Bettina Hermann
- European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, European Patent Litigator
- Partner
‘To explore, together with a client, how the best IP protection can be obtained is for me the logical next step after an invention has been made.’
Frits Michiels
- Life Sciences
- European and Dutch Patent Attorney
- Valuation specialist
- Partner
Frits Michiels has had an extensive scientific career in both knowledge institutes and biotech companies. From 2004, he was employed as IP manager at Galapagos Genomics BV and subsequently also at other Dutch biotech startups, such as Agendia and Merus. He has worked for V.O. since 2006.
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