Dates & Location:
 June 16-17, 2008 / Cambridge, MA

A two-day workshop on the practical details of finding, structuring and realizing maximum value from external technology development arrangements while leveraging and protecting internally created IP.

Course Instructors:
	Jay Paap [BIO] President Paap Associates
	Paul Germeraad [BIO] President Intellectual Assets, Inc
These instructors bring a wealth of technology, business and legal expertise in technology development, partnering, licensing, and other approaches to open innovation
Featuring special presentations by:
	Astrid Spain [BIO] Partner McDermott Will & Emery LLP
	Amy Achter [BIO] Director of Corporate Intellectual Asset Management Kimberly-Clark Corporation
New article featuring Kimberly-Clark’s approach to maximizing IP value: IAM magazine, April/May 2008 “New metrics for changing times”

Learn to:

• Advance innovation and growth objectives through partnering, licensing, acquisition, spin-offs and other external arrangements – while protecting intellectual assets.

• Identify the most promising new technology and product opportunities

• Analyze costs, risks, competition, and profit potential; gain higher return on R&D investment

• Create and manage a robust IP portfolio, ensure freedom to operate

• Align R&D, business, marketing and legal objectives