The next post in our symposium series (see: Part 1) focuses on student presentations related to healthcare and medicine. Each year, the MSL program enrolls students with academic and professional backgrounds in healthcare, medicine, and life sciences: students interested in attending medical school, clinicians including doctors, nurses and EMTs, medical scribes, professionals working in healthcare […]
Intellectual Property
MSL Alumni Profile: Shweta Dharap (MSL ’15), Special Project Dance Manager at Meher Dance Company
We love hearing from all of our alums about their post-MSL exploits; we get a special charge hearing from the members of our inaugural MSL class, who studied in the program in the 2014-15 academic year. The very first person ever to commit to attending the MSL program was Shweta Dharap (MSL ’15). Shweta had […]
MSL Welcomes Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Members for Intellectual Property Panel
MSL students were recently treated to a panel focused on careers in intellectual property; the panel was sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC). Associate Dean and Professor David Schwartz, an IPLAC member, helped organize the panel and moderated the session. The panel featured the following IP professionals: Anthoula Pomrening, Intellectual Property […]
MSL Alumni Profile: Kyle M. Pikula (MSL ’19) Patent Engineer: Life Sciences and Mechanical Engineering, Cardinal Intellectual Property
My work at Cardinal IP focuses on the prior art searching stage of the patent prosecution process; I analyze potential claims of clients’ inventions and explore prior art that may invalidate an invention under 35 U.S.C. §102, Novelty and 35 U.S.C. §103, Non-Obviousness. In short, I use a variety of databases and research tools in an attempt to find, […]
MSL Program Kicks-off 2020 with Career Panels for Students
Graduation is not far off for the MSL class of 2020! As students start to think more about what they will do after graduation, the MSL program staff is running a series of panels and workshops to help expose students to the wide range of professional opportunities that await them. January featured two such panels, […]
MSL Student Perspectives: Amy Garber (MSL ’15)
Amy Garber (MSL ’15) was already a successful patent agent when she joined the MSL program; she came to the MSL to learn more about how intellectual property assets impact business value. In the MSL program, she learned that and so much more – Amy met a like-minded team and went on to co-found Hazel […]
MSL Student Perspectives: Erwin Cruz (MSL ’17)
Erwin Cruz (MSL ’17) already had an impressive thirty-year career to his credit, including two graduate degrees, when he entered the MSL program. But Erwin knew that the MSL program, with its focus on the intersection of business, technology, and the law, would give him the knowledge and skills that would allow him to remain […]
Brewed by a Goat
Daniel Eichler, a recent graduate of the MSL program, has a unique passion: brewing mead. With a background in Chemistry and a clear love of experimentation, Dan creates innovative flavors of the traditional beverage. Thanks to the MSL program, he has plans to incorporate his hobby into a business! Read on to hear his full story. Background I […]
Career Highlight: Patent Practitioners
When I talk to people about the MSL program and mention how our robust curriculum in intellectual property can prepare them for careers at the intersection of law, business, and technology they often say something like this: “Oh yeah, like patent attorneys?” This is my opening. I get to tell them that there are actually […]