Claire Irvine’s practice lies principally in the life sciences field. She has special expertise in all aspects of biotechnology patenting, including gene-related and immunology-related inventions. Her experience includes handling high-profile patent applications in the fields of genetic diagnostics and synthetic biology, which have been the subject of considerable interest and comment beyond patent professionals. She has worked with major corporations, universities and research institutes as well as small companies on areas such as gene-editing, biologic therapeutics and T-cell technologies.