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Karen Bentley
- Principal, Melbourne, Singapore | BAppSc (Hons), PhD, MIP Law
- +61 3 8662 7338
- karen.bentley@fpapatents.com
Karen’s focus: biotechnology, food technology, pharmaceutical, agricultural and life sciences.
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Carol Burnton
- Principal, Melbourne, Brisbane | BSc (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM, Dip PC Form
- +61 3 8662 7312
- carol.burnton@fpapatents.com
Carol’s focus: pharmaceuticals, MedTech, diagnostics, food technology, cosmetics and biofuels.
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Adam Denley
- Principal, Adelaide, Melbourne | BBiotech (Hons), PhD, MIP Law
- +61 3 8662 7302
- adam.denley@fpapatents.com
Adam’s focus: biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields.
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Adelia Lin
- Principal, Singapore | BMolBiol (Hons), PhD, GCIP, GradCertCommRes
- +65 6956 9947
- adelia.lin@fpapatents.com
Adelia's focus: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life science and regenerative medicine.
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Sarah Hennebry
- Associate Principal, Melbourne | BSc (Hons), BA, PhD, MIP Law
- +61 3 8662 7353
- sarah.hennebry@fpapatents.com
Sarah’s focus: biotechnology, pharmaceutical, in vitro diagnostics and agricultural sectors.
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Emma van Embden
- Associate Principal, Melbourne | BSc (Hons), BA, PhD, MIP Law
- +61 3 8662 7322
- emma.vanembden@fpapatents.com
Emma’s focus: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, materials science and chemistry.
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Harriet Keenan
- Associate, Melbourne | BSc Adv (Hons), PhD, MIP Law
- +61 3 8662 7300
- harriet.keenan@fpapatents.com
Harriet’s focus: immunology, molecular genetics, diagnostics, therapeutic delivery systems, microbiology, haematology, regenerative medicine and cellular agriculture.
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Thomas Ware
- Associate, Adelaide, Melbourne | BSc, MSc, PhD, MIP Law
- +61 3 8662 7326
- thomas.ware@fpapatents.com
Thomas’ focus: gene therapy, molecular and cancer biology, cancer immunotherapy, gene silencing and RNA interference technology, infectious diseases, viral vectors, and blood serum diagnostics.
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Alex Wong
- Associate, Melbourne | BSc (Hons), PhD, MIP Law
- +61 3 8662 7337
- alex.wong@fpapatents.com
Alex’s focus: biotechnology, including biochemistry, molecular biology, protein biology, molecular genetics, cell biology, transcriptomics, immunology, and infectious diseases.
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Afnan Al Abadey
- Patent Scientist, Melbourne | BBmedSc, MBmedSc (Hons), PhD
- +61 3 8662 7384
- afnan.alabadey@fpapatents.com
Afnan's focus areas: immunology, neurobiology, pharmaceuticals, molecular biology, neurodegenerative diseases, gene therapy.
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Lap Hing (Leo) Chi
- Patent Scientist, Melbourne | BSc (Hons), PhD
- +61 3 8662 7370
- leo.chi@fpapatents.com
Leo's focus: biochemistry, molecular biology, cancer biology and models, gene-editing technologies, immunology, epigenetics, dermatology, and bioinformatics.
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Andrew Foers
- Patent Scientist, Melbourne | BSc (Hons), PhD
- +61 3 8662 7381
- andrew.foers@fpapatents.com
Andrew's focus: immunology, bioinformatics and in vitro diagnostics.
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Claudia Simm
- Patent Scientist, Melbourne | Dipl. Biochem, Dr. rer. nat.
- +61 3 8662 7385
- claudia.simm@fpapatents.com
Claudia's focus: drug discovery.
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