Victoria Henson-Apollonio

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Victoria Henson-Apollonio
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Central Advisory Service for Intellectual Property (CAS-IP), CGIAR
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v [dot] henson-apollonio [at] cgiar [dot] org
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Senior Scientist and Manager of CAS-IP since its creation in 2000. Her unique background combines both scientific and academic achievement with real-life IP expertise. She has many years practical experience as a patent agent and as a technology transfer (TT) and patent specialist at the Argonne National Laboratory and as a tenured member of the faculty of the Department of Biology at Purdue University, USA. This overlap of scientific and legal skills makes her exceptionally well placed to offer advice on IP and TT issues in agriculture. A graduate from the University of Florida’s College of Agriculture (Major in Animal Science), Victoria holds a PhD in Pathology (College of Medicine; University of Florida) and is a registered U.S. Patent Agent.