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Blijke Kroezen

Blijke Kroezen

  • Chemistry
  • Life Sciences
  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
  • Senior Associate

Blijke Kroezen studied chemistry at the university of Groningen. For her Master’s research she worked on the development of novel medicines for malaria and tuberculosis. She particularly enjoyed the multidisciplinary character of the research project and therefore decided in 2013 to pursue a PhD at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Basel.

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In 2017, Blijke obtained her PhD summa cum laude and in the same year she started as a trainee patent attorney at V.O. She advises on IP matters in the fields of chemistry and life sciences, with an emphasis on food technology, medical technology, process technology and polymers. Blijke is primarily involved in drafting patent applications, prosecution in various jurisdictions, European oppositions and third party rights analysis.

In her capacity as European Patent Litigator, Blijke is allowed to act as UPC representative.

Working experience

  • Patent Attorney, V.O. (May 2021-present)
  • Trainee Patent Attorney, V.O. (2017-2021)

Education

  • MSc in Chemistry, University of Groningen (2012)
  • PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel (2017)

Publications

  • Kroezen, B.S., Conti G., Girardi, B., Cramer, J. Jiang, X, Rabbani, S., Müller, J., Kokot, M., Luisoni, E., Ricklin, D., Schwardt. O., Ernst, B., ChemMedChem, 2020, 15, 1706-1719.
  • Masini, T., Pilger, J., Kroezen, B. S., Illarionov, B., Lottmann, P., Fischer, M., Griesinger C. and Hirsch, A. K. H., Chemical Science, 2014, 5, 3543-3551.
  • Masini, T., Kroezen, B.S., Hirsch, A.K.H., Drug Discovery Today, 2013, 18, 1256-1262.

Languages

  • Dutch
  • English
  • German

 

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