Baldwins Biotech Prize - Victoria University of Wellington
Baldwins has been involved with the School of Biological Sciences at the Victoria University of Wellington for seven years and the BTEC 301A paper since its inception four years ago. Dr Jared Scarlett, a biotech specialist at Baldwins, has given lectures each year to cover the IP component of this course and also lectured to first year students in the BTEC Programme to provide an outline of the role of a patent attorney.
Last year Baldwins introduced the ‘Baldwins Biotech Prize’. This prize is valued at $500 and is awarded to the top student in the Biotechnological Techniques and Processes (BTEC 301A) paper. This paper includes a section on what a biotechnologist needs to know about IP, including information on patents, confidential information, strategic project planning and licensing of intellectual property rights. This year’s winner was Poh Yee Kiew.
Baldwins hosted a function for all BTEC 301 students to present the prize at its Wellington office on 23 July 2009. As well as awarding the prize to Poh, the evening was an opportunity for students, their lecturers, and the BTEC Programme Co-ordinator to meet with professionals working in IP.
Pictured above left (from left to right): Baldwins’ Wellington Office Executive Partner Greg Lynch, Baldwins Associate and IP lecturer Jared Scarlett, Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology Dr David Ackerley, and BTEC Programme Co-ordinator Dr Doug Ekery.
Pictured above right (left to right): Jared Scarlett, prize winner Poh Yee Kiew, and Greg Lynch.