Pam Toplis

Patent & Scientific Information Specialist

Member of the Chemical & Industrial Consultants Association

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CONSULTANCY OFFERED
Our aim is to “bring you key information as you need it”, based on over 20 years experience supporting chemists, patent attorneys and business managers. Our extensive knowledge of search services and information retrieval techniques means we can quickly and efficiently locate the information you are looking for. Working closely with the client to help define their requirements and then develop cost effective strategies based on the most relevant and authoritative information resources.

CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Patent & Literature Searching: Equivalents, Legal Status, Patentee, Inventor, Company/Institutions, Authors, Novelty, Prior Art, Freedom to Operate, Oppositions, Infringements, Substances, Properties, Preparations, Uses, Technology, Formulations, Health & Safety, Citation, Reviews, Conferences, Dissertations, etc.

Chemical Structure Searching: Exact, Substructure, Polymers, Mixtures, Markush, Reactions

Biosequence Searching: Amino Acids, Nucleic Acids, Single/Double Stranded, Sequence Length.

Company & Business Information: Technology, Products, Licensing, Market Share, Mergers & Acquisitions, Company, Directors, Turnover, No of Employees, Credit Ratings, Accounts, Payment Profiles

Current Awareness: Patents, Technology, Companies, Authors

Advice on Pertinent Information Resources: Free, Pay-As-You-Go, Subscriptions, End-User Support & Promotion.

Searching is carried out using high quality & authoritative databases and resources such as those available via STN International & FACTIVA. The wealth of information that is available via the internet is also utilised. Search strategies are constructed using text, numeric or structural terms which are then run in a single or multi-file environment. The aim being to provide you with the most relevant and up-to-date information, in a format tailored to your specific requirements.

EXPERIENCE
During her career with ICI, Zeneca and Avecia, she provided a comprehensive information science service to support scientists, patent attorneys & business managers to develop and protect the Companys’ research and intellectual property. Pam is an expert in using pertinent scientific, patent and business databases and the application of effective text and structure based search strategies. She has a proven track record of being able to match the most appropriate information sources with business requirements and has a high level of experience in information retrieval in areas such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, inkjet printing, biocides, electronic materials and polymers. In 2006 Serengeti Information Services was established to deliver this same level of service and expertise to a wider audience. Pam is a member of the AIIP (Association of Independent Information Professionals) and PIUG (Patent Information User Group).

CAREER
ICI, Zeneca, Aveica – (carbohydrate research, Information & Library Services, Knowledge Management Services, Intellectual Property Department) - 1985 to 2006
Serengeti Information Services – 2006 – to date

QUALIFICATIONS
B. Sc. (HONS) Applied Chemistry

CONTACT DETAILS
Mrs P J Toplis
16, The Ridings
Whittle-le-Woods
Chorley
Lancashire, UK.
PR6 7QH
Telephone : +44 (0)1257 274638
Mobile : +44 (0)776 180585
Email : mail@searchserengeti.com
Website : www.searchserengeti.com

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