The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention June 15-18, 2015 in Philadelphia, PA. Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. The BIO International Convention serves to educate the public and policymakers about biotechnology, while fostering partnering meetings and other business development activities to keep the biotech industry growing.
Descriptions of the Convention's 125+ Breakout Sessions and six Super Sessions can be obtained here. Among the sessions that may be of interest to Patent Docs readers are:
Tuesday, June 16
Intellectual Property Opening Plenary (Intellectual Property Track) -- 9:00 to 10:00 am (Room 109AB)
Antibody Therapeutics: May I Have Them All? (Intellectual Property Track) -- 10:15 to 11:30 am (Room 109AB)
The Impact of USPTO Inter Partes Review Proceedings on (Bio)Pharma (Intellectual Property Track) -- 2:00 to 3:15 pm (Room 109AB)
Quantifying the Value of Intellectual Property to Society (Food & Agriculture Track) -- 2:00 to 3:15 pm (Room 104AB)
Moneyball: Strategies for Structuring Deals Between Small Biotechs and Big Pharma (Business Development & Finance Track) -- 2:00 to 3:15 pm (Room 103AB)
Celebrating Innovation – Retelling the IP Story of Crixivan, an Award-Winning Life Saver & Reception (Intellectual Property Track) -- 3:30 to 4:45 pm (Room 109AB)
Wednesday, June 17
The Evolving Landscape of Patentable Subject Matter (Intellectual Property Track) -- 9:00 to 10:00 am (Room 109AB)
"Inventions Patentable": Evaluating Proposed Amendments to Section 101 (Intellectual Property Track) -- 10:15 to 11:30 am (Room 109AB)
Global Regulatory Trends for Biosimilars and Biotherapeutics (Regulatory Science Track) -- 10:15 to 11:30 am (Room 106AB)
Patentable Subject Matter Around the World: Life Science Inventions in Canada, Europe, China, Australia and New Zealand (Intellectual Property Track) -- 2:00 to 3:15 pm (Room 109AB)
Accelerating Innovation in the 21st Century (Super Session) -- 2:00 to 3:30 pm (Room 114)
Trends in Early Therapeutic Research and Funding – Project Initiation, Patent Filing, Licensing, and Venture Capital (Business Development & Finance Track) -- 3:30 to 4:45 pm (Room 103AB)
FDA Takes Charge: The Changing Regulatory Landscape for Molecular Diagnostics (Personalized Medicine & Diagnostics Track) -- 3:30 to 4:45 pm (Room 105AB)
Thursday, June 18
Who Has the Keys to Your IP? Protecting Against Intellectual Property Theft (Intellectual Property Track) -- 9:00 to 10:15 am (Room 109AB)
TTIP: Transatlantic Trade Negotiations and Opportunities for Setting New Regulatory, IP, and Other Standards for the Biopharma Industry (Emerging Opportunities in Global Markets Track) -- 9:00 to 10:15 am (Room 119A)
I-Corps™ at NIH: How to go from idea to IP to IPO (Business Development & Finance Track) -- 10:30 to 11:45 am (Room 103AB)
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Reaching the Finish Line of a Groundbreaking Global Agreement (Emerging Opportunities in Global Markets Track) -- 10:30 to 10:45 am (Room 119A)
Get Your WorldView On: 2015 Scientific American Biotech Scorecard (Emerging Opportunities in Global Markets Track) -- 12:30 to 1:45 pm (Room 119B)
Scientific American Worldview – Biotech: The Many Spheres of Influence (Super Session) -- 2:00 to 3:30 pm (Room 114)
As part of the Convention, more than 1,800 biotech companies, organizations, and institutions will participate in the BIO Exhibition. A searchable list of exhibitors can be found here. Information regarding registration and pricing can be obtained here. Patent Docs Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Andrew Williams, Sherri Oslick, Josh Bosman, Josh Rich, and James DeGiulio will be attending BIO as part of the MBHB contingent, and will be reporting on a few of the sessions listed above. Patent Docs readers who may be attending BIO are encouraged to stop by the MBHB booth (#3226).
In addition, the Docs will be attending the MBHB reception at Fado Irish Pub (1500 Locust Street, Philadelphia) on Tuesday, June 16 from 8:00 pm to 1:00 am. Additional information about the reception, including invitations for the event, can be picked up at the MBHB booth on Monday or Tuesday.
Photograph of Independence Hall (above) by Dan Smith, from the Wikipedia Commons under the Creative Commons license.
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