Marijke joined V.O. in 2009, She advises clients on the protection of intellectual property in all areas of life sciences, primarily in biochemistry, biotechnology and molecular biology.
She studied pharmacy at the University of Groningen. After graduation in 2004, Marijke performed doctoral research (PhD) in the field of cardiovascular disease at LeidenUniversity, for which she obtained the PhD degree in 2010.
Marijke is also supervisor of the search department of V.O.
Working experience
Patent Attorney, V.O.( 2009-present)
Education
PhD in Biopharmaceutical sciences, Leiden University (2010)
MSc in Pharmacy, University of Groningen with a specialization in pharmaceutical biology (2004)
Professional & Community Activities
Member of examination committee Platform Formalities Officers (PFO)
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