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Led by Matt McBride, Science IP’s researchers cover a wide range of life sciences sectors. “We cover almost every industry from food science to engineering. Our core is in chemistry and biology—the majority of our work is either small molecule or large molecule chemistry- based work in patents,” he says. By and large, clients are patent attorneys or patent agents, but others including information professionals and inventors come knocking on Science IP’s door too.
T ere are strict requirements for joining the Science IP research team. An advanced degree in a science discipline is a minimum, and the current staff mostly have a Master’s, PhD or library science degree. Several of the 10-strong research team are registered US patent agents.
“WE MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS WHO OUR STAFF ARE AND WHAT THEIR BACKGROUNDS ARE. WE POST THEIR BACKGROUND DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE SO CUSTOMERS CAN CHOOSE WITH WHOM THEY WANT TO WORK.”
“T ey are career information professionals,” says McBride, who has been at the helm for two years. “T ey were also researchers at one point in their career. Most of them have served in industry for many years—both in research and as information professionals—and have now shiſt ed to the point where they are dedicated research professionals.”
T e staff usually work individually, liaising
directly with the customer in similar fashion to an in-house counsel. “Everything is one on one—there is no anonymous inbox or email address,” says McBride. “But within our team we consult if something spans across more than one discipline, for example if we get small molecule work that involves some type of receptor.” In such cases, McBride says, he makes sure the customer is aware that there is more
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