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PIUG 2012 Biotechnology Meeting

Competitive Intelligence - Meeting Current Challenges in Biotechnology

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Merck Research Laboratories
33 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 992-2000

Overview

Welcome back to Boston for the sixth annual PIUG Biotechnology Meeting! This national meeting focuses on methodologies and resources for patent information professionals who specialize in biotechnology search and analysis. This year’s theme is Competitive Intelligence: Meeting Current Challenges in Biotechnology.

New tools, or new uses for old tools, are needed to investigate competitors in biotechnology. Challenges include transforming patent data on biotech targets into strategic knowledge for decision making and monitoring the competition to keep up with new biotechnologies.

Registration

Registration ends February 7, 2012.

	Prior to Jan 25	Jan 26 - Feb 6	On-Site
Members	75.00	120.00	165.00
Non-members	140.00	190.00	215.00
Reduced rate for students, retirees, and unemployed attendees	35.00	60.00	75.00

PIUG gratefully acknowledges the support of the following sponsors:

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For sponsorship opportunities, contact Christine Geluk (Christine_Geluk @ eri.eisai.com).

2012 Program Committee

Ruben Diaz		Genentech
Qin Meng		Amgen
Helen Oen		Eisai
Kim Spytek		Novartis
Elyse Turner		Merck & Co.
Monica Weiss-Nolen, Chair		sanofi pasteur

2012 Planning Committee

*Planning*	Doreen Alberts	Theravance
*Planning*	Qin Meng	Amgen
*Evaluation*	Sian Griffiths	Millennium Pharmaceuticals
*Registration*	Ken Koubek	Koubek Information Consulting Services
*Travel/Site*	Greg Roland	Merck & Co.
*Fundraising/Workshops*	Christine Geluk	Eisai
*Fundraising/Workshops*	Helen Oen	Eisai
*Web Pages*	Rick Williams	Vertex Pharmaceuticals
*Web Pages*	Tom Wolff	Wolff Information Consulting
*Meeting Book*	Alison Taylor	Abbott Laboratories; BizInt
*Conference Manager*	Mike McManus	PIUG headquarters
Board Liaison	Denise Fobare-DePonio	Amgen

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