PIUG 2012 Biotechnology Meeting- presentations now online for members

Dear PIUG members,

We’d like to remind you to register for the PIUG 2012 Biotechnology Meeting  on February 7^th, 2012.   On-site registration is welcome with a subsequent increase in the registration fee.

Speakers include:

Joe Terlizzi, Questel, Simplifying Competitive Patent Analysis

John Willmore, BizInt Solutions, Inc.  Using BizInt Smart Charts with Gene Sequence Databases - Tips & Tricks

Janet M. McNicholas, K&L Gates intellectual property group, Commercialization of Biosimilars and Biobetters: Patent and Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities

Fern Barkalow, Citeline, Biosimilar Monoclonal Antibodies in the Pipeline: Major Players and Strategies

Ron Kaminecki, Locating Trend Patents in Biotechnology

Piotr Masiakowski, Sanofi US, Text Mining Patents with Linguamatics I2E and Intellixir Software: Differences and Synergies -

Stanley Kowalski, University of New Hampshire, School of Law, Patent Landscape Analyses of Vaccines, Diagnostics and Medicines: Policy and Practical Implications for Global Access

David L. Osterbur, Countway Medical Library, Harvard Medical School, Gene Expression Resources at NCBI

All of the detailed workshop information can be found on our meeting site.

Please note, spaces for some workshops are limited.  Please register at your earliest convenience!

A networking dinner is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

Look forward to seeing you soon in Boston!

PIUG 2012 Biotechnology Meeting Planning Committee