Partner | Ph.D. MIT, Dipl. Chem. ETH, European and Swiss Patent Attorney
After graduating with a master’s degree in chemistry from the ETH Zürich, Andrea Carreira received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA) on her research in the development of polymers for drug delivery. As a Postdoctoral Research Associate (California Institute of Technology, USA) she gained further research experience in the fields of molecular biology and magnetic resonance imaging. Subsequently, she joined a large US law firm (Los Angeles, USA), where she worked as a patent agent. After a two year stay in the patent department of a large pharmaceutical company (Basel, CH), she joined a Zurich patent and trademark law firm where she was advising and supporting clients in various patent issues for 10 years (including drafting and prosecution of patent applications and supplementary protection certificates, opinions, litigation work). Andrea Carreira joined RENTSCH PARTNER as a patent attorney in November 2012.
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office
Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle
Swiss Association for Intellectual Property Law
Mitteleuropäische Gesellschaft für Regulatory Affairs
Association of European Patent Attorneys in Switzerland (private practise)
Association of Swiss Patent and Trademark Attorneys
4. Aufl., Bern 2021
Life Science Recht Nr. 2, 2018, S. 136 ff. (Link zum Beitrag)