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Laura Carney
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Laura Carney
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Life Sciences
Bristol
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Read our law and practice guidesLaura handles a wide range of patent work in the life sciences sector, from pre-drafting advice to drafting and prosecution of worldwide patent portfolios. Laura also has experience with European oppositions.
Areas of Expertise
- Cell therapy
- Cancer therapeutics
- Autoimmune therapeutics
- Diagnostics, prognostics and biomarkers
- Nucleic acid and protein therapeutics
Clients
Laura works with a range of clients in the life sciences field, from SMEs and multinational corporations to universities, spin-outs and research institutes. She has particular experience working with universities and spin-outs.
Background
Laura has an undergraduate BSc degree in Biology from the University of York and a PhD in Immunology from the University of Bristol.
Laura’s PhD research investigated the temporal and spatial expression of Interleukin-10 in an autoimmune tolerance model. During her PhD, Laura spent six months as a Research Commercialisation Intern at the University of Bristol.
Laura joined Mewburn Ellis in 2023, having qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2019 and as a European Patent Attorney in 2021.