Bjorn, Thomas
Bjorn, Thomas - Consultant Solicitor & cand. jur. (Denmark)

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Location: London

Specialism: Commercial

Bjorn, Thomas

Introduction

Thomas Bjorn is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. He has a Danish background and a law degree from the University of Copenhagen and has worked in private legal practice in Denmark after his qualification as a Danish advokat.

Thomas has worked in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries in England and Switzerland and has wide experience in providing corporate and commercial advice to life science companies. He specialises in intellectual property and in negotiating and drafting commercial agreements for biotech and pharmaceutical clients including licensing agreements, research and development agreements, manufacturing and distribution agreements.

Education
  • Candidatus juris, University of Copenhagen
Industry sectors
  • Intellectual property and technology law
  • Life sciences
  • Competition law
  • Healthcare and Medical law
  • Regulatory affairs
  • Data protection law
  • Public sector law
Work experience includes
  • Advising a world leading Danish provider of mobile roaming systems on the transfer and outlicensing of roaming technology to India.
  • Advising one of Denmark’s leading manufacturers of industrial control systems on technology transfer and establishment of a joint venture in India.
  • Advising a leading Swiss manufacturer of plasma derivatives on international licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreements.
  • Advising a major public health organisation on intellectual property and corporate and commercial aspects of its activities.
  • Advising world leading cell line and culture collections on protection and commercialisation of intellectual property and on terms and conditions of use.
  • Negotiating and drafting agreements for the transfer and licensing of technologies ranging from early stage technology to established pharmaceutical products.
  • Negotiating and drafting agreements relating to research and development, including clinical trials involving pharmaceutical companies, public sector organisations and universities.

His experience also includes extensive collaboration with law firms in India and he has been involved in establishing a number of high profile joint ventures, collaborations and technology transfers between Scandinavian and Indian companies.

Previous Employment
  • Octapharma AG
  • O.P. Khaitan & Co.
Professional memberships
Languages
  • Danish, mother tongue
  • English, fluent
  • Swedish, fluent
  • German, working knowledge