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Jeff.Holman@madderns.com.au
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Name:Jeff Holman
Position:Senior Associate, Registered Patent & Trade Marks Attorney
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons), PhD
Expertise/Technology Areas:
Chemistry, Polymers and Materials science, pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, biotechnology
Memberships:
Fellow – IPTA
Chartered Chemist
Member – RACI
Member – American Chemical Society
Profile:
Jeff is a registered Australian and New Zealand patent attorney with over 10 years experience in chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, polymers, materials, nanotechnology, and medical device patents.

Prior to moving into intellectual property, Jeff was an experienced research scientist who majored in inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and geology. He completed a PhD with a focus on synthetic organic chemistry and then held a number of post-doctoral research positions involving, amongst other things, research into the isolation, synthesis and biological screening of anti-neoplastic peptides in the Cancer Research Institute at Arizona State University, research on synthetic steroid derivatives at the Australian National University, drug labelling and clearance studies in the pharmacy department of an Adelaide hospital, as well as antisense oligonucleotide synthesis at The University of Adelaide. During his time as a research scientist, Jeff was the recipient of several awards and the results of his research have been published in numerous scientific publications.

Jeff's practice involves drafting, obtaining, and enforcing patent rights for Australian and overseas clients as well as providing strategic research, patent portfolio and management advice.

Jeff is a Fellow of the Institute of Patent & Trademark Attorneys, a Chartered Chemist, and a member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and American Chemical Society.

Outside of work, Jeff enjoys participating in various sports, travelling, and touring South Australia's wine regions in search of good wine.
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