George has a background in biochemistry having gained a Master of Biochemistry degree with First Class Honors. For his master’s project, George helped build and optimise a fully operational single plane illumination microscope and investigated the volumetric aspects of cell competition.
During his studies, George interned at the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences where he researched the causes of cell traits, namely size control.
Published articles
- November 2023
EIP Updates , G 2/21 applied by the referring EPO Technical Board; useful guidance on the test for reliance on post-published evidence in the post plausibility era (link) - May 2021
Lawyer Monthly, Patenting Trends in Microbes and Food (link) - April 2021
Quoted in Food Navigator, 'A strong patent portfolio is a valuable asset': Patent filings shine light on microbial innovation trends (link) - October 2020
Lawyer Monthly, Microbes and Skincare - Insights from Innovator Activity at the European Patent Office (link)
Education and qualifications
- UK and European Patent Attorney, 2023
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2020 — 2021
Certificate in Intellectual Property Law , Queen Mary University of London -
2015 — 2019
MSc Biochemistry, University College London
Career history
- 2023 — present
Associate, EIP - 2019 — 2023
Patent Scientist, EIP
Awards and recognition
- Best presentation prize at the UCL 2018 Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Molecular Biology Research Project Symposium"
- Placed in the University College of London 2017 Dean’s List for Biochemistry
Specialities
Elements
- Pharmaceuticals
HealthTech
- Medical devices
Life
- Agritech
- Biologics
- Biotech
- Cell therapy
- Gene editing
- Immunotherapy
- Microbiome
- Pharmaceuticals