Dr Simone Vink
Principal
Patent Attorney
Areas of Expertise/Sector
PatentsChemistryBiotechnologyPatent Drafting, Filing & ProsecutionAgribusiness & Food TechnologySimone is a patent attorney within the life sciences group, where she specialises in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications in a range of areas including pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, agrochemistry, biotechnology and biochemistry.
Simone also provides advice on patent strategy and portfolio management, in addition to patent validity and infringement.
Prior to commencing her career as a patent attorney, Simone completed her PhD at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland, where her research focused on the functional and structural characterisation of bioactive peptides in animal venoms. Her postdoctoral research at a multinational biotechnology company involved the synthesis and functional characterisation of orally stable peptide therapeutics and resulted in several patents.
Simone also holds a Bachelor of Biotechnology (Drug Design and Development) with First Class Honours from The University of Queensland.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Biotechnology (Hons) (Drug Design and Development), The University of Queensland, 2004-2007
Doctorate of Philosophy (Biochemistry), The University of Queensland, 2008-2012
Memberships
AusBiotech
Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ)
Life Sciences Queensland
Institute of Patent And Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA)