Jes Steengaard Hoedt

European Patent Attorney

MSc Molecular Medicine, PhD Molecular Biology

Jes is part of our Life Science & Chemistry team, where he contributes with his extensive expertise, particularly within antibody and protein technology, vaccines, stem cells, and cancer and immunotherapies.

Jes has considerable experience in all aspects of IP, including patentability assessments, preparing and handling patent applications, freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses, patent monitoring, infringement analyses and due diligence. This makes him a highly competent advisor. In particular, he advises universities, spin-outs and established companies on how to use intellectual property rights as a profitable part of their business.

With an interdisciplinary Master’s degree in Molecular Medicine and a PhD in Molecular Biology from Aarhus University, Jes has a solid background within both the health and natural sciences. He has a deep understanding of fundamental molecular mechanisms and disease development and has conducted research into the regulation of RNA translation and transport proteins involved in the formation of myelin sheaths in the central nervous system. In addition, he has significant experience with the generation of transgenic experimental animals, cell work, and advanced microscopy techniques.

Jes has been part of Plougmann Vingtoft since 2022. Before this, he worked for another leading IP firm.