IAPO Americas

Collaborating with industry

Patients’ organisations can have beneficial collaborations with a variety of industry partners.
 

These include:

  • pharmaceutical companies
  • medical device companies
  • industry in related areas (e.g. food companies)
  • industry in non-related areas (e.g. banks) as part of their corporate social responsibility.

You may collaborate with more than one type of industry partner.

The general benefits of working with industry include:

  • securing funding
  • access to other resources, e.g. IT equipment, literature, fundraising events, printing services
  • skills sharing.
     

Useful documents

Top tips for working with industry