Public hearing - West Melbourne, Monday 3 August 2009

Inquiry into Gene Patents

Public hearing - West Melbourne, Monday 3 August 2009

St James Court Conference Centre
12 Batman St, West Melbourne

9.00 am -

10.30 am

Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) (Sub 36)
Associate Professor Beth Webster, Director
Dr Kwanghui Lim, Associate Director
Dr Chris Dent, Senior Research Fellow

10.30 am -

10.45 am

Break

10.45 am -

11.45 am

Professor Diane Nicol and Dr Jane Nielsen (Sub 23)

11.45 am -

12.30 pm

Human Genetics Society of Australasia (Sub 33)
Associate Professor David Amor

12.30 pm -

1.30 pm

Lunch

1.30 pm -

2.30 pm

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (Sub 26)
Mr Julian Clark, Head, Business Development
Ms Carmela Monger, Intellectual Property and Contracts Manager

2.30 pm -

3.30 pm

Breast Cancer Network Australia (Sub 48)
Ms Lyn Swinburne AM, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Michelle Marven, Policy Manager
Ms Heather Drum, Member
Ms Kristi Smith, Member

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