Nunez

Vicente Nunez, Ph.D.

Boston

I work with innovators to secure, strengthen, and commercialize their IP through strategic patent prosecution and transaction support.

Dr. Vicente Nunez is a member of the Intellectual Property practice group. He leverages a cross-disciplinary technical expertise to help inventors from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and energy industries to maximize IP portfolio value. Vicente prepares and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications and performs diligence analyses in support of intellectual property asset transactions.   

Education

  • Harvard University, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Neurobiology, 2015-2019
  • University of California, Riverside, Ph.D., Bioengineering, 2015
  • University of California, Riverside, B.S., Bioengineering, 2009  

Languages

  • Spanish

Experience

  • Assisted Sofinnova Partners, Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), Tekla Capital Management, and CTI Life Sciences Fund with Amolyt Pharma’s €130 million Series C funding round*
*Representation prior to joining Foley Hoag.

Other Publications

  • Chow, B. W., Nunez, V., Kaplan, L., Granger, A. J., Bistrong, K., Zucker H. L., Kumar, P., Sabatini B. S., Gu, C. “Caveolae in CNS arterioles mediate neurovascular coupling,” Nature, 579, 106-110 (2020)

Honors & Involvement

HONORS
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NIH)
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate (2023)
INVOLVEMENT
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society
  • Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Native Americans in Science (SACNAS