Michael Bech Sommer
Partner, European Patent Attorney
AWA
Personal Profile
European Patent Attorney, Danish Registered Patent Attorney, MSc in
Chemical Engineering and PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Technical
University of Denmark, professional experience: Served as Process
R&D Director at Lundbeck pharmaceutical from 1989 to 2008, responsible for patent strategy and litigation management. Now a Partner at AWA's Denmark office, Head of the Life Sciences & Chemistry team.
Areas of Expertise: Chemistry, Clean Technology & Sustainability,
Food and Beverage, Inorganic Chemistry, Life Sciences, Organic
Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, etc. Professional Memberships & Honors:
Member of the European Qualifying Examination (EQE) Committee, appointed
Expert Consultant by the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court,
elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2000, invited
speaker at the Gordon Research Conference for 15 consecutive years.
