This is a rapidly growing sector, where the next generation of therapies and diagnostics are being delivered and with much of the work crossing over into pharmaceuticals. IP protection is used in this sector to raise revenue, increase credibility and secure market position.
Candidate requirements
Trainees in this area come from a background in biotechnology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology and plant sciences. Many will also hold a PhD and will have experience of conducting scientific research.
Clients
Patent attorneys in this sector work with clients in technology areas as diverse as antibodies and biologics, diagnostics and personalised medicine, plant science, regenerative medicine and vaccines and immunology.
Areas of work
Such a diverse client base means you could find yourself working within any number of specialism, just a small number of possibilities are:
- Protein chemistry
- Protein engineering
- Cell biology
- Genetics
- Recombinant DNA technology
- Immunology
- Antibody technology
- Vaccine technology
- Microbiology
- Fermentation
- Agricultural biotechnology
- Biofuel production.
Employers
- Boult Wade Tennant
- Carpmaels & Ransford
- D Young & Co
- Forresters
- Gill Jennings & Every
- Haseltine Lake
- J A Kemp
- Kilburn & Strode
- Marks & Clerk
- Maucher Jenkins
- Mewburn Ellis
- Reddie & Grose
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