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PIUG 2009 Boston Biotechnology Meeting

Sequence Searching and Beyond:
Build a Better Searcher, Build a Better Search

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
8:00am - 4:30pm

Amgen Inc.
One Kendall Square, Bldg. 1000,
Cambridge, MA

Workshops

The following workshops are being offered in conjunction with the PIUG 2009 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 Marriott .

Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Time	Workshop	Instructor	Location	Registration
9:30am - 12:30pm	DWPI Chemistry Resource (DCR) and Supporting Databases	Jim Brown FIZ Karlsruhe	Thomson Financial 22 Thomson Place, Bldg 11 Boston	On-line (req) Free
11:30am - 12:30pm	IP Search - It Takes More Than Content	Kamalakar Gulukota GenomeQuest	Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel	On-line (req) Free
1:30pm - 4:30pm	GENESEQ on STN (DGENE)	Rob Austin FIZ Karlsruhe	Thomson Financial 22 Thomson Place, Bldg 11 Boston	On-line (req) Free

Thursday, 12 February 2009
Time	Workshop	Instructor	Location	Registration
8:30am - 4:00pm	European Patent Office Workshop	Patrick Kools Wolfram Meyer	Amgen One Kendall Square, Bldg. 1000 Cambridge	On-line Limited to 70 $300 prior to Jan 28 $350 after Jan 28
9:00am - 4:00pm	Sequence Searching on STN	Jim Brown, Rob Austin (FIZ-K) Lora Burgess, Gin Eggerichs (CAS)	New Horizons Computer Learning Center 40 Summer Street, 3rd Floor, Boston	On-line (req) Free

Workshop Details

Directions to Venues from the Hotel

Please note:

Each venue in the table 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.

AMGEN One Kendall Square, Bldg. 1000 Cambridge	From the Marriott, turn left and walk 3 blocks northwest (away from Boston). Turn right onto Hampshire Street and walk 1 block northwest (away from Boston) Returning to the hotel: From AMGEN, walk one block southeast (toward Boston) on Hampshire Street. At Broadway, turn left and continue walking 3 blocks to hotel
New Horizons Computer Learning Center 101 Arch Street, Boston The Summer Exchange Building, 3rd Floor (enter at 101 Arch St. or 34 Summer St.)	From the Marriott, walk right and turn right onto Main Street. Go west (away from Boston) 1 block to the T (red line). Take the inbound T to Downtown Crossing. Exit onto Summer Street. Macy’s Department Store is directly across the street. Enter where you see the Vinalia Restaurant and Lounge banner.
Thomson Reuters West 22 Thomson Place, Building 11 Boston, MA 02210-1212 617 856 4052	From the Marriott, walk right and turn right onto Main Street. Go west (away from Boston) 1 block to the T (red line). Take the inbound T 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.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

DWPI Chemistry Resource (DCR) and Supporting Databases

Tuesday, February 10
Thomson Reuters West, Boston
9:30am

Jim Brown (FIZ)

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

This workshop features extensive hands-on practice time and is free-of-charge. Registration is required.

IP Search - It Takes More Than Content

Tuesday, February 10
Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel
11:30pm

Dr. Kamalakar Gulukota (GenomeQuest, Inc.)

It is a common concern in the IP search community to worry about content in terms of the reliability of the database being searched. After all, you could be missing something by using an incomplete database. However, while reliable content is necessary it is not a sufficient condition to validate a good search. Using GenomeQuest, we will work through real life examples from diagnostics, antibodies and other fields to illustrate that in addition to reliable content, you also need the correct search algorithms and powerful analysis capabilities for accurate, reliable search results. The workshop will highlight some new features of GenomeQuest (content-related and interface-related) which will help expedite your IP sequence searches.

Registration is free-of-charge but required. Lunch will be served.

GENESEQ on STN (DGENE) and Supporting Databases

Tuesday, February 10
Thomson Reuters West, Boston
1:30pm

Rob Austin (FIZ)

Overview of the DGENE database
A tour through a typical DGENE record
Comprehensive searching using USGENE® and DGENE
The basics of conducting a BLAST sequence search
Getting the best out of BLAST advanced options
Post-processing BLAST search results using STN Express 8.x
FASTA-based GETSIM similarity searching
Small fragment sequence searching using GETSEQ

This workshop features extensive hands-on practice time and is free-of-charge. Registration is required.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

EPO Workshop: Meet and learn from life-science examiners from the European Patent Office

Thursday, February 12
Amgen, Cambridge
8:30am

Patrick Kools
Wolfram Meyer

Searching and examining applications in the area of life-sciences is a challenging task. Knowing how EPO experts approach the various issues will help you to better design your own search strategies and draft applications which are fit to be handled under EPO criteria!

In our one-day workshop we will pro-actively provide you with the strategy an examiner uses, from starting an in-depth search right through until completion of the search and the examination report. Join us on the journey of opening, reading, analyzing and successfully finalizing a report. This workshop will help you to understand the way this curious species - the EPO examiner - fulfils their task, so that you can file your next application as efficiently as possible. The workshop content is based upon some of the most popular presentations at the EPO's annual showcase of search expertise - the "Search Matters" seminar. Particular attention will be given to focusing upon the classic mistakes made by US applicants when submitting applications to the EPO, based upon differences in procedure and law between the USPTO and EPO.

Agenda (Detailed Abstract)

8:30am	Registration
9:00am	Inside the mind of an EPO examiner	Learn the search process used by the EPO examiner in the biotech area and better understand the examiner search report.
10:30am	Break
11:00am	Unity of Invention	Understand the view of the EPO on Non-unity and complex applications, and how it will affect the search strategy by the EPO examiner
12:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm	Searching beyond patents	Searching important non-patent databases (STN, PUBMED, Internet) in the life-science/biotechnology field
2:30pm	Break
3:00pm	Classification codes jewels	Learn how patent examiners use classification of inventions as a powerful search tool in finding biotech prior art (ECLA)
4:00pm	End

Registration

$300 prior to January 28, 2009, then $350
Limited to 70 participants

Sequence Searching on STN

Thursday, February 12
New Horizons, Boston
9:00am

Jim Brown, Rob Austin (FIZ-K)
Lora Burgess, Gin Eggerichs (CAS)

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

Sequence Code Match Search in CAS REGISTRY
CAS Registry BLAST
Sequence search techniques for DGENE, PCTGEN, and USGENE
Techniques for combining a multi-file search

This workshop is free, but registration is required.

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