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    Aberdeen

    1 Marischal Square,
    Broad Street,
    Aberdeen,
    AB10 1BL

    Office. +44 (0)1224 258 510
    Email. [email protected]
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    Alderley Park

    Alderley Park,
    Congleton Rd,
    Alderley Edge,
    Macclesfield,
    SK10 4TG

    Office. +44 (0)161 247 4900
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    Amsterdam

    Gedempt Hamerkanaal 257,
    1021 KP,
    Amsterdam,
    The Netherlands

    Office. +31(0) 20 809 5628
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    Basel

    OBC Suisse AG
    Aeschengraben 29
    4051 Basel
    Switzerland

    Office. +41 (0)61 225 4480
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    Belfast

    Catalyst,
    Queens Road,
    Belfast,
    BT3 9DT

    Office. +44 (0)28 9078 5870
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    Bern

    sitem-insel AG,
    Freiburgstrasse 3,
    3010 Bern
    Switzerland

    Office. +41 (0)61 225 4480
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    Birmingham

    12th Floor,
    Bank House,
    Birmingham,
    B2 5AL

    Office. +44 (0)121 265 7930
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    Dublin

    HGF IP Ltd, Suite 415,
    The Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC),
    Taylor’s Lane,
    Dublin 8

    Office. +353 1 584 4705
    Email. [email protected]
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    Edinburgh

    Regus Edinburgh Princes St
    83 Princes Street
    Edinburgh
    EH2 2ER

    Office. +44 (0)131 220 7500
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    Glasgow

    Delta House,
    50 West Nile Street,
    Glasgow,
    G1 2NP

    Office. +44 (0)141 229 5800
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    Heidelberg

    Waldhofer Str. 102,
    69123 Heidelberg,
    Germany

    Office. +49 (0)6221 825 9580
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    Leeds

    1 City Walk,
    Leeds,
    LS11 9DX

    Office. +44 (0)113 233 0100
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    London

    Central Court
    25 Southampton Buildings
    London
    WC2A 1AL

    Office. +44 (0)207 776 5100
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    Manchester

    6th Floor, 4 Hardman Street
    Spinningfields
    Manchester
    M3 3HF

    Office. +44 (0)161 247 4900
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    Munich

    Neumarkter Str. 18,
    81673 Munich,
    Germany

    Office. +49 (0)89 1259 9600
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    Newcastle

    7th Floor, 1 St. James Gate,
    Scotswood Road,
    Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
    NE1 4AD

    Office. +44 (0)191 205 8360
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    Nottingham

    BioCity,
    Pennyfoot Street,
    Nottingham,
    NG1 1GF

    Office. +44 (0)115 857 5000
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    Oxford

    John Eccles House,
    Oxford Science Park,
    Robert Robinson Avenue,
    Oxford,
    OX4 4GP

    Office. +44 (0)1865 338044
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    Paris

    73 Rue de Vaugirard,
    Paris,
    75006
    France

    Office. +33(0) 172 355 875
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    Rennes

    Chez Regus - Rennes Cesson,
    2 Rue Claude Chappe,
    35510 Cesson Sévigné,
    France

    Office. +33 (0)256 855 929
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    Salzburg

    Rudolfskai 48,
    5020 Salzburg,
    Austria

    Office. +43 (0)662 844 289
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    Sheffield

    Fountain Precinct,
    Balm Green,
    Sheffield,
    S1 2JA

    Office. +44 (0)114 274 3700
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    The Hague

    Benoordenhoutseweg 46,
    2596 BC The Hague,
    Netherlands

    Office. +31 (0)70 240 0899
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    Westport

    The Leeson Enterprise Centre,
    Altamont Street,
    Westport,
    Co. Mayo,
    F28 ET85

    Office. +353 (0) 986 7007
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    York

    Mill House
    North Street
    York
    YO1 6JD

    Office. +44 (0)1904 732 120
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    About HGF

    Leadership team

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    Lucy
    Johnson

    Chief Operating Officer & Partner

    Martyn
    Fish

    Chief Executive & Partner

    Tim
    Eyles

    Board Chair & Non-Executive Director

    Rachel
    Fetches

    Partner & Head of Law

    Chris
    Benson

    Partner & Head of Electronics

    Jennifer
    Uno

    Partner & Head of Engineering

    David
    Potter

    Partner & Head of Trade Marks

    Kate
    Taylor

    Partner & Head of Life Sciences

    Andrew
    Wells

    Partner & Head of Chemistry

    The operations team

    Lucy
    Johnson

    Chief Operating Officer & Partner

    Robert
    Harrison

    IT Director & Partner

    Sally
    Whittle

    Formalities Director & Partner

    Tim
    Wright

    Finance Director & Partner

    David
    Louis

    Partner & Head of Trade Mark Formalities

    Estelle
    Senior

    Professional Standards Director & Partner

    Jacqui
    Weston

    Business Development and Marketing Director & Partner

    Sabine
    Rehaber

    Project Manager

    Emma
    Wilkinson

    Talent Attraction and Development Director & Partner

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