Senior Associate

Castlemead, Lower Castle Street
Bristol BS1 3AG
United Kingdom

Rising star 2024


Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom (England)

Practice areas:

Patent
Patent prosecution
Patent strategy & counseling

Industry sectors:

Biotechnology
Life sciences
Pharmaceutical
Universities & research


Helen is a patent attorney in our Life Sciences & Chemistry group and head of our Higher Education sector team.

Helen has vast experience drafting, filing and managing international patent portfolios for UK and overseas clients, focusing on the UK and US Higher Education sectors and start-ups.

Helen has a particular interest in biotechnology, working with inventions encompassing molecular biology, cell culture, regenerative medicine, antibodies, gene therapies, cancer immunology, generation and use of recombinant proteins and genome engineering. Due to her background in neuroscience Helen has drafted and filed several applications relating to the delivery of therapeutic agents directly into the brain.

With additional experience working alongside a client in the respiratory sector, Helen drafts patent applications for pharmaceutical formulations focusing on novel drug formulations and dosage forms.

As part of her work with the Higher Education sector, Helen is an active member of AUTM, PraxisAuril and LES.

Education/Alumni: BSc, PhD, CPA, EPA

Network Memberships: AUTM, Praxis Auril, LES