How Do You Progress From An Idea To Innovation?

It’s the most commonly asked question we get: I have a great product, where do I go from here?

What Does It Take To Successfully Get To Market?

As you can imagine, that answer will be different for every project we consult on, but there are best practices for success. In this exclusive video series Rob Fichtner (Founder – Retired) brings almost 40 years of experience to bear on how to avoid common mistakes made by innovators.

Rob Fichtner, Founder (Retired) continues to lend almost 40 years of experience to overcoming the most common obstacles faced by today’s innovators. “I wanted to provide these lectures after helping countless entrepreneurs bring their innovative products to market. I have seen far too many avoidable mistakes made by very talented people who just don’t have the experience of commercializing their innovations.” R. Fichtner Why do almost 85% of new products fail? In this brief 8-part video series, Rob will share what experience has shown him to be avoidable mistakes in bringing products to market. No matter what stage of development you and your product or innovation is at, we hope that these insights will help you navigate the challenging path to market faced by all innovators and increase the chances that your product will succeed.

Lectures on Innovation – Part 1

Why Are You Innovating?

Is Your Idea a Good One?

Quality

Testing With Consumers And Users

Lectures on Innovation – Part 2

Honesty

Regulations

Patents

Complaints

Watch The Full Series

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Delsie joined the Focal Point Research team in 2011 and has been an invaluable asset for our clients. With her strong regulatory and quality assurance background, she is able to audit facilities, set up and maintain GMP compliant facilities, develop strong quality management systems, and co-ordinate successful Health Canada inspections. In addition to this, Delsie oversees all submissions made to Health Canada and the US FDA.

Delsie obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science (Hons. B. Sc.) in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Toronto, Post-Graduate Certificate in Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs and Quality Operations (RAQ) from Seneca College and Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) from the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS). When she’s not learning something new, Delsie loves spending time with family, going on road trips or long walks, and swimming.