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Dr Michael Newsome

Patent Assistant

London

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  • CIPA
  • Associate Fellow Advance HE
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  • DPhil
  • MEng Engineering Science, University of Oxford

I joined Boult in 2023, after completing my undergraduate degree in Engineering Science and then a doctorate (DPhil) in Biomedical Engineering.

My DPhil was on the subject of targeted drug delivery to solid tumours, during which I worked with clinicians, chemists, and physicists in a multi-disciplinary lab. Alongside the non-negligible amount of pipetting(!) that came with the research project, I also taught undergraduates topics across civil and mechanical engineering including structural analysis, mechanics of materials, vibrations and heat transfer.

I really enjoyed the variety presented by working with researchers from different disciplines and teaching undergraduates engineering. A career in the patent profession seemed a good choice for me and now I am lucky enough to work with inventors across a number of different fields; every day is unique!

Recent experience

Assisting with patent prosecution before the UKIPO for a large manufacturing company.

Drafting and filing patent applications for clients.

Working with an early-stage start-up to prepare their first UK and International patent applications.

Presenting ‘Lunchtime Learning’ Webinars for Anti-Copying in Design (ACID) on Patents and Registered Designs

Attending Everything Electric and London Packaging Week at the Excel London

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“I have particular expertise in targeted drug delivery, which was the subject of my DPhil – specifically thermosensitive liposomal delivery of a small molecule therapeutic to solid tumours.”
Sector Experience
Energy and Green Technologies
  • Biofuels
  • Clean air
  • Renewables and recycling
  • Water, oil and gas, nuclear, fusion, fission
Materials
  • Nanotechnology
Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • Devices
  • Diagnostic instruments
  • Drug delivery
  • In vitro diagnostics
  • Medtech

I joined Boult in 2023, after completing my undergraduate degree in Engineering Science and then a doctorate (DPhil) in Biomedical Engineering.

My DPhil was on the subject of targeted drug delivery to solid tumours, during which I worked with clinicians, chemists, and physicists in a multi-disciplinary lab. Alongside the non-negligible amount of pipetting(!) that came with the research project, I also taught undergraduates topics across civil and mechanical engineering including structural analysis, mechanics of materials, vibrations and heat transfer.

I really enjoyed the variety presented by working with researchers from different disciplines and teaching undergraduates engineering. A career in the patent profession seemed a good choice for me and now I am lucky enough to work with inventors across a number of different fields; every day is unique!

Recent experience

Assisting with patent prosecution before the UKIPO for a large manufacturing company.

Drafting and filing patent applications for clients.

Working with an early-stage start-up to prepare their first UK and International patent applications.

Presenting ‘Lunchtime Learning’ Webinars for Anti-Copying in Design (ACID) on Patents and Registered Designs

Attending Everything Electric and London Packaging Week at the Excel London

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Relevant Search Terms
Recommended Sites
Suggested Media
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