Oliver Herd

Trainee Patent Attorney

BSc, PhD

Oliver’s experience in intellectual property and his scientific background in academia and industry enables him to understand the priorities of his clients.

Oliver has a broad insight into the biotechnology area with specialist knowledge in antibody and stem cell derived therapeutics.

Oliver studied medical biochemistry at the University of Manchester, after which he completed a PhD at the University of York and a postdoctoral position at Imperial College London. His academic background is interdisciplinary, having worked in the immunology, haematology, stem cell and oncology related fields. Oliver’s academic research has been published and presented internationally. He also has experience in industry, having worked for a major pharmaceutical company and in antibody manufacturing.

SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE IN PATENTS:

• Anti-infectives
• Antibodies
• Cell therapies
• Diagnostic methods and tools
• Gene editing
• Gene therapy
• Genetic engineering
• Genetically modified organisms
• Genomics Vaccines
• Immunology
• Immunotherapy
• Molecular biology
• Oncology
• Protein biochemistry
• Regenerative medicine
• Stem cells