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The Maryland Chapter Presents

"Not Your Father’s NIH!!"

New Marketing Approaches Drive OTT Licensing of Early Stage Technology

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

March 19 Chapter Event NIH Presentation [ppt]

Almost a quarter of the more than 100 drugs discovered by public sector institutions were discovered and licensed by the NIH.  A panel of NIH OTT licensing experts will tell us how the OTT, with an intramural budget less than that of most major research universities, employs a two-tiered approach to market early-stage technologies and translate them into tangible products.  The panel will highlight successful examples, including the inventor public teleconference and initiatives that utilize the Orphan Drug Act to encourage licensing treatments for rare and neglected diseases.  We’ll also get the inside scoop on other NIH innovations, such as a new partnership web space, that encourage partnering and co-development.

Featured NIH/OTT Panelists:
Steven M. Ferguson, Director, Division of Technology Development & Transfer
Mojdeh Bahar, J.D., Technology Licensing Specialist, Cancer Branch
Ajoy Prabhu, MBA, Marketing Group Leader

Meeting Location:

The Cloister at the NIH

The Mary Woodard Lasker Center for Health Research and Education (Building 60), commonly known as the Cloister, was built in 1922 as the cloistered convent of the Order of Visitation.  Completely renovated, the Cloister is truly a gem of the NIH Campus.

Thanks to our Event Sponsor:

Meeting Format:
6:00 - 7:30 pm - Social Hour & Networking
7:30 - 8:30 pm – Panel Discussion
8:30 - 9:00 pm – Networking & Coffee and Dessert

Dress:  Business, Business Casual

Directions:
Metro is the green way to get to The Cloister at NIH!

The NIH is on the Red line at the Medical Center Metro stop.  The NIH Campus Shuttle Bus will deliver you from the Metro stop to the parking lot right next to The Cloister (Bld. 60).

NIH Shuttle Bus Map:  http://dtts.ors.od.nih.gov/NIHShuttle/scripts/shuttle_map_live.asp

By car from the Beltway (495), take the Old Georgetown Road Exit South (towards DC)
Turn Left on Center Drive, and proceed through the security checkpoint (allow yourself an extra 15 minutes for this!)
Turn Right on Convent Drive (immediately after the security checkpoint)
Turn Left into the Clinical Center (Bld. 10) Visitor Parking Garage

Cost and Cancellation Policy: 
$45.00  LES Members in advance (payment received by Monday, March 17)
$50.00  Non-Members in advance (payment received by Monday, March 17)

$55.00  LES Members at the door and on-line after Monday, March 17
$60.00  Non-Members at the door and on-line after Monday, March 17

Online registration will close Tuesday, March 18
Substitutions only after Tuesday, March 18, 5:00pm EST

Online Registration:

Online registration is now closed. Please register on-site.

For more information, please contact:

Henry N. Wixon, Maryland Chapter Chair
E-mail: henry.wixon@wilmerhale.com
Phone: (410) 986-2894

or

Catherine E. Vorwald, Immediate Past Chair
E-mail: cevorwald@comcast.net
Mobile phone: (443) 739-7549

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