Lecture by Dr. Luke Buchanan and Dr. Jana Solomun
Published:
On January 19, 2024 at 12:15 p.m. in the ZAF lecture hall, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena Dr. Luke Buchanan und Dr. Jana Solomun from HERTIN & Partner GmbH Berlin on the topic "Patentability of Life Science Inventions: European and US practice in Biopharma and Diagnostics"
Everyone interested ist invited to come!
Dr. Luke Buchanan
Image: HERTIN & Partner BerlinDr. Luke Buchanan
Biography
Luke was admitted to the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2012 and has extensive experience in drafting patent applications, building and managing international patent portfolios, opposition and appeal proceedings with the EPO, and preparing patentability and freedom-to-operate opinions.
After studying at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand (Biochemistry/Genetics, BSc. Hons First Class) and research activities (Molecular Microbiology; AgResearch), Luke Buchanan obtained his PhD (Epigenetics, Analytical Chemistry) at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) and at the Biotechnology Center of the Technical University of Dresden (BIOTEC-TUD).
Technical focus: Molecular diagnostics, antibodies, cell therapy, genetic engineering and gene editing, medicinal chemistry, small molecules, pharmaceutical compounds and formulations, analytical chemistry, proteomics and genomics, and computer implemented inventions in biotech.
Dr. Jana Solomun
Image: HERTIN & Partner BerlinDr. Jana Solomun
Biography
After studying pharmacy at the Free University of Berlin and a research stay at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences in Glasgow, UK, Jana Solomun worked on her PhD at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena. Her doctoral research focused on the development of functional polymer-based materials for gene transport and their biological characterization.
By conducting her doctorate in an interdisciplinary DFG Collaborative Research Center, she also gained diverse insights into a wide range of topics in chemistry, pharmacy and medicine, such as polymer synthesis and the development of new anti-inflammatory agents.
Her research results have been published in numerous scientific publications in renowned journals (Biomacromolecules, Nanoscale, Journal of Nanobiotechnology, International Journal of Pharmaceutics and others).