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The Elements of a Successful Strategic Alliance
Thursday, June 7, 2007
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Hotel@MIT, Cambridge, MA
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Presenter:
Fran Heller, J.D., M.A., Head of Strategic Alliances, Novartis Institutes
for Biomedical Research. As Head of Strategic Alliances at
Novartis, Fran Heller establishes strategic transactions with partners in
the pharmaceutical and biotech industry as well as academic institutions
worldwide. She is responsible for analyzing opportunities, interfacing with
the venture community and establishing collaborations to further Novartis’ research objectives. Prior
to joining Novartis, Ms. Heller was Vice President, Corporate Development and
Legal Affairs at Signature BioScience, Inc. a drug discovery company focused
in Oncology. At Signature, she oversaw Signature's partnering and licensing
activities including all efforts to establish corporate and academic collaborations
worldwide. Before joining Signature, Ms. Heller was Vice President Intellectual
Property and Legal Affairs at Zyomyx, a developer of protein biochips, where
she was responsible for the company’s legal and business efforts and
the growth of the intellectual property portfolio. Previously, Ms. Heller
was Corporate and Intellectual Property Counsel for Celera Genomics, where
she was responsible for corporate and business transactions associated with
the generation, analysis and commercialization of genomic information and genomic-based
collaborations. She also has held several positions of increasing responsibility
in the areas of business development, licensing, marketing and intellectual
property management. Ms. Heller earned a J.D. from Golden Gate University
School of Law, an M.A. in biology from American University and a B.S. in biology
from Tulane University. Ms. Heller is a member of the California State
Bar and is licensed by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Thursday,
June 7, 2007
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Networking Reception
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Presentation and
Additional Networking
Hotel@MIT
20 Sidney Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-577-0200
Hotel@MIT is accessible from the
Central Square T Stop on the Red Line
Directions available at:
http://www.hotelatmit.com/about-map-directions.html
Registration:
The cost is $30.00 per attendee. Please register
by June 5, 2007.
Online: at https://www.usa-canada.les.org/registration.asp?ID=347
By Check: Make checks payable to "LES Boston"
and return this invitation and the registration fee to:
Carolyn Sullivan Bektas
Boston Chapter Chairperson, Licensing Executives Society
WilmerHale
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Telephone: 617-526-6426 Facsimile: 617-526-5000
e-mail: carolyn.bektas@wilmerhale.com
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