Personalia: Annemieke Kooy en Sofie van der Meulen

Axon Lawyers, an Amsterdam based boutique law firm that specifically targets the life sciences sector, announces the hire of two new lawyers with a view to expanding its practice in the biopharmaceutical, medical devices and food sectors.

Annemieke Kooy joins Axon from BarentsKrans lawyers where she practiced in intellectual property with a focus on medicinal products. Among other things she has specific advisory and litigation expertise relating to supplementary protection certificates and was involved in regulatory proceedings regarding marketing authorisations for several blockbuster medicinal products.

Sofie van der Meulen has a background in public administration and as a regulatory / legal consultant in the life sciences sector. She has specific experience in EU and Dutch law regulatory advice and litigation relating to food, biocides and medical devices.

Axon Lawyers believes in sharing as much knowledge with clients as it can by means of free quarterly client seminars, trainings, blogs and social media. That strategy was recognised by the award of the „Gouden Zandloper“ 2013, the prize for the most innovative law firm in the Netherlands, with special recognition of its social media policy (hier)

The next Axon seminars will take place on June 12, 2013 (recent developments in intellectual property) and on September 18, 2013 (advanced therapy medicinal products, clinical trials and data protection).