“Issues in Life Sciences licensing in the Middle East and Africa” workshop

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The Licensing Executives Society - Arab Countries (LES-AC) is organizing a workshop entitled “Issues in Life sciences Licensing in the Middle East and Africa” on May 6, 2008, in Chicago, USA.

The workshop will take place during the LES International Conference, May 3-7, 2008, and will focus on the licensing of technology and intellectual property (IP) in the Middle East and Africa.

The workshop will address a number of issues, most important of which will be securing funds for early stage deals, the lack of capacity for handling technology-based ventures, the need for demand-driven research infrastructure and expertise in technology transfer.