The Early Bird DOES Get the Worm - Be One of the First 100 People to Register for a Special Offer!
Being prompt pays off! We're offering a special package for the first 100 Annual Meeting registrants, including:
- $10 Starbucks gift card
- Reserved VIP seating at Monday's Opening Session
- Plus automatic contest entry to win one free night at the Sheraton Centre Hotel
Be the early bird now and get more sleep - and more caffeine - in Toronto!
(This offer applies to the first 100 registrants. You will receive an email from meetings@les.org if you are in this group. Two winners will be selected for one-night stays at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. Winners of the hotel nights will be selected at random and contacted directly.)
The Intellectual Property, Licensing, and Business Development Event of the Year!
Don’t Miss Your Opportunity to Connect and Collaborate
The LES Annual Meeting is the must-attend IP, licensing, and business development event of the year — featuring 3½ days of high-quality educational sessions, ample networking opportunities and the industry’s leading Tech Fair. Join more than 1,000 of your colleagues for the LES 2012 Annual Meeting, October 14-17 in Toronto.
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FEATURING THESE CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS:
Connecting & Collaborating: The Convergence of Life Sciences and High Tech
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| Dr. Eric J. Topol,
Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute
A premier cardiologist, genetic researcher, and technologist, Dr. Topol is leading the movement to modernize medical treatment through the latest technology. He has been named the Most Influential Physician Executive in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare, Doctor of the Decade by the Institute for Scientific Information, and a Rock Star of Science by GQ. Click here to listen to Dr. Topol's talk at TEDMED 
We will have copies of his book available for purchase and signing following his presentation. |
Carving Out Your Commercial Space - Strategies and Trade Offs 
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| Kathleen Denis, Associate VP, Office of Technology Transfer, The Rockefeller University | Richard Razgaitis, Senior Advisor, Charles River Associates |
Is High Tech Crazy? Are We Experiencing a Patent Bubble?
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| Moderator:
Chuck Neuenschwander, Principal, International Patent Licensing Co. |
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| Joe Dillon, MBA, CLP, Managing Director, Investor Relations and Business Development, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) | Dooyong Lee, CEO, Acacia | Joff Wild, Editor, IAM Magazine |
Benches Unleashed: Judicial Views on Fixing the Systems
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| Moderator:
Brian P. O'Shaughnessy, Shareholder, RatnerPrestia |
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| Honourable Judge Roger Hughes, Federal Court of Canada | Honorable Paul Michel, Retired Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
The Role of IP in Rebuilding Economies Following the Arab Spring  |
| Alaya Bettaieb, Secretary of State Investment & International Cooperation, Government of Tunisia |
How Outcomes of Patent Fights have Changed the Course of History 
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| Maury Klein, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Rhode Island |