FICPI // Focus 45 // AI + Life Sciences

Dr Anji Miller s a senior academic engagement partner and director of the LifeArc fellowship programmes.

Anji leads translational training and academic engagement across LifeArc’s translational challenge areas and is the LifeArc Skills Lead for the Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapies with responsibility for advancing the Innovation Hubs’ skills agenda.

A seasoned tech transfer professional, Anji leads both the LifeArc Knowledge Transfer Innovation Fellowship and LifeArc Technology transfer Fellowship programmes and is a board director of AUTM, ASTP, Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and is a member of the BioIndustry Association Cell & Gene Therapy Advisory Committee. An EDI and STEM advocate, she is an active participant in LifeArc’s policy engagement.

Louis-Pierre Gravelle is Partner at Dipchand LLP in Canada and FICPI Deputy Secretary General.

He specialises in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications and providing patentability, validity, infringement and right to manufacture opinions in the fields of electricity, telecommunications, mechanical and information technology. He is a registered patent agent in Canada and in the United States (1998).

Louis-Pierre is involved in due diligence matters and managing patent portfolios. He is also involved in strategic counselling for start-ups, small, medium and large-sized businesses.

A member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Louis-Pierre was called to the Québec Bar in 1995. He is also a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). Louis-Pierre Gravelle is past-chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and past co-president of the Joint Liaison Committee – Patents between the Patent office and IPIC. He is a Councillor for FICPI Canada.

He is listed in the IAM Patents 1000, and has been since 2012. Louis-Pierre is often called upon to speak on a variety of IP-related topics, at local and international conferences and events.