Kenji TANAKA

has over twentyfour years of patent experience in patent law firms. He has a Bachelor's degree in Applied Chemistry from Hiroshima University, a National University (1975), and specializes in patents relating to organic chemistry and polymer science.

Motozumi YAMADAKI

has a Bachelor's degree in Biochemical Engineering from Osaka University, a National University (1975). He specializes in patents relating to biology, microbiology and biochemistry. Before joining the firm, he was a biochemist at Hitachi Zosen Corporation.

Kaori MAKIUCHI

has a Master's degree in Bioscience from Nara Institute of Science and Technology, a National University (1996), and a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture from Shinshu University, a National University (1994). She specializes in biology.

Reiko MATSUURA

has a Master's degree in Chemistry from Okayama University, a National University (1999). She specializes in organic chemistry.

Masanori MATSUO

has a Master's degree in Agricultual Chemistry from Kyushu University, a National University (1999). He specializes in applied microbiology and molecular biology.

Hideaki MIYAKE

has a Master's degree in Chemistry from Osaka University (2000). He specializes in organometallic chemistry and organic chemistry.

Noriko NAGAMOTO

has a Master's degree in Pharmacy from Osaka University, a National University (2004). She specializes in molecular biology.

Daisuke ISHIKAWA

has a Master's degree in Biotechnology from Osaka University, a National University (2004). He specializes in molecular genetics, molecular biology and chromosomal engineering, particularly with respect to yeast.

Masaaki KANEKO

has a PhD from University of Tokyo (2006) and performed research on isolation and characterization of p38 mutants that are resistant to phosphatases. He specializes in molecular biology, genetics and biochemistry.

Taichi MIYAMOTO

has a Master's degree in engineering from Kyoto University (2007). He specializes in patents related to analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and environmental engineering.

Belinda MOK Yong Sian

graduated with a Master of Biomedical Technology from University of Calgary (2005). She obtained her Bachelor of Science majoring in plant biotechnology from National University of Malaysia-UKM (2004). Prior to joining the Firm in 2008, she was a research/patent officer at the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (2007) and a research associate with Canadian biotech start-up (2005 to 2006). Ms. Mok specializes in patents relating to agricultural chemistry, biotechnology, biochemistry, combinatorial chemistry, cellular & molecular biology, microbiology, neurology, organic chemistry, oncology, pharmaceuticals & recombinant protein expression.

Jessie KANG Nangxi

graduated with a Master of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering) from University of Toronto (2007) and completed a research semester at ETH Zurich focusing on biomembranes. She obtained a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Zhejiang University (2005). Prior to joining the Firm in 2008, Ms. Kang was a research assistant at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto. Ms. Kang specializes in patents relating to biochemistry, biopharmaceuticals, cellular & molecular biology, inorganic chemistry, medical imaging technology, micro-molecular sciences, polymers & pharmaceuticals.

Jennifer Yan MO

graduated with a Master's degree in International Health Management (2007) and Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (2006) from Imperial College of Science Technology & Medicine, University of London. Ms. Mo joined the Firm in 2008 and specializes in patents relating to biochemistry, biotechnology, bioinformatics, cellular & molecular biology, cellular neuroscience, genomics, immunology, microbiology, molecular neurobiology, pharmacology, oncology, organic chemistry, polymers, pharmaceuticals, proteomics & recombinant protein expression.

Corey E. SCHERRER

has a Master of Biotechnology (2007) and a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cell Biology (2006) from Texas A&M University. Mr. Scherrer specializes in patents relating to biochemistry, biotechnology, bioinformatics, biopharmaceuticals, cellular & molecular biology, enzymology, immunology, microbiology, oncology, pharmacology, proteomics, pharmaceuticals, recombinant protein expression & transcriptional analysis.

Harumi Nakanishi

has a Bachelor's degree (2006) and a Master's degree in Engineering (Applied Chemistry) from Osaka University (2008). She specializes in organometallic chemistry and organic chemistry.

Adele CRITCHLEY

has a Master of Immunology and Immunogenetics (2008) and Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology (Honors) (2007) from University of Manchester. She specializes in patents relating to biotechnology, biochemistry, biopharmaceuticals, cellular & molecular biology, diagnostic & therapeutic catheters, endocrinology, genomics, immunology, microbiology, neuropharmacology, pharmacology, pharmaceuticals & pharmacogenics.

Alexander P. HILTON

has a Master of Science in Molecular Medicine, Cranfield University (2008). He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Cellular & Molecular Biology from University of East Anglia (2006). He specializes in patents relating to biochemistry, biotechnology, bioinformatics, cellular & molecular biology, enzymology, glycobiology, genomics, immunology, microbiology, organic chemistry, oncology, pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, proteomics, pharmacogenics, recombinant protein expression & transcriptional analysis.

Christina WEHRLE

obtained her Master of Science in Cancer Angiogenesis from University of Toronto (2008) and her Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Anatomy and Cell Biology from McGill University (2005). She specializes in patents relating to biotechnology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, cellular & molecular biology, diagnostic & therapeutic catheters, genomics, immunology, microbiology, medicinal chemistry, medical devices, oncology, organic chemistry, ophthalmology pharmacology, proteomics , pharmaceuticals, pharmacogenics, recombinant protein expression & transcriptional analysis.

Shinichiro TANAKA

has a Doctorate in Chemistry (2001) from Tohoku University. He was a chemical analyst for an analytical device company (2001 to 2007). He joined the firm as a patent translator in 2009 and has translation expertise in patent documents relating to the fields of organic synthetic chemistry.

Issei KAKINOKIHARA

has a Master's degree in Pharmacy from Kyoto University (2009) and he has a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Nagasaki University (2006). He specializes in organic chemistry.

Takashi KOBAYASHI

obtained a Bachelor's degree (1973), master's degree (1975) and completed a doctoral course (1978) in food science and technology from Kyoto University. He also obtained a PhD of agriculture from Kyoto University (1983). His research was focused on horseradish peroxidase isoenzymes. He specializes in biochemistry, biotechnology, cellular biology and molecular biology.

Katsuhiko NOSE

specializes in organic chemistry and polymer patents. He has over twenty five years R&D experience with a leading Japanese chemical and textile company. In addition to his R&D work, he had assisted in numerous in-house patent prosecution and enforcement projects for over twenty years.

Amber D. ZABARAUSKAS

received her Master of Science - Experimental Medicine, McGill University (2009) and Bachelor of Science - Biology (Honors) Carleton University (2007). She handles patents relating to antimicrobial peptides, biochemistry, biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, cellular & molecular biology, enzymology, genomics, immunology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, monoclonal antibodies, oncology, pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, proteomics, pharmacogenics and recombinant protein expression.

CHOI Heesung

obtained his Master of Science – Biochemistry from Queen’s Cancer Research Institute, Queen’s University (2009) and Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry University of Toronto (2007). He specializes in patents relating to biochemistry, biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, cellular & molecular biology, enzymology, glycobiology, genomics, immunology, microbiology, oncology, pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, proteomics, pharmacogenics, recombinant protein expression and transcriptional analysis.

Trevor WONG Kit Fung

obtained his Master of Science (Applied) Biotechnology (2009) and Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Anatomy and Cell Biology (2008) from McGill University. He specializes in patents relating to biotechnology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biopharmaceuticals, cellular & molecular biology, enzymology, genomics, immunology, microbiology, organic chemistry, pharmacology, proteomics, pharmaceuticals, pharmacogenics, recombinant protein expression & transcriptional analysis.

CHIN Poh Yuen

holds a Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honors), from University of Queensland (2008). She completed her honors thesis on downstream processing of viral vaccine particles at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. Ms. Chin specializes in patents relating to analytical instrumentation, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, cellular & molecular biology, genomics, microbiology, molecular biology, organic chemistry, pharmaceuticals, proteomics & recombinant protein expression.

Ana G. CRISÓSTOMO

obtained her PhD in intracellular molecular imaging (2009) and Master of Science in Analytical Biosciences and Drug Design (2005) from the Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, University of Salford (UK). She received her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Catholic University of Portugal (2003). Prior to joining the Firm in 2010, Dr. Crisóstomo was a post-doctoral researcher at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge. She specializes in patents relating to biochemistry, biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, cellular & molecular biology, glycobiology, enzymology, immunology, microbiology, optics, proteomics, photochemistry, recombinant protein expression, spectroscopy and transcriptional analysis.

LIANG Chenguang

graduated with a Master of Science Engineering (Chemistry) (2010) and Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering Chemistry) (2007) from Queen’s University. He focuses on patents relating to cellular & molecular biology, chemical engineering, coatings, fuels and additives, molecular chemistry, organic chemistry, polymers, physical chemistry, pharmaceuticals & pharmacology.