises in the life sciences sector acting for clients from 'big pharma' to biotechs, universities and start-ups. He has also has significant litigation and IP strategy experience.

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