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Dr
Alex
Bruce

UK Patent Attorney

London Office York Office

Life sciences

Telephone. +44(0) 190 473 2120
Email. abruce@hgf.com
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Experience

Alex joined HGF in August 2022 as a Trainee Patent Attorney within the Life Sciences group.

He has a broad technical background in the Biosciences with a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and Microbiology, MSc in Medical Microbiology, and a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology. During his MSc at the University of Manchester, he carried out research on novel drugs to treat Tuberculosis, and was awarded the WWC Topley Prize for obtaining the highest overall marks in his written examinations.

Following this, he carried out doctoral research at the University of Leeds investigating the mechanical mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation on the molecular scale.

In 2023, Alex obtained his Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property from Bournemouth University.

Alex has a keen interest in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology.

Specialisms

Industries

Services

Qualifications

Trainee

BSC

BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and Microbiology

MSC

MSc in Medical Microbiology

PHD

PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE

PG Cert Intellectual Property

Recognition

WWC Topley Prize (2017)

This prize is awarded each year to the MSc Medical Microbiology student with the highest overall marks (above distinction level) at the University of Manchester

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Publications

Collagen-like Motifs of SasG: A Novel Fold for Protein Mechanical Strength

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Conferences: 2022

11-10-2022

HGF CPD Conference 2022

Attended

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