Course in ”Legal complementary skills for life scientists” Siena, July 11-15, 2007
Programme
Wednesday July 11, 2007
SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION
16:00-17:00 The challenge of bridging scientific research, industrial outcomes, society and law (Marco Ventura)
17:00-18:00 The legal framework in life sciences (Giovanni Casucci)
18:00-19:00 Discussion
Thursday July 12, 2007
SESSION 2: PATENTS
09:00-13:00 (Giovanni Casucci)
SESSION 3: SOCIETY
16:00-17:00 The lawyer and the citizen. Public perceptions of life sciences in Europe (Agnes Allansdottir, Eurobarometer)
17:00-18:00 Law and life sciences as a global issue. The open source in biotech (Alessandro Spina, Law & Economics PhD Student)
18:00-19:00 Reports by the Participants
Friday July 13, 2007
SESSION 4: REGULATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES
09:00-13:00 (To be announced)
SESSION 5: LAW IN PRACTICE
16:00-19:00 Joining the School’s second step
The practice of the European Patent Office on IP protection
(Christopher Heath, EPO Munich; discussant Giovanni Casucci)
Saturday July 14, 2007
SESSION 6: LAW, STRATEGY AND FINANCE
09:00-10:30 The evaluation of projects in strategy and finance (Gianluca Breghi)
SESSION 7 DEALING WITH CONFLICTS: LITIGATION OR MEDIATION?
11:00-13:00 (David Perkins & Joachim Feldges)
16:00-19:00 Mock Mediation
Sunday July 15, 2007
SESSION 8: FINAL SESSION
10:00-13:00 Report by Alessandro Spina
General Discussion
