Soni Basra
Ph.D., B.Sc. (Hons), ARCS
Practice Areas:
Dr. Basra joined df-mp in 2007 and is a member of the firm’s diversified pharmaceuticals and chemistry practice groups. Her scientific background lies in organic, inorganic,
organometallic and medicinal chemistry.
As a patent attorney candidate, she is involved in prosecution, opposition, and infringement matters concerning German and European patents in her areas of specialisation. She has also worked on numerous freedom-to-operate opinions in the pharmaceutical field.
Education and Professional Experience:
1994 – 1998
B.Sc. (Hons) in chemistry from Imperial College, University of London, England
1998 – 2002
Doctorate degree in organometallic chemistry from the University of Bristol, England
(thesis related to the synthesis of novel diphosphine catalysts)
2002 – 2004
Postdoctoral research at the Technical University, Berlin, Germany
(utilizing ring rearrangement metathesis for natural product synthesis)
2004 – 2007
Postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
(small molecule design and synthesis)
Since 2007
Patent attorney candidate at df-mp
Activities and Publications:
- Author and co-author of numerous scientific publications:Publications
