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Dr
Richard
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Patent Attorney

Edinburgh Office Glasgow Office

Life sciences

Telephone. +44(0) 131 220 7511
Email. rsulston@hgf.com
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Richard joined HGF in December 2023 as a Patent Attorney within the Life Sciences team.

He holds a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Nottingham, and an MSc in Cardiovascular Biology from the University of Edinburgh.

Richard completed his PhD at the Centre for Cardiovascular Research at the University of Edinburgh in 2019. His researched focused on the interaction of dietary calorie restriction, bone marrow fat tissue and fat secreted hormones.

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Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe

BSC

Biochemistry

MSC

Cardiovascular Biology

PHD

Biochemistry

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