Research Triangle Park Chapter Upcoming Event

The Research Triangle Park Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society invites you to join us for our upcoming April lunch meeting. 

DATE:
Tuesday April 8, 2008

TIME:
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   Registration, Networking and Appetizers
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.     Lunch and Speaker

LOCATION:
Maggiano’s Restaurant – Streets of SouthPoint Mall, Durham

TITLE: 
"Global Vaccines Patent Trust"
 
SPEAKER: 
Thomas J. Mercolino, PhD

Tom Mercolino is a results-oriented executive with more than 25 years of management experience.   He is a globally-recognized authority in university-to-industry technology transfer, and has a record of outstanding contributions to the research organizations of major healthcare corporations.

Tom is currently VP of Business Development at Global Vaccines, Inc., a not-for-profit applying state-of-the-art science and innovative business strategies to design and develop affordable vaccines for people in poor countries.  Prior to joining GVI, he was Corporate Director, Technology Transfer & Academic Relations in Johnson & Johnson’s centralized group charged with long-term strategy for science and technology.  He also had a leadership position managing technology in-licensing in support of J&J’s pharmaceutical R&D companies.  Tom started his career in medical diagnostics product development, first with Becton-Dickinson and then at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, where he was head of the Blood Bank and Cellular Analysis Business Unit R&D. He holds a PhD is in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a BS in Chemistry from Fairfield University, and he is a registered patent agent.

Global Vaccines, Inc. (GVI) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) company with a mission to translate potentially transformational scientific discoveries into affordable vaccines for resource poor nations.  GVI advances technologies developed in academic and government vaccine research centers through the company’s scientific and technical know-how and entrepreneurial business expertise.

The Global Vaccines Patent Trust (GVPT) expands the tool kit available to GVI to become self-sustaining and self-sufficient in attaining its mission.  The GVPT has as a founding principle that patents and patent applications under its control would always be available to the developing world.  The GVPT in combination with GVI’s growing product development capability is a dedicated vehicle for moving technologies out of innovator organizations where these technologies might languish otherwise.  Access to new sources of funding for GVI, especially from larger commercial vaccine manufacturers, is opened up through the GVPT.    The GVPT also helps position GVI well with philanthropic donors. 

The GVPT concept enhances GVI’s reputation as an innovator, and serves as a model for technology development for social entrepreneurial endeavors in other fields.  As such, it attracts the consultancy interest of university technology transfer professionals and social entrepreneurs to GVI.

REGISTRATION:  
$25.00 through April 4th 
$30.00 after April 4th       

Seating is limited and will be on a first come, first serve basis.  Registration fee includes lunch.  To reserve a space, please register online by April 4, 2008.

Online registration is closed, but you may register on-site.

QUESTIONS: 
Any questions or concerns may be directed to: Bob Pozner (rijsba@hotmail.com). 

DIRECTIONS:  
Take I-40 to exit 276, Fayetteville Rd.  Follow signs to Streets of SouthPoint Mall.  Maggiano’s is located on the outside portion of the mall at 8030 Renaissance Parkway, Suite 890.  Phone: 919-572-0070.

CANCELLATIONS: 
LES is required to provide the number of registrants to the meeting venue at the time of the registration deadline and guarantee payment for each registrant.  For this reason, refunds or credits can only be provided to registrants who provide notice of cancellation prior to the registration deadline stated above.  This policy applies to registrants requesting delayed payment at the door (by check) as well as those registered online in advance.

LES Research Triangle Park is a local chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES).  We gather together professionals who engage in managing, valuing and licensing technology.  You may participate in our chapter’s meeting without joining LES.  Feel free to pass this invitation on to your colleagues.