Dr Paul Waldron was a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. He is currently working as a European and UK Patent Attorney at Elkington and Fife LLP in London, specialising in Life Sciences. He works with a range of clients active in the fields of industrial biotechnology and medical devices, as well as pharmaceutical areas including antibodies, nucleic acid vaccines, and cellular therapies. Previously, he worked as a Trainee Patent Attorney in the Chemistry and Life Sciences group at Keltie LLP in London. Before this he studied for a PhD at University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology, where his research focused on developing therapies for restoring vision in retinal diseases, by transplanting new light-sensitive cone cells into mouse retinas. Previously, he studied Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, where he specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience.
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