PIUG 2015 Biotechnology Conference

Maximizing Value in Biotechnology Searching with New Technologies and Trends

Monday, February 16, through Friday, February 20

Genentech
611 Gateway Blvd
South San Francisco, California 94080
+1 (650) 225-1000

Workshops

Monday, February 16, 2015

Time (ET) Workshop Instructor(s) Registration

9:00 - 9:30 am

Breakfast (provided by BizInt)    

9:30 - 11:00 am

Creating Sequence IP Reports and Visualizations Using the BizInt Smart Charts Product Family John Wilmore, BizInt Solutions Free, required

11:00 - 11:15 am

Morning Break (provided by Minesoft)    

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Efficient and Effective FTO Analysis Using PatBase: a Case Study  Robert Poolman, Minesoft Ltd. Free, required

12:15 - 1:15 pm

Lunch (provided by GenomeQuest)    

1:15 - 3:15 pm

GenomeQuest Update on Biotechnology Patent Landscape Analysis Julien Doudement, GenomeQuest Free, required.

3:15 - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Break (provided by Linguamatics)    

3:30 - 4:30 pm

New Developments in Text Mining Patents David Milward, Linguamatics Free, required

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Time (ET) Workshop Instructor(s) Registration

9:00 - 9:30 am

Breakfast (provided by FIZ)    

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Search for Sequences on STN – Going Beyond a Sequence Search Jim Brown, FIZ Karlsruhe
Alice Humel Denton, CAS
Free, required.

11:00 - 11:30 am

Morning Break (provided by FIZ)

12:30 - 1:30pm

Lunch (provided by PIUG)

1:30 - 4:30 pm

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Jerry Lorengo, USPTO
Kortney Klinkel, USPTO

Free, required.

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Break (provided by PIUG)    

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