Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has a prominent life sciences group that is 'trustworthy and consistently produces high-quality work with very quick turnaround'. Led from Cambridge by IP, IT and commercial partner Rachel Bradley, and from Oxford by technology transfer specialist Chris Shelley, the practice provides advice on corporate transactions, employment law, IP and commercial issues. Employment partner Hilary Aldred and commercial property managing associate Giorgia Mayes play key roles in the practice. Bradley recently advised US health technology company Flatiron Health Inc. on data protection and GDPR issues concerning new product offerings.
Testimonials
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‘An exceptional practice with highly qualified partners and associates. Trustworthy and consistently producing high quality work with very quick turnaround.’
‘Rachel Bradley and Alice Kochar are both very approachable, knowledgeable with excellent understanding of the industry, providing a high quality service. Rachel is highly competent, understands the needs of our business and always willing to go above and beyond to provide a highly skilled service in the minimum time possible.’
‘The entire team at Penningtons exhibits exceptional expertise in their respective specialisation. Regardless of the individual we interact with, we consistently receive exceptional service at a fair price. Compared to other practices, we appreciate the swift accessibility to the necessary contacts and the rapid turnaround for required tasks.’
‘Every individual we've engaged with has been profoundly professional, efficient, and straight to the point. There's a clear emphasis on delivering results promptly rather than unnecessarily complicating matters.’
‘Rachel Bradley's previous experience in the pharmaceutical industry gives her a clear and helpful insight into the detailed needs of a fledgling start-up biotechnology company developing a novel pharmaceutical agent.’
Key clients
- The Company of Biologists Limited
- Metrion Biosciences
- Cyocell, (part of Oxford Gene Technology)
- Motor Neurone Disease Association
- Abcam PLC
- Synox Therapeutics
- MitoRx Therapeutics Limited
- Flatiron Health, Inc.
- Crescendo Biologics Limited
- MaMedica Ltd
- Syntherix Limited
- International headache Society
Work highlights
- Advised Motor Neurone Disease Association, a charity focused on improving access to care, research and campaigning for people affected by motor neurone disease, on EU Commission-funded consortium clinical trial agreements, entered into by the charity alongside various academic institutions and biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
- Advised Cytocell/Oxford Gene Technology on commercial contracts for their Cambridge site, including CDAs and master services agreements.
- Advised Flatiron Health is a health technology company, headquartered in the United States, which is an independent affiliate of the Roche Group, on the impact of UK data protection and EU GDPR requirements on Flatiron’s health-tech products and services.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rachel Bradley, Chris Shelley