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Helena
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Patent Attorney

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Chemistry

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Since joining HGF in 2018, Helena has gained experience in patent drafting, prosecution, and freedom-to-operate matters across a wide range of chemical sciences, including the fields of pharmaceuticals, materials and medical devices. Helena qualified as a Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney in July 2023.

Helena graduated from the University of Bath in 2011 with an MChem honours degree in Chemistry with Industrial Training. She completed her industrial training year at AstraZeneca as an Analytical Chemist.

After her degree, Helena joined the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, an interdisciplinary doctoral training centre at the University of Bristol. Her PhD research involved the development and characterisation of novel antimicrobial nanomaterials for functionalising central venous catheters. Following her PhD, Helena worked as a Senior Development Scientist for a biopharma spin-out company from the University of Bristol, specialising in alternative antimicrobial technologies for medical, dental and veterinary applications.

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Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe

MCHEM

MChem in Chemistry with Industrial Training

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PhD in Functional Nanomaterials

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE

Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property

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