PIUG 2008 Boston Biotechnology Meeting

Workshops

The following workshops are being offered by PIUG sponsors in conjunction with the PIUG 2008 Boston Biotechnology Meeting. Please note:

• You must register separately for each workshop. Space is limited, so please register early.
• Workshop schedule is subject to change.
• See below for walking directions to each workshop from the Hyatt.

Workshop Details

Directions to Venues from the Hotel

Please note:

• Each venue in the tables above is linked to webbed information, including directions.
• The directions below include local travel by "T", definitely the easiest way to traverse the city.
• Click for the T maps and schedule.

Thomson Financial 55 Thomson Place, Boston	From the Hyatt, walk west to Washington Street. Turn left (south) and go 2 blocks to Chinatown Station. Take Orange Line Inbound (Oak Grove) to Downtown Crossing. Take Red Line outbound (Braintree) to South Station. Take Silver Line to Courthouse Station and exit. The office is right next to the “T” Silver Line, Courthouse Station, and near the Children’s Museum. Approx. 35 minutes (on a good day).
Boston Information Center Exchange Place 53 State St., 13th floor	From the Hyatt, walk west to Washington Street. Turn left (south) and go 2 blocks to Chinatown Station. Take Orange Line Inbound (Oak Grove) to State Street and exit. Exit onto Washington (turn left) and walk north to State Street. Turn right onto State Street. The Center is in this block. Approx. 7 minutes (on a good day).
New Horizons Computer Learning Center	The Hyatt is bordered on the west by Washington Street, on the east by Chauncey Street, and on the north by Summer Street. The Center is near the corner of Chauncey and Summer Streets

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Searching and analyzing biological data and patented sequences using BONDplus

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
9:00 AM

Colin Williams, Product Manager Biology & Bioinformatics

This session will provide an introduction to BONDplus, which was released by Thomson Scientific in August 2007, and which links patented sequences in GENESEQ, public domain sequences and biomolecular interactions. We will demonstrate how BONDplus can be used by biologists, intellectual property professionals and bioinformaticians, all of whom may have different needs. Also presented will be future plans for addition of content and applications and an opportunity to comment on the relevancy of these plans to you.

Searching at the interface of small molecules and biological molecules

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
9:55 AM

Donald Walter, Training Executive

Some indexing tools are built to describe small molecules, some are built to describe macromolecules, and some are built to describe biological molecules. If only the searches we are asked to conduct were so neatly classified! This talk will focus on some techniques for handling searches involving both small molecules (e.g. drugs) and biological molecules (e.g. receptors).

Thomson Innovation: An Introduction

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
11:05 AM

Mark Markley, Product Specialist

This session will focus on the new Thomson Innovation Intellectual Property tool. Thomson Innovation will contain both first level patent information, including information from some surprising sources, and the value add of the Derwent World Patent Index database. It will also contain references from the technical literature and business information, all in one place. The session will focus on the current state of the platform, as well as address improvements over current Thomson offerings, including PatentWeb and Delphion. Searching, display and exporting features will be discussed, as will the future direction of the product.

There is no charge for attending, but on-line registration is required. For more information, contact:

Donald Walter, Ph.D.
Training Executive
Pharmaceutical & Chemical Markets

Thomson Scientific
Fax +1 703 519 5838
don.walter @ thomson.com (no spaces)
http://www.thomsonpharma.com
http://scientific.thomson.com

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

DWPI Chemistry Resource (DCR) Training

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

• What is the DWPI Chemistry Resource (DCR)?
• A tour through a typical DCR database record
• Effective use of name, formula and other text search fields
• Chemical structure searching in the DWPI Chemistry Resource
• Navigating between DCR and DWPI patent family records
• Refining DWPI Chemistry Resource retrieval using ROLES
• Refining answer sets with DWPI Classification (DC), Manual Codes and IPCs
• Tips for multi-file searching DWPI/DCR with other key STN databases
• An introduction to Fragmentation Code generation using STN Express

GENESEQ on STN (DGENE) User Update

February 13, 2008
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

• News on recent DGENE indexing and content enhancements
• Latest sequence search tips, tricks and ideas
• Networking with industry colleagues
• Q & A with expert Thomson and STN trainers
• Search tips for comprehensive searching using DGENE and USGENE®
• Extensive hands-on practice time

Friday, February 15, 2008

Sequence Searching on STN

Friday, February 15
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

In this session, learn how to most efficiently use the comprehensive biological sequence searching resources on STN.

• Techniques for searching USGENE, DGENE and PCTGEN
• Sequence Code Match Searching
• CAS Registry BLAST
• Techniques for combining a multi-file search
• Extensive hands-on practice time

This workshop is free, but registration is required.