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For immediate release
September 28, 2009 |
Georgetown Hosts Socially Responsible Licensing Workshop
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WHO:
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• Ashley J. Stevens, executive director in the Office of Technology Transfer at Boston University
• Carol Mimura, asst. vice chancellor of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) at the University of California, Berkeley • Jon Soderstrom, managing director in the Office of Cooperative Research at Yale University • Brian Toohey, senior vice president of international affairs at PhRMA • Erik Iverson, associate general counsel at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • Michelle Li, director of business development at Merck Vaccines & Infectious Diseases • Patrick Nef, chief business officer at Medicines for Malaria Venture • David Rosenberg, vice president of corporate IP policy at GlaxoSmithKline • Geralyn Ritter, vice president of global public policy and corporate responsibility at Merck & Co., Inc. • Adrian Arima, senior director of legal affairs at Gilead Sciences, Inc. • Todd Sherer, associate vice president for research and director of the Office of Technology Transfer at Emory University • Richard Rodriguez, director of the division of technology development and transfer at the National Institutes of Health • Megan Doyle, associate at Hogan Hartson LLP • Beirne Roose-Snyder, associate at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
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WHAT:
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A Georgetown University conference exploring the best practices in socially responsible licensing in academia, non-profits and industry to facilitate access to much needed medical advances for underserved populations worldwide. An emphasis will be placed on best practices and models that may be particularly useful for universities and their collaborators and licensees interested in the promotion of global health. The day will include speaker presentations, two panels and Q&A sessions. |
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WHEN:
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
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WHERE:
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Georgetown University
ICC Auditorium 37th & O Streets, NW Washington, D.C. 20057 |
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SPONSORS:
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Georgetown University’s Office of Technology Commercialization
Medicines for Malaria Venture PhRMA Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Fish & Richardson PC Blank Rome LLP |
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COVERAGE:
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Media interested in attending should RSVP to Rachel Pugh in the Office of Communications at 202-687-4328 or rmp47@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.
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