Our life sciences lawyers and patent attorneys bring a unique perspective to acting for companies in this sector because of their prior experiences with a wide range of life science entities including institutes, spin offs and major corporates in the commercial, registration, litigation and regulatory contexts.
Our team understand the commercial drivers and business objectives in this sector. Many of our lawyers and patent attorneys have worked for leading companies and research organisations in the industry.
We are actively involved in industry organisations such as Ausbiotech, BioMelbourne Network, Biotechnology Victoria and Australian Venture Capital Association Australia (AVCAL). Some of our life sciences lawyers and patent attorneys sit on committees of leading research institutes and others lecture at leading Australian universities.
Many of our life sciences team have scientific and technical training in pharmacology, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, physiology and veterinary science. This enables us to better understand the technology and developments within the industry.
- commercial legal advice
- regulatory and administrative advice
- product liability advice
- patent and trade mark registration and litigation advice
Our clients include leading pharmaceutical, biotech, food and consumer products companies (such as Alphapharm, Mayne Pharma (Hospira), Novo Nordisk, Bristol Myers Squibb, Wyeth, Abbott Laboratories, Nestlé, Biota, Colgate-Palmolive and Gillette), chemical companies (such as Orica), diagnostic and devices companies (such as Inverness, Respironics and Smith & Nephew), veterinary companies (such as Fort Dodge Animal Health) and research based centres of excellence (such as the Australian Stem Cell Centre, University of Sydney, Monash University, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, the Howard Florey Institute, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Neuroscience Victoria and the Centenary Institute).
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