EIP boosts life sciences practice with Mathys & Squire partner

IP law firm  EIP has enhanced its life science capabilities with the addition of Monika Rai as a partner.

Rai, who joins from  Mathys & Squire where she served as a partner, has 15 years of experience, both in private practice, and in-house at GSK.

“I am really excited about our life sciences offering combining top-notch contentious and strategic pharma experience with expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence which are of immense interest to this sector,” said Rai.

She has experience in opposition proceedings at the European Patent Office and has represented innovators in the fields of cancer immunotherapy, microbiome therapeutics, gene therapy, nucleotide and peptide vaccines, antibodies, RNAi and diagnostics.

Heather McCann, partner at EIP, said: “Monika is a very well-respected IP practitioner, and her appointment is a significant addition to EIP’s capabilities in the life sciences sector. Together with partner Gareth Probert, who joined the life tech team in February 2020, we are looking forward to Monika playing a key role in the development of the practice.”

Probert  previously served as head of HGF’s Nottingham, UK office.

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