8 September 2026NewsCareersSarah Speight

UK firm hires head of IP with commercial and technical nous

With technical specialisms including nucleic acid technologies, biological therapeutics and vaccines, and diagnostics and biological assays, the new hire adds a life sciences patent specialism to the firm’s growing IP practice.

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