Overview
Life Sciences & Biotechnology is a vital and rapidly changing field in which we aim to provide a coordinated, superior service to clients and investors. We believe we have achieved this by drawing together practitioners specialising in all aspects of commercial law with one of the region's best and most comprehensive patents, trade marks and designs law and intellectual property practices.

Our life sciences team is expert in private equity, patents, tax and corporate advisory work, and can address the complex commercial and legal implications of developing biotechnology products. Our focus is to be practical and pragmatic in assisting you in navigating the complex issues you might face unlocking the full benefits of the intellectual property you have created.

We can bring a high level of expertise to your life sciences ventures through:  

• our understanding of the environment in which life sciences businesses operate
• our associated patent attorney practice
• our involvement in spin-offs and the structuring of investment in them
• our expertise in dealing with all legal, structural and financing aspects of start up and early stage technology companies, and nurturing them through their evolutionary stages
• our ability to offer you a suite of value-added and innovative technology driven services unmatched by any of our competitors
• a focus on providing value for money where cashflows can be tight.

Our associated patent attorney practice, Freehills Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys, is one of Australia's five major patent attorney firms. Freehills Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys has assisted numerous organisations to grow, manage and exploit their intellectual property portfolios in the chemical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, agricultural and healthcare sectors. Our clients include Neurogen, Transgene SA, Cognis Inc, Amrad, BresaGen Ltd, Northfield Laboratories, the University of Melbourne, Plant Biotechnology Centre of Victoria, Stem Cell Sciences Pty Ltd, Brewtech and AstraZeneca.

Freehills Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys has experts in the relevant technical fields, who are dedicated to the effective and successful management of patent and trade mark portfolios internationally.