Mark Van Eekelen Email & Phone Number

Helmond, Nb, Nl

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

- Involved in all aspects of IP related consultancy, from advising, patent drafting, patent litigation to preparing an IP strategy- Experience in Red, Green and White Biotechnology with a special focus on: Diagnostics, Protein engineering, Antibody technology, Immunology, Therapeutics and therapeutics delivery, and plant technology.- Part of the AOMB Asia desk to maintain and develop contacts with Asian agents and companies- Trained and mentored multiple trainees- Organiser… Show more - Involved in all aspects of IP related consultancy, from advising, patent drafting, patent litigation to preparing an IP strategy- Experience in Red, Green and White Biotechnology with a special focus on: Diagnostics, Protein engineering, Antibody technology, Immunology, Therapeutics and therapeutics delivery, and plant technology.- Part of the AOMB Asia desk to maintain and develop contacts with Asian agents and companies- Trained and mentored multiple trainees- Organiser of business unit meetings- Member of Dutch patent association foreign country council, to provide news and updates of IP related developents abroad to Dutch patent attorneys Show less

Rijswijk, South Holland Province, Netherlands

AOMB is a boutique IP firm located in the Netherlands and founding member of the Aipex Alliance.- Specialized in drafting, prosecution, FTO, opposition and infringement procedures in the fields of biotechnology and life sciences.- Co-responsible for establishing and maintaining contacts with foreign associates in Asia

The Hague Area, Netherlands

AOMB is the Dutch partner of AIPEX. AIPEX is the leading European Intellectual Property (IP) service provider. We cater European IP services to global markets. One single Point of entry, multi-jurisdiction service in Managing European portfolio's.Working directly with AIPEX, one single point of contact, connects you directly to all the attorneys in all the member firms. Our registered office is located in Rotterdam at the World Trade Center.

Warmenhuizen, North Holland Province, Netherlands

Responsible for drafting and prosecution of patent rights for global developments of Bejo Zaden, as well as freedom to operate analysis and IP licensing agreements.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Involved in IP protection in the field of Biotechnology and Life Sciences. Specializing in molecular biology, genomics, antibody technology/therapeutics and tumor biology/treatment.Experience in Patent Drafting, Prosecution, Opposition and Appeal proceedings, as well as FTO analysis.Involved in Europe wide acquisition of clients in the Biotech field.Participating in the SBO training to become a Dutch Patent Attorney and the Deltapatents training to become an European Patent… Show more Involved in IP protection in the field of Biotechnology and Life Sciences. Specializing in molecular biology, genomics, antibody technology/therapeutics and tumor biology/treatment.Experience in Patent Drafting, Prosecution, Opposition and Appeal proceedings, as well as FTO analysis.Involved in Europe wide acquisition of clients in the Biotech field.Participating in the SBO training to become a Dutch Patent Attorney and the Deltapatents training to become an European Patent Attorney. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadaIn the lab of Tony Pawson, I was involved in a project using antibodies targeting the extracellular domains of the Eph receptors, and investigating whether these antibodies can be used as therapeutics to suppress tumor proliferation or metastasis. I participated in developing assays to 1) evaluate antibody affinity and EC50/IC50 values and 2) in vitro and in vivo assays to determine… Show more Postdoctoral Fellow at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadaIn the lab of Tony Pawson, I was involved in a project using antibodies targeting the extracellular domains of the Eph receptors, and investigating whether these antibodies can be used as therapeutics to suppress tumor proliferation or metastasis. I participated in developing assays to 1) evaluate antibody affinity and EC50/IC50 values and 2) in vitro and in vivo assays to determine potency to suppress proliferation / metastasis. Show less

Signal transduction in zebrafish gastrulation

Utrecht Area, Netherlands

Protein tyrosine phosphatases in the zebrafish genome, and their role in gastrulation cell movements.PhD project consisted of the following projects:- identifying and characterizing zebrafish phosphatase genes- the role of RPTPalpha and PTPepsilon in convergence and extension movements in the zebrafish- the role of RPTPalpha in zebrafish heart development- the role of PTP-BL in convergence and extension movements- N-Ras as a new Noonan syndrome gene and its role in… Show more Protein tyrosine phosphatases in the zebrafish genome, and their role in gastrulation cell movements.PhD project consisted of the following projects:- identifying and characterizing zebrafish phosphatase genes- the role of RPTPalpha and PTPepsilon in convergence and extension movements in the zebrafish- the role of RPTPalpha in zebrafish heart development- the role of PTP-BL in convergence and extension movements- N-Ras as a new Noonan syndrome gene and its role in gastrulation cell movementsResults were published in:Developmental Biology:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.02.026PLoS one:http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012573http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035913DMM:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/4/3/393Supervised by Prof. Jeroen den Hertog (group leader) Show less

Greater Boston Area

Neural progenitor cell mediated glioma therapy.In a mouse model we investigated the possibility of using implanted neural progenitor cells expressing a secretable form of TSP1 as a novel therapy for malignant gliomas. We used live imaging to assess tumor growth in NPC / glioma implanted mouse brains.Results were published in Oncogenehttp://www.nature.com/onc/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/onc201075a.html Research performed in Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard… Show more Neural progenitor cell mediated glioma therapy.In a mouse model we investigated the possibility of using implanted neural progenitor cells expressing a secretable form of TSP1 as a novel therapy for malignant gliomas. We used live imaging to assess tumor growth in NPC / glioma implanted mouse brains.Results were published in Oncogenehttp://www.nature.com/onc/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/onc201075a.html Research performed in Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School at the Center of Molecular Imaging Research, supervised by Khalid Shah (group leader). Show less

TAT mediated protein transduction of llama heavy chain nanobodies.Performed at Dept. Molecular Cell Biology, Utrecht University.Supervised by Paul van Bergen en Henegouwen (group leader) and Rob Roovers (Post-doc)

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Cancer Genomics And Developmental Biology

European Qualifying Exams, Patent Law

Deltapatents preparation course for the European /qualifying Exams to become an European Patent Attorney.

Beroepsopleiding Octrooigemachtigden, Intellectual Property Law

Msc, Biomolecular Sciences

Activities and Societies: - Student fraternity Unitas S.R. - Student volleybal club USV Protos

Bsc, Biomedical Sciences

Activities and Societies: Unitas S.R., U.S.V. Protos

Education record

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