Women of Wrays

  + Patent & Trade Marks Attorney & Lawyer + Biochemist + Wine Connoisseur & Collector     What drew you to study STEM? I did very well in science and maths at high school in the seventies and had good results. At that stage, my plan was to study medicine, but at the time there was only one medical …

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Women of Wrays

  + Patent & Trade Marks Attorney + Biochemist + Avid Sailor     What drew you to study STEM My Dad. From as long as my childhood memory serves, my father was always sharing with me the science behind the vegetables we grew in our backyard, how the animals we kept as pets were born, lived and died (we …

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Women of Wrays

  + Lawyer + Molecular biologist + Identical Twin     What drew you to study STEM? I have always been curious about how things work, and I have loved science for as long as I can remember. My Dad was a neuroscientist and my twin sister, Sarah, also studied science at school and university, so a love for science …

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Women of Wrays

  + Patent & Trade Marks Attorney + Physical & Inorganic Chemist + Chef Extraordinaire     What drew you to study STEM? My high school encouraged anyone, regardless of gender, who was bright and capable to do STEM subjects. English was actually my best subject at the time but my final Year 12 studies were very STEM heavy: Maths …

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Women of Wrays

  + Patent & Trade Marks Attorney + Molecular Microbiologist + Backyard Farmer     What drew you to study STEM As a biologist, I always found the processes and interactions in nature really interesting. Even as a child, I was fascinated by how so many strands fit together in the jigsaw of life. Was working in IP always part …

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Women of Wrays

  + Trade Marks Attorney + Lawyer + Enthusiastic SUP’er     Was working in IP always part of your career plan, or was it something that presented to you during your journey? It wasn’t a plan per say, but it seems that I was always destined for a career within intellectual property.  Although I didn’t follow the STEM career path, …

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Women of Wrays

  + Lawyer + Tech Enthusiast + Table-top Gamer     Was working in IP always part of your career plan, or was it something that presented to you during your journey? When I was a kid, I wanted to be an inventor or a magician. At the time I naturally considered them to be quite different, but I am …

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Women of Wrays

+ Technical Assistant + Chemical Engineer + Opacarophile     What drew you to study STEM? It was always something I enjoyed and was good at when I was at school, and I’ve continued to be drawn in since. I was lucky enough to be channelled into STEM at an early stage in my education and found it natural and …

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Protecting your MedTech IP

Are you pivoting your MedTech technology, using artificial intelligence, or working in a collaboration? In this IP in Focus Webinar, Wrays’ Bindhu Holavanahalli and Dr Phil Burns will share their IP tips to ensure your MedTech technology and ownership is protected during your innovation journey and through to commercialisation. From understanding what can, and should be patented, to learning about …

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Patent Strategies for Pharmaceuticals

We know that when you are innovating in the pharmaceutical industry, it is important to work efficiently whilst ensuring your product or process is safe. This is equally important whilst patenting your innovation. So, how do you make the process of patenting pharmaceutical innovation in Australia and New Zealand streamlined and cost-effective? In this webinar, Dr Penelopy Farbey and Dr …

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