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Trainee Patent Attorney
Life Sciences
Bristol
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Read our law and practice guidesNicola is a patent technical assistant in the firm's Life Sciences group.
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Background
Nicola obtained a BSc Biochemistry at Imperial College London, before going on to complete her MSc in Translational Neuroscience.
Her bachelor’s project involved using computational drug discovery techniques (molecular docking and 3D QSAR) to optimise a small molecular inhibitor for MsbA, an essential bacterial protein
Hermaster’s project focused on how diabetes and obesity influence neurodegenerative processes in Alzheimer’s disease.
Nicola joined Mewburn Ellis in 2026.