Carina specialises in licensing, development and commercialisation of IP, spin-out company formation and commercial contracts. She has a long standing relationship with the University of Glasgow having advised it for nearly 12 years during which she has spent time on secondment to its Research & Enterprise Office. During that time Carina advised the University of Glasgow on its innovative 25 year partnership agreement with IP2IPO and has advised the University of Glasgow on the formation of more than 25 spin-out companies.
Carina also regularly advises other universities including Dundee University and UCL Business plc, the technology transfer arm of University College London, and University spin-out and start up companies. She is a regular speaker on training courses on academic technology transfer and spin out company formation.
Carina has particular expertise in life sciences, having specialised in this area for the past 9 years. She has advised clients on strategically important agreements with large pharmaceutical, diagnostics and medical device companies and on regulatory issues relating to medicines, medical devices, clinical trials, human tissue and MHRA inspections. She also advises on product disposals and acquisitions, in and out-licensing, large scale clinical trials, co-development and collaboration agreements, and manufacturing, supply, marketing and promotional agreements.