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May 19th 2010 |
| During this summer, Life Sciences Law will host a recent high school graduate as an intern. This program exposes students to a variety of fields: life sciences, law, business, research and start-ups. Working with a disease indication, he or she will research current treatments and technologies as well as the underlying science. Using this background information, the intern will perform market research in preparation for developing business plans. | |
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Sep 10th 2009 |
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Sheila Mikhail presented at the Intellectual Property Symposium hosted by North Carolina Biotechnology Center. The topic of her presentation was "Patenting Strategies in the Biotechnology Industry".
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Jul 16th 2009 |
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Sheila Mikhail participated as an expert panelist at the Springboard Enterprise AllThingsLifeSciences: Bootcamp 2009 in Washington, DC . The panel session was entitled "Articulating a Successful Business Strategy ".
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Jul 6th 2009 |
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InnerOptic, a biotechnology company co-founded by Sheila Mikhail, receives second NIH grant in two months, to enhance minimally invasive procedures with its patented visualization technology.
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Jul 1st 2009 |
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Nanocor Therapeutics received an additional $2.5 million infusion from Medtronic.
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Jun 17th 2009 |
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Life Sciences Law was recently identified as a Top 100 Small Business in North Carolina by Business Leader Media.
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Jun 1st 2009 |
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Sheila Mikhail participated in the MAGI Clinical Research Conference- 2009 East workshop held in Miami and entitled Managing Risk: Informed Consent, Subject Injury, Indemnification & Insurance: Injured subjects deserve proper care, but who pays for it?
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May 15th 2009 |
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Sheila Mikhail was named one of The 50 Most Powerful People in NC Business in The NC Power Issue of Business Leader Magazine.
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May 7th 2009 |
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Sheila Mikhail participated on the Duke Post-Doctoral services panel regarding "Essential Skills for Success in Industry". Sheila Mikhail and other industry panelists discussed lessons learned from their industry experience, while offering graduate and postdoc students their perspective on the keys to industry career success.
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Feb 24th 2009 |
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Nilay Patel spoke on a panel entitled "The Benefits and Barriers to International Science Collaboration". The program, sponsored by the American Bar Association, discussed the legal challenges and policy barriers towards cross-border science collaboration.
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Feb 6th 2009 |
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Jason Conner served as a presenter and panelist at Wake Forest University School of Law's Symposium on Regenerative Medicine. The panel was entitled "Utilization and Commercialization of the Research in Regenerative Medicine" and Jason discussed legal issues with respect to the commercialization of cell therapies and regenerative medicinal products.
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Dec 15th 2008 |
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InnerOptic, a biotechnology company co-founded by Sheila Mikhail, receives NIH grant to fuse CT data with Real-time Ultrasound Imagery.
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Aug 16th 2008 |
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Jason Conner co-taught a course on Business Development for the MBA program at North Carolina State University's Jenkins Graduate School of Management during the Fall 2008 Semester.
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Apr 21st 2008 |
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Sheila Mikhail and Life Sciences Law were profiled in the News & Observer for its work with start-up companies.
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Jan 29th 2008 |
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Sheila Mikhail moderated and spoke on panels at the Phacilitate Cell & Gene Therapy Forum in Washington, DC. The panels were entitled "Exploring Alternate Mechanisms for Cell and Gene Therapy Companies" and "Case study: Asklêpios BioPharmaceutical and NanoCor Therapeutics."
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Oct 23rd 2007 |
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ZumaTek, a biotechnology company co-founded by Sheila Mikhail, earns Small Business Innovative Research Grant from National Cancer Institute.
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Sep 14th 2007 |
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NanoCor Therapeutics, Inc., which was started and incubated by Life Sciences Law, recently received $7.5 million in funding from industry powerhouse, Medtronic, Inc.
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Sep 7th 2007 |
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UNC spinoff gets investment of up to $7.5 million to begin trials on drug candidate
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Jun 1st 2007 |
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Nilay Patel published an article in the June 2007 issue of IP Links entitled "Patent Licensing Strategies in View of Medimmune v. Genentech". The article offers licensors several modifications to consider in order to mitigate the effects of this seminal Supreme Court decision.
Click here to read the article.
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Jan 24th 2007 |
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Sheila Mikhail was a featured speaker at the Phacilitate Cell & Gene Therapy Forum. The forum, held in Baltimore, Maryland, intends to promote safe, commercially-viable cell and gene therapy products. Mikhail, the Managing Member of Life Sciences Law, presented on finding ways to secure funding for orphan disease indications, such as by identifying foundation funding opportunities and by seeking private sponsors.
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Dec 4th 2006 |
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Sheila Mikhail, Managing Member of Life Sciences Law, was a featured speaker on a panel discussing emerging trends in bio-therapeutics research and opportunities for industry and academia collaboration at the Industry Collaboration Symposium. The symposium, hosted by Ohio State University Medical Center, was designed to highlight biomedical technologies that are developing but are in need of commercial partnerships.
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Nov 1st 2006 |
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In conjunction with the Canadian Consulate, Sheila Mikhail presented an installment in a program meant to provide insight into the clinical trial process in Canada. Mikhail, the Managing Member of Life Sciences Law, compared the FDA’s and Health Canada’s Clinical Trial regulations and regulatory practices. The program was held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.
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Oct 5th 2006 |
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The Managing Member of Life Sciences Law, Sheila Mikhail, was a featured speaker on a panel of female CEOs for Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women. Mikhail participated in discussions about the obstacles women have historically faced in the corporate environment.
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Sep 29th 2006 |
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Life Sciences Law presented a roundtable discussion as part of its Clinical Trials Lunch Series. The discussion, held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, focused on the critical issues in clinical trials agreements. The discussion was presented in conjuction with Duke and UNC Universities.
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Sep 26th 2006 |
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Sheila Mikhail, the Managing Member of Life Sciences Law, presented at the BIO Mid-America VentureForum in Cleveland, Ohio. The conference was designed to educate its attendees on the challenges that bioscience companies encounter and on trends in the industry’s financial markets.
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Feb 11th 2006 |
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Life Sciences Law was featured in the News and Observer as a firm that boosts startups and aids promising technologies that help women and children.
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Oct 13th 2005 |
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ZumaTek, a biotechnology company co-founded by Sheila Mikhail is awarded First Place at Info Tech 2005 People's Choice Award by the Council of Entrepreneurial Development (CED).
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Events
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May 24th 2010 |
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MAGI's Clinical Research Conference - 2010 East
Sheila Mikhail will be a presenter at the MAGI's Clinical Research Conference held in Boston in May, 2010. The presentation will discuss issues related to Intellectual Property Provisions. Details |
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May 3rd 2010 |
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BIO International Convention - 2010 Sheila Mikhail will be presenting at the 2010 BIO International Convention in Chicago. The topic of her presentation will be Re-engineering the Clinical Trials Contracting Process. Details |
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Jan 27th 2010 |
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Phacilitate's 6th Annual Cell & Gene Therapy Forum - 2010 Sheila Mikhail will be presenting at the Phacilitate's 6th Annual Cell & Gene Therapy Forum in Washington, DC where discussed topics will include Exploring the impact of CoG on R&D and commercial/supply strategies. Details |
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Feb 5th 2010 |
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UNC Festival of Legal Learning Sheila Mikhail will be a presenter at the UNC Festival of Legal Learning where she will discuss the basic structure of Technology Licensing Agreements. Details |
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Dec 9th 2009 |
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CED’s Biotech Forum: How to Create a Successful Virtual Company Sheila Mikhail moderated the CED's Biotech Forum: How to Create a Successful Virtual Company, where panelists discussed best practices for launching, creating a successful virtual biotech company, as well as outlining steps for planning and implementing an outsourcing strategy. Details |
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27514
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