News | November 16, 2009

Media, Small Businesses Invited To ACS Webinar On Impact Of Chemical Industry Trends On Jobs

News media and scientists interested in finance, entrepreneurships and the chemical sciences are invited to join a free American Chemical Society (ACS) Small & Medium Business Webinar for an opportunity to learn about beginning and growing a business in these difficult economic times.

The webinar will focus on how to protect intellectual assets when both time and money are at a premium, and will discuss early stage agreements that are critical to protecting company knowledge and goodwill.

Scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2 – 3 p.m. Eastern Time, the webinar will feature Gianna Arnold, principal at Miles & Stockbridge P.C. The webinar's topic is "Navigating the IP landscape: Legal issues entrepreneurs and small business owners need to know."

As a scientist and a law professional, Arnold focuses her legal expertise on helping scientists, entrepreneurs and small/medium business executives learn about the policies, procedures and corresponding agreements needed to protect the intellectual assets of start-up, early stage and mid-sized companies

The ACS Small & Medium Business Webinar Series is scheduled monthly this year to address current topics of interest to entrepreneurs and small- to medium-sized businesses in the chemical/biopharma enterprise. There will be a 30-minute presentation by Arnold followed by a 25-minute Q & A session.

News media and scientists can tune into the conference without charge, but must register in advance.

About The American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 154,000 members, ACS is the world's largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

SOURCE: The American Chemical Society