Sofia Santos, PhD

Dr. Sofia Santos assists Choate’s life sciences clients by utilizing her broad scientific expertise in the chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical fields toward the practice of patent prosecution, global portfolio management, client counseling, IP strategic transactions, and due diligence projects.

Sofia uses her multi disciplinary understanding of the life sciences, patent law, and strategic intellectual property issues to help a wide range of early stage to established biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients to grow and protect the value of their strategic IP portfolios. Sofia has particular expertise in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals including small molecule therapeutics, chemical processes, therapeutic antibodies and multi specific binding proteins, cell and gene therapy, and microbiology.

Education & Credentials

Suffolk University
JD, 2023
University Lisbon
PhD, 2016
Pharmaceutical Sciences
University Lisbon
Masters, 2011
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Admissions

Massachusetts

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office