Chemistry & Biotechnology

We represent a diverse array of clients in a wide range of chemically and biologically related technical fields. Several of our practitioners have advanced degrees and/or industry or research experience in chemical, biological and materials science disciplines. Our practice in this area leverages our expertise in other technical fields to enable us to provide effective representation to clients in connection with interdisciplinary technologies, in particular chemo- and bioinformatics and electrochemistry. Some principal areas of our chemistry/biotech practice are:

A. Life Sciences

Synthetic organic chemistry, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, anitbodies and antibody therapeutics, biologics, cytogenics, directed evolution, drug delivery systems, E-healthcare, gene therapy, genomics/pharmacogenomics, immunology, vaccines, lab on chip technology, medical imaging, micorarray technology, molecular computers, opthamology, oncology, pharmaceuticals, proteomics, stem cells, tissue engineering, transgenic organisms, veterinary medicine and drug discovery.

Representative Clients:

Chiron Corporation, University of California, Genentech, Abbott Laboratories, Ivax

B. Electrochemistry

Advanced electrochemical power supplies and generators including batteries, capacitors and fuel cells.

Representative Clients:

PolyPlus Battery Company, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

C. Bioinformatics/Chemoinformatics

The application of sophisticated database of other software technology in biological and chemical research and development, particularly in genomics and drug discovery.

Representative Client:

Maxygen

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