Electronic Lab Notebooks supporting R&D - Join us for an Open Event in Oxford

We are holding the following Open Event at Oxford University on discussing 
Electronic Lab Notebooks in supporting R&D on July 6.  For those of you 
able to make this free event, please simply send an RSVP to 
innovationwell@douglasconnect.com.

We are also holding workshops the same week in Oxford on a) Drug Discovery 
Informatics and b) Innovation & Knowledge Management in R&D and Product 
Development which may be of interest to you and are described at the end of 
this email.  Attractive discounts are available for participants from small 
and medium-sized companies or academic organisations.

best regards
Barry Hardy
Community of Practice Manager
Douglas Connect, Switzerland
+41 61 851 0170




InnovationWell Open Seminar & Reception

The Electronic Laboratory Notebook  - Systems for Managing Research Knowledge,
Supporting Collaboration and Driving Innovation

Wolfson Seminar Room
Chemistry Research Laboratory
Mansfield Road, Oxford University

Thursday July 6, 4.30pm-8pm

Join us to discuss the emerging roles of Electronic Laboratory Notebooks in 
managing
multidisciplinary research activities, innovation and collaboration

This is an Open Seminar and involves no registration fee. However seated 
places are limited and will be restricted to a confirmed guest list. Please 
send an RSVP with your name and organisation via email to 
innovationwell@douglasconnect.com

Agenda

4.30pm Welcome coffee

5.00pm Electronic Laboratory Notebooks and the Management of Modern 
Scientific Research and Development  - an Industry Perspective
John Trigg, Managing Director, phaseFour Informatics, UK

John Trigg has over 20 years’ experience of working in the field of R&D 
data, information and knowledge management including 10 years experience of 
the world’s first enterprise level implementation of an Electronic Lab 
Notebook at Kodak. He will provide an overview of the critical emerging 
role of ELNs in modern industry research.

5.30pm Electronic Laboratory Notebooks as Engines of Knowledge for Research 
and Development  - a Knowledge Management Perspective
Dr. Barry Hardy, Founder of the InnovationWell and eCheminfo Communities of 
Practice
and Director, Knowledge Management Institute, Switzerland

Barry Hardy will provide an overview of the critical knowledge management 
strategies and methodologies for enabling productivity and successful 
outcomes in collaborative-based R&D. He will discuss knowledge assessment 
approaches aimed at the continuous improvement of the innovation and 
performance of the R&D organisation and its support ELN systems.

6.00pm ELN Framework Requirements to Support Collaborative 
Multidisciplinary R&D – A Solutions Perspective
Dr. Jeff Spitzner, President & Chief Science Officer, Rescentris; Ohio, USA

Jeff Spitzner is a leading expert in bioinformatics, knowledge management, 
and electronic laboratory notebook systems. In 1997 he co-authored the BSML 
data standard for bioinformatics, the pioneering XML technology in the life 
sciences; today he provides the vision and guides the development of 
Rescentris’ products. He will discuss the design and implementation of 
collaboration frameworks for the management of scientific research, and the 
role of semantic web technologies in record-keeping solutions that support 
the integrated R&D organization.

6.30pm Panel Discussion with Audience

The speakers and audience will discuss Electronic Laboratory Notebooks and 
their role in managing and supporting R&D in today’s complex 
multidisciplinary scientific environment.

7.00pm Reception

Drinks, Snacks, Software Demos … and more discussions!  Followed by dinner 
out for those interested.


This event takes place alongside the following workshop activities running 
in Oxford that week:

Innovation & Knowledge Management in Research & Product Development
a 3 day Interactive Management Workshop, 5-7 July 2006
Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
led by leading industry experts and practitioners including Victor Newman, 
Paul Lefrere,
David Gurteen, David Snowden, Jeff Spitzner, John Trigg, Iain Bitran and 
Barry Hardy

Program Brochure:
http://barryhardy.blogs.com/theferryman/files/innovationwellrd_oxford_web1.PDF

These workshops are aimed to bring leading best practice and issue 
discussion to industry researchers and managers striving to use the latest 
innovation and knowledge management techniques and tools to maximise 
productivity and return in investment from R&D activities. Workshop groups 
will work through and discuss complex issues highlighted by detailed case 
studies presented by instructors.  The following topics will be discussed:

Strategic Knowledge Management in R&D
Intellectual Property, Licensing & Valuation
Effective Deployment Strategies for Electronic Laboratory Notebooks
Knowledge Assessment & Auditing
Ontologies & Knowledge Discovery
Integrating Innovation Management & Research Activities
Communication & Collaboration between Research Teams & Partners
Organisational Development & Culture in R&D
Decision Support for Research Project & Portfolio Management
Integration of Tools & Data in R&D
Complex Systems Approaches to Product Development

More Information at:
http://innovationwell.net/COMTY_rpdtraining/ & http://barryhardy.blogs.com/


Latest Advances in Drug Discovery Design & Planning Methods
a Hands-on 5 Day eCheminfo Advanced Training Workshop Week
3-7 July 2006, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

These workshops are aimed to provide a set of stimulating workshops using 
latest advanced modelling techniques of relevance to chemists, life 
scientists and modellers working in drug discovery. Participants should 
return to their labs with new ideas, best practices and software 
experiences to maximise productivity in their own drug discovery research 
activities.

You can download a copy of the program brochure from:
http://barryhardy.blogs.com/cheminfostream/files/eChemProgramOxford06-v7web.pdf

Further information is available at:
http://echeminfo.colayer.net/COMTY_training




Barry Hardy, PhD
Douglas Connect, Switzerland
+41 61 851 0170 (office)
www.douglasconnect.com