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We have

the expertise

We have the right expertise when you need it. We help our clients maximise the value of their brands, technologies and designs.
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We know

your sector

Our teams work across multiple sectors and have a deep understanding of the latest trends and challenges facing businesses. This enables us to be your trusted advisers.
Scaleup Quarter
For every

growing business

By their very nature, startup and scaleup businesses are at the frontline of innovation. Regardless of your industry or the lifecycle stage you are at, in order to protect the breakthrough that you have worked so hard to create and develop, a crucial step is preventing your competitors from taking advantage of your innovation.
- Visit our microsite
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the right people

Our people are experts in their field who have deep, practical and hands-on experience. We take the time to really understand our clients and their business so we can provide commercial, jargon-free advice.
- Our people
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Alex Elder

Technical assistant

Trainee patent attorney

BA, MSci, PhD

Alex joined the life sciences team at Mathys & Squire after completing a PhD and postdoctoral research fellowship.

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Alex spent five years as a postdoctoral research associate at Newcastle University working in cancer research. His work involved understanding the development of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, with a particular focus on the involvement of cancer stem cells.

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Having graduated with a master’s degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in biochemistry, from the University of Cambridge, Alex went on to do a PhD at Queen Mary University which focused on understanding the role of polycomb group epigenetic regulators in liver development.

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Life sciences & chemistry

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