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Partner at Taylor Wessing, Munich, Life Sciences IP and Regulatory, 2010-2025
Partner at Ashurst, Munich, IP/Life Sciences, 2005-2010
Senior Associate at Ashurst, Munich, IP/Life Sciences, 2002-2005
Associate / Senior Associate at Wessing, Munich, 1996-2002
Partner at Ashurst, Munich, IP/Life Sciences, 2005-2010
Senior Associate at Ashurst, Munich, IP/Life Sciences, 2002-2005
Associate / Senior Associate at Wessing, Munich, 1996-2002
Bar Admissions
Admitted to the bar since 1996
Education
Juris Doctor, thesis on international and German arbitration law, Munich, 1998
Second State Examination, Munich, 1995
First State Examination, Munich, 1993
Studies of Law, Munich, 1990-1993
Maître en droit, mention droit international, Université d'Aix-Marseille III (Paul Cézanne), France, 1990
Studies of International Law, Aix-en-Provence, France, 1989-90
Studies of Law, Tübingen, 1988-89
Studies of Law, Mainz, 1986-1988
Areas of Practice
Professional Career
Seminars/ Presentation
The Transparency Tightrope: Balancing Innovation, Regulation, and IP Protection in a New Era, Life Sciences Patent Network (LSPN) North America, Boston (USA), May 2025 (panel lecture with representatives from Maiwald, Regeneron and Vertex)
Exclusivity Update in Europe and the USA and the Interplay with IP Strategy, Life Sciences Strategy Summit on IP & Exclusivity, Munich, October 2024 (panel lecture with representatives from Cooley, UCB and Polpharma Biologics)
The Transparency Tightrope: Balancing Innovation, Regulation, and IP Protection in a New Era, Life Sciences Patent Network (LSPN) North America, Boston (USA), May 2025 (panel lecture with representatives from Maiwald, Regeneron and Vertex)
Exclusivity Update in Europe and the USA and the Interplay with IP Strategy, Life Sciences Strategy Summit on IP & Exclusivity, Munich, October 2024 (panel lecture with representatives from Cooley, UCB and Polpharma Biologics)
Articles
The use of AI in clinical trials, "Impact Life Sciences" (part of Venture Capital Magazine), April 2025, p. 14 f., together with Dr. Stefanie Greifeneder
Research collaborations between life sciences start-ups - tips from legal practice, Platform Life Sciences - Biotechnology Edition 2/2024, p. 78 ff., together with Dr. Stefanie Greifeneder
Distribution License Agreement, in: Stief/Bromm (eds.), Contract Handbook "Pharma and Life Sciences", C.H. Beck, 2nd edition 2021, Chapter II.A, p. 807 et seqq.
Research collaborations between life sciences start-ups - tips from legal practice, Platform Life Sciences - Biotechnology Edition 2/2024, p. 78 ff., together with Dr. Stefanie Greifeneder
Distribution License Agreement, in: Stief/Bromm (eds.), Contract Handbook "Pharma and Life Sciences", C.H. Beck, 2nd edition 2021, Chapter II.A, p. 807 et seqq.
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