Andrea Berenbaum joins Smart & Biggar bringing her patent expertise to Vancouver
Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that Andrea Berenbaum has joined the firm as a senior associate in Vancouver.
Where chemical expertise meets business acumen
Andrea’s practice focuses on chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology patents, and includes the drafting and prosecution of such patents. She provides opinions and conducts due diligence for her clients, which include academic institutions, research hospitals, start-ups and independent inventors across Canada. She also services large corporations and other patent agents in Canada and around the world working in industries like energy, oil and gas, cannabis, food and beverage, agricultural sciences, medical devices and nanotechnology.
Andrea applies the knowledge and experience she gained while working in the laboratories of leading academic researchers to assist clients with the commercialization of chemical and life sciences innovations.
With a combined background in chemistry and visual biomedical communication design, Andrea possesses a thorough understanding of the science underlying her clients’ technological innovations and keeps abreast of the evolving regulatory and patent landscape to ensure clients achieve their business objectives.
A history of excellence and engagement in the sciences
Andrea was a postdoctoral fellow at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany where her research centered on organometallic catalysis. As a graduate student at the University of Toronto, she undertook research in the fields of inorganic, organometallic, materials, and polymer chemistry. Andrea was a lead author for articles published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, and Organometallics. She has also spoken at the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition and the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting. She remains engaged with the chemical community including with mentorship and career-related initiatives.
We are very pleased to welcome Andrea and wish her great success.
Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property law, with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. We are leaders in intellectual property and technology law and have been serving clients for over a century.