Registration is Open for the Socially
Responsible Licensing Workshop, October 6, 2009
’s Office of Technology Commercialization will host a
conference and workshop on socially responsible licensing. The all-day event will take place at ,
in on October 6, 2009.
To register, go on to the ’s Office of Technology
Commercialization’s website: http://otc.georgetown.edu/
ABOUT THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LICENSING
WORKSHOP
October 6, 2009
Universities are a major
source of innovations that are developed into new medical treatments and
disease preventatives, such as drugs and vaccines, for populations throughout
the world. Access to these medical
advances, particularly in the developing world, is increasingly a topic of
discussion. The purposes of this
workshop are to explore issues which affect access and to assist universities
in developing best practices in “socially responsible licensing.”
The workshop will include
participants from academia, non-profits and industry, and topics will include:
- goals for socially responsible licensing
- constraints and frameworks which may limit or
shape the approaches academia and industry each can take
- current issues as they have surfaced through
recent efforts in socially responsible licensing
- with this input, creation of a basic roadmap for
universities interested in establishing socially responsible practices and
policies.
The two-session workshop will
review stakeholder perspectives and the current status of licensing with regard
to access, and will include a discussion on deals, programs and business models
that foster social responsibility.
Specific contract provisions and practices that support successful
outcomes for licensing will also be addressed.
CONFIRMED PANELISTS
Ashley J. Stevens, D. Phil
(Oxon)
Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Carol Mimura, Ph.D., Asst.
Vice Chancellor
Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA)
Office of Technology Licensing
of ,
Jon Soderstrom, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Office of
Cooperative Research
, Immediate Past President, Association of University
Technology Managers
Brian Toohey, Senior Vice
President,
International Affairs, PhRMA
Erik Iverson, Associate
General Counsel
Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
Michelle Li, Ph.D., MBA
Director, Business
Development
Merck Vaccines &
Infectious Diseases
Patrick Nef, Ph.D.
Chief Business Officer
Medicines for Malaria Venture
David Rosenberg
Vice President, Corporate IP
Policy
GlaxoSmithKline
Geralyn Ritter, J.D., M.A.
Vice President of Global
Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility
Merck & Co., Inc.
Adrian Arima
Senior Director, Legal
Affairs
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Todd Sherer
Associate Vice President for
Research and Director of the Office of Technology Transfer
Richard Rodriguez, M.B.A.
Director, Division of
Technology Development and Transfer
National Institutes of Health
For further information about
this event, please go to http://otc.georgetown.edu/
or contact Azra Furbach, acf43@georgetown.edu