Instructors
Aalt van de Kuilen
Instructor
Aalt van de Kuilen joined Solvay on 1st April 1980 as a chemist at the age of 23. In 1989, he was given the opportunity by Solvay to work part-time (1.5 days a week) as Chemistry teacher. In 1993 he moved into the Patent Department inside Solvay Pharmaceuticals. During this period he became a member of the Dutch Patent Information User Group and soon afterwards a Board Member. From September 2002 onwards, he became responsible for all Scientific Information.
Bart van Weezenbeek
Instructor
Bart van Weezenbeek studied biology at the University of Utrecht, specialising in microbiology and neurophysiology. After that he studied Dutch civil law at the University of Tilburg specialising in intellectual property, Anglo-American law and liability law. Since 1994 he is Dutch and European Patent Attorney, and since 1997 company lawyer. In 2001 he was sworn in as deputy justice in the appeal court in The Hague. In January 2002 he joined Vereenigde, where he is now senior associate.
Stephen Adams
Instructor
Stephen Adams is managing director of Magister Ltd., an information and training consultancy specialising in patents documentation. He trained as a chemist at the University of Bristol, then completed a Masters degree in Information Science at City University London. He has worked in technical information for over 25 years, in central UK government, private research associations and industry, including 9 years with Syngenta as their principal patent searcher.
Gerben Gieling
Instructor
Gerben Gieling studied chemistry at the University of Nijmegen specialising in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. In 1997 he obtained he obtained his PhD in Organic Chemistry from that same University. He joined the patent department of Solvay information specialist in 1996 and in 1998 he moved to Synthon BV.
Eric Sieverts
Instructor
Eric Sieverts is consultant at the innovation department of Utrecht University Library and Lecturer at the Institute for Media and Information Management (Amsterdam Polytechnic). Eric is an experimental physicist by education; in 1978 he obtained a PhD in semiconductor physics. He also teaches and organizes courses on online searching. The past 12 years he specialized in implementing scientific retrieval in a university setting. At the same time he developed courses how to include internet searching in the professional search arena.
Lucy Teixeira Akers
Instructor
Lucy Teixeira Akers, a Registered U.S. Patent Agent with a degree in chemistry, has over 25 years of experience in the information field, including former positions at Shell and ExxonMobil. Lucy is currently a senior patent analyst with a major pharmaceutical company in Connecticut, USA. Lucy is well-known in the patent information industry, primarily due to her past service as the Chair and Member of the Board of Directors for the Patent Information Users Group, Inc. (PIUG, a U.S. based organization).