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Clients | VC Firms & Investors

We work with a wide range of investment groups helping them understand, quantify, and manage risks associated with forming or investing in a life science venture.

We are steadfast in our approach to help clients make informed investment decisions. For venture capital firms looking to develop a new company based on a novel idea or discovery, we provide an in-depth analysis to assess the areas of greatest commercial impact and advise on comprehensive patent prosecution and trademark strategies.

For investors considering financing or acquiring a company, we conduct critical due diligence on the competitive landscape and the target company’s intellectual property portfolio to ensure they are making an informed investment decision.

Our extensive experience working with investment groups in forming, investing in or acquiring life science ventures, allows us to help investors understand, quantify and manage the risk involved in these transactions.  

We understand the high-risk life sciences investment ecosystem to help clients successfully navigate it.

  • Exploration
  • Launch
  • Growth
Exploration
What we do Exploration Phase

You are searching for science with the potential to meet a significant demand in the marketplace. A clear understanding of the IP landscape is critical to your assessment of each overall opportunity – and where the greatest value can be carved out. Time is critical, and our experience allows us to move with both speed and accuracy.

PPG Helps You
  • Understand, quantify, and manage risks associated with forming (or investing in) a life science venture.
  • Analyze the competitive IP landscape and conduct a whitespace analysis to determine areas of opportunity.
  • Conduct patentability analysis on technologies being considered.
  • Conduct due diligence on any existing intellectual property portfolios being considered.
Next
Launch
What we do Launch Phase

The science is maturing, and marketability appears promising. Your focus shifts to launching a startup on firm footing, developing a proprietary technology platform and making sure that the right team and strategy are in place. You need to know that the IP work is being expertly handled, staking out robust protections that discourage competitors from entering the same space.

PPG Helps You
  • Draft, file, and prosecute platform technology patent applications globally.
  • Assist with in-licensing due diligence and negotiation.
  • Screen IP assets for in-licensing.
  • Coordinate with research institutions and advise on prosecution of licensed patent applications.
Next
Growth
What we do Growth Phase

The company is standing on its own. Your attention turns to growth and long-term success: forging partnerships, ensuring sustainability and uncovering new opportunities.

PPG Helps You
  • Draft, file and prosecute product-specific patent applications globally.
  • Position IP assets in the best light to ensure sell-side success.
  • Assist with due diligence for mergers, acquisitions and partnerships.
  • If the goal is to operate the company long-term, develop an IP strategy to resist aggressive opponents.
  • Leverage industry connections to create new opportunities.
Technologies
Technologies

Technologies

Our experience includes the successful protection of intellectual property in the following fields:

  • Biotechnology
  • Cellular & Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Drug Delivery
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Pharmacology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Stem Cells
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
  • Neuroscience
  • Diagnostic Assays
  • Immunology
  • Physiology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Medical Devices