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Francesca Guagnini

Francesca Guagnini

European patent attorney
I am a European Patent Attorney with a technical background in Chemistry and Material Science. My greatest strength is finding creative solutions to complex problems. This passion, together with my interdisciplinary research background, enables me to work with clients in a wide range of Chemistry disciplines from process technology to food formulations.

Expertise

  • Chemistry
  • Materials science
  • Process technology
  • Food

Before joining NLO, I completed an MSc in Industrial Chemistry and a PhD in Materials Science at the University of Parma in Italy. After my PhD, I took a position as a postdoctoral researcher at the National University of Ireland. During my academic research career, I focused on several organic materials: polymeric auxetic materials for my MSc, organic crystalline materials for my PhD, and protein-based crystalline materials for my postdoc. Having lived and worked in 3 different countries, I am at ease interacting with people from different backgrounds. 

As a Patent Attorney, I specialise in the field of food chemistry, process chemistry, and material science. At NLO, I can use my scientific knowledge together with my legal expertise to create IP solutions that help clients protect their inventions in the best possible way. 

At NLO, I can use my scientific knowledge together with my legal expertise to create IP solutions that help clients protect their inventions in the best possible way.  

Education

  • PhD in Materials Science, University of Parma (2019)
  • BSc in Chemistry and MSc in Industrial Chemistry, University of Parma (2015)