My main interest is in distilling the inventive spark from new inventions, protecting the concept in written patent applications. I also enjoy thinking alongside the inventors in designing new experiments or projects to strengthen the IP position. My 13-year academic career has given me hands-on experience in all corners of chemical biology – experience I still use every day.
I studied chemistry and life sciences in Nijmegen, and have done research at the ETH in Zürich, the ENS in Paris, and the Institut Curie cancer hospital in Paris. The reference to a rules set at the start of this profile was intentional: when I’m not working I enjoy games that generally have more rule books than board pieces.