Christian Frantz

IP Manager at SOTIO

Prague, Czechia

About

• more than 10 years of experience in Intellectual Property in Biotechnology/Pharma • Responsible for the company’s patent portfolio related to antibodies, ADCs, cellular therapies including drafting, filing, prosecution, defence and enforcement of patents • Responsible for the company’s trademark portfolio • Opposition proceedings in Europe • IP due diligence for collaborations/licences and acquisitions • License agreements, MSAs, MTAs, CDAs and contract negotiations • Freedom to operate evaluations • IP evaluation and database searches • Implementation of the remuneration scheme according to Czech law • Contact person for internal research groups, member of core teams related products in development • Implementation of a publication release process • Internal seminars on intellectual property law

Experience

  • IP Manager at SOTIO Biotech a.s.
    Jan 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 7 mos

  • Associate Specialist at UCSF Medical Center
    Mar 2008 - Jul 2012 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    - Lab manager and Senior Scientist - 3D cell culture, extracellular matrix remodeling, use and development of biomaterials. - Cell Biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, microscopy - Oncology, cell migration, cell polarity. - Study of signal transduction: Rho GTPases and Arf6 GTPase.

  • Postdoctoral fellow at UCSF
    Apr 2002 - Mar 2008 · 6 yrs

    - cell migration, signal transduction, polarity - Rho GTPases, actin cytoskeleton polymerization, - intracellular pH, pH sensing protein

  • graduate student at University of Lausanne
    1998 - 2002 · 4 yrs

    PhD in Cell Biology