Globalization Challenges for Science and Technology in Europe
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1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Contact Information
Name: Antonio Tuynman
Email: tuynman@telfort.nl
Personal Information
First Name: Antonio
Family Name: Tuynman
Date of Birth: 22-02-1971
Place of Birth: Amsterdam (NL)
Nationality: Dutch
Employment History
09-2000-present: Patent Examiner in directorate 1405 (which was originally directorate
1223) (Biotechnology) at the European Patent Office in The Hague (NL). A4 since 08-
2009.
Functions:
• Examination: Technical field: Biotechnology: clinical diagnostics
IPC: G01N33/50-98 and C12Q1/00-66: Assays, Immunology, Proteomics,
Enzymology, Protein Chemistry, Detection methods and devices,
Conjugates, Probes.
o Search examiner since 09-2000.
o BEST examiner since 12-2001.
o Classifier since 2002.
o Chairman in examination since 2004.
o Tutor (coach for newcomers) since 2004.
o Opposition since 2006.
o Chairman in opposition since 2008.
• Projects:
o Harmonisation of search and examination between The Hague and
Munich (since 2004).
o Development of a planning tool for production for biotech (2004).
o Participation in the workgroup Patentability of 3D crystal structures of
biological molecules (2002-2003).
• Principal Directorate Means (PDMeans: Planning and forecasting
department):
o Establishment of MTBPs (Medium Term Business Plans) 2008-2012
and 2009-2013 and the Forecasts 2007 and 2008.
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2. o Development of a Planning tool for office wide production.
Development of mathematical concepts: Flux models, queuing
models, trending models.
Programming of software (Excel, Visual Basic).
Extraction of data and parameters.
prototype (2005-2006)
PT7 planning tool 2007-2011. Programming, maintenance,
data extraction. The present planning tool of the office is an
upgraded version thereof
My investment for PDMeans has been around 40% in the indicated years.
• Learning and Development
o Instructor since spring 2005: various academies for newcomers and
advanced examiners
o Instructor for special courses:
“Raising the bar” for all Biotechnology directorates in The
Hague
EPC2000 for all Biotechnology directorates in The Hague.
Exceptions and Exclusions to patentability.
Efficiency in Examination.
Inventive step workshop in directorate 1223 (2010)
Examination matters 12-2009 (course for patent attorneys)
• Missions
o 10/2008 Visit to Indian IP Office. Seminar presented by me on EPO
examination practice.
o 06/2006 Visits to Roche, Genentech, Amgen and Loyola law school in
the USA.
Presentations given at Genentech and Roche on G1/04.
o 01/2006 Biotech and Pharmaceutical Patenting Conference (Paris)
Visit to Cabinet Plasseraud (Paris)
• Special Courses followed:
o STN searching (2001)
Biotech specific search tools (Cobidoc)
Molecular structure searches (Cobidoc)
o Sequence searching (2001)
o Classification (2002)
o Chairman course (2004)
o Presentation skills (2005)
o Management courses Price Waterhouse Cooper (2006-2007):
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3. Leading people and Managing conflict.
Self awareness and Effective communication.
o EQE courses Deltapatents autumn 2006-autumn 2007.
Previous Experience/Qualifications/Education
03-2008 EQE exam: papers successfully passed in 2008: A (Chemistry), C and D.
03-2009 EQE exam: paper successfully passed in 2009: B (Chemistry).
10/1999-06/2000
o Post-Doc Researcher at the CNRS Paris V. Biocatalysis; Protein
Chemistry, Enzymology and Organic synthesis.
1 scientific publication (vide infra).
05/1995-10/1999
o Ph.D. Thesis at the University of Amsterdam: Enantioselective oxygen
transfer reactions catalysed by peroxidases.
Research: Enzymology; Protein biochemistry; Biocatalysis;
Kinetics.
4 Scientific Publications (vide infra).
Tutor of stages for undergraduate students
Instruction of various practical courses for undergraduate students
Participation in Eurobic 1998 international congress (Sevilla):
poster presentation
Participation in Peroxidase Biotechnology and Application 1997
international congress (St Petersburg).
Scientific lecture at Protein Chemistry 1997 international congress
(Lunteren).
Several lectures at IOP meetings (Innovative Research Programme
of Dutch government).
Lecture at NOVO Nordisk SA (Denmark, 1997)
Stage at ETH in Zürich (1995).
Specialised courses:
• Metal ions in biological systems (Louvain la Neuve, 1998)
• Protein Purification (Amsterdam, 1997)
• Biocatalysts for the production of Food Ingredients and
Fine Chemicals (Wageningen, 1997)
09/1989-04/1995
o M.Sc. (Chemistry) at the University of Amsterdam
o Honour’s degree (average rating higher than 8/10)
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4. o Principle directions: Organic Synthesis, Biochemistry
o 2 scientific publications (vide infra).
o Additional education followed:
Several courses in mathematics and physics.
Courses on didactics
Stage as teacher at a high school.
08/1983-08/1989
o Baccalaureate (Gemeentelijk Gymnasium Hilversum)
Average rating higher than 8/10.
Participation as an actor in several theatre plays.
Scientific Publications:
1. Inhibitory effects and spectral interactions of isomeric methoxyindazoles on
recombinant nitric oxide synthases, Nitric Oxide, 2003, Volume 9(2), pp. 86-94.
2. The sulphoxidation of thioanisole catalysed by lactoperoxidase and Coprinus
cinereus peroxidase: European Journal of Biochemistry, 1998, Vol. 258 (2), pp.
906–913.
3. Enantioselective Sulfoxidation Catalyzed by Vanadium Haloperoxidases, Inorg.
Chem., 1998, Vol. 37 (26), pp. 6780 -6784.
4. Enantioselective Epoxidation and Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage cataluysed by
Coprinus cinereus peroxidase and myeloperoxidase J Biol Chem, 2000, Vol. 275,
Issue 5, pp. 3025-3030.
5. Enantioselective Sulfoxidations Catalyzed by Horseradish Peroxidase,
ManganesePeroxidase, and Myeloperoxidase Monatshefte fur Chemie, Volume
131, Nr. 6. pp. 687-695.
6. Synthesis of bicyclic guanidines from pyrrolidin-2-one Tetrahedron, 1996) Vol.
52, pp. 2929-2946.
7. Studies towards the synthesis of guanidine alkaloids; synthesis of a tricyclic
guanidine from succinimide. Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, Vol. 37, pp. 905-908.
Other publications:
Book published in 2012: “Technovedanta: Internet Architecture of a
quasiconscious Vedantic Webmind. A panpsychic Theory of Everything”.
Languages:
Fluent: English, French, German and Dutch
Good mastering: Spanish (active and passive)
Beginner's level: Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Japanese.
Personal interests:
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5. Science: Biochemistry, biotechnology, mathematics (queuing algorithms).
Art: Painting, drawing, music, literature, learning languages, writing.
Father of 4 children between 4-13 years.
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6. Science: Biochemistry, biotechnology, mathematics (queuing algorithms).
Art: Painting, drawing, music, literature, learning languages, writing.
Father of 4 children between 4-13 years.
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