IUGI News

CONTRIBUTE TO IUGI VISIBILITY WITHIN LES! PROPOSE WORKSHOPS AND ADD-ONS!

IUGI representation at key LES events is important. IUGI represents about 12 percent of the total LES membership, and a core asset for our industrial and investment partners. Indeed, it is widely recognized that companies compete hard to be at the forefront of innovation and feed their pipeline of future products. This is especially true in the biopharmaceutical domain, where the high risk attached to new product development makes it critical for companies to have back-ups. Universities, research centers and national laboratories are reservoirs of inventions available for companies to license. The Open Innovation model provides a framework to facilitate university-industry partnerships as early as the research stage and through technology licensing. Let's share concrete approaches to address our industry partners' needs and overcome the cultural barrier between our organizations that all but undermine the global effort toward accomplishing the ultimate goal of the Bayh-Dole Act: to benefit the public good through transferring academic inventions into the market place and benefiting research and education in our institutions. Proposing workshops, add-ons, participating to your local Chapter meetings are a few ways to build tomorrow's licensing vision!

IUGI PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Members who have executive contacts at the Federal Laboratory Consortium, please contact our Co-Chairs, Dr. Robert R. Gruetzmacher, as we are investigating the merits of a partnership with FLC.
We would also appreciate suggestions of other professional associations relevant to our activities, with contact info at decision making level. Please provide background behind your suggestion.

DEALS OF DISTINCTION AWARD: RECOGNIZE LICENSING LEADERS IN IUG TRANSACTIONS!

Another important milestone in LES yearly activities is the nomination for the Deals of Distinction. The LES Deals of Distinction Award (DDA) is an annual Industry Sector award program of LES, which aspires to recognize worthy licensing deals and promote creative and innovative solutions to business issues involving contracts. Each of the LES Industry Sector Committees has the option to make an award to whom they feel has completed the most deserving deal from within their field. The awards are given each year at the Annual Meeting. For more information and submission, please visit the DDA web page.

EDITORSHIP: CONTRIBUTE TO IUGI MEETING CONTENT

We are looking for at least two editors within IUGI who would attend all IUGI event sessions and screen those that could provide subject matter for les Nouvelles article publication and/or posting content on our site. Because many of us cannot attend all meetings, it would be desirable to have several editors to rotate between LES meetings, and have at least one for each geographical region (Eastern, Mid-US, and Western). Such editors would also be encouraged to share with us sessions that they would have attended at other meetings that they think could provide good starting points for future LES workshops or publications, and provide an always-renewed pool of presenters.