Murgitroyd is delighted to support the IP Inclusive Senior Leaders

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Steven Suèr

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Russell Thom

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Murgitroyd is delighted to support the IP Inclusive Senior Leaders’ Pledge initiative and its stated aim of helping “senior professionals provide visible and active leadership on improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in their organisations.”

Russell Thom, Managing Director of our Patents Group, and Steven Suèr, Director, Patents and Head of Technical Training have all signed the IP Inclusive Senior Leaders' Pledge.

For more information on the IP Inclusive Senior Leaders’ Pledge, please visit the IP Inclusive website.

Meet the authors

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About Steven Suèr

Steven Suèr joined Murgitroyd’s Aberdeen office in 2018 as a Director, having previously worked with several other IP attorney firms,...
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About Russell Thom

Dr Russell Thom specialises in the field of biotechnology, with a focus on peptide-based therapies, nucleic acid-based therapeutics, diagnostic assays and medical devices.He works closely...
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