Marciano

Yaron Marciano

Patent Agent
New York

As a chemist, I leverage my technical expertise to help clients develop their patent portfolios.

Yaron Marciano is a Patent Agent with a Ph.D. in nanoscience and medicinal chemistry. His technical expertise spans peptide assemblies, drug delivery, and metal-based drugs. 

Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Yaron earned his Ph.D. at the CUNY Graduate Center, under the co-supervision of Prof. Maria Contel and Prof. Rein Ulijn. His dissertation focused on the use of supramolecular peptide assemblies as delivery vehicles for hydrophobic anti-cancer agents. 

Since joining Foley Hoag in 2023, Yaron has gained patent prosecution experience in domestic and international cases on behalf of a diverse set of clients. Yaron has worked on various technologies including:
  • novel small molecules
  • lipid nanoparticles
  • carbon capture technologies
  • novel materials
  • natural products

Education

  • CUNY Graduate Center Ph.D., M. Phil., Chemistry, 2023
  • Brandeis University, B.A., Chemistry, 2017
     

Other Publications

  • Marciano, Y., Nayeem, N., Dave, D., Ulijn, R.V., Contel, M. N-Acetylation of Biodegradable Supramolecular Peptide Nanofilaments Selectively Enhances Their Proteolytic Stability for Targeted Delivery of Gold-Based Anticancer Agents. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2023, 9, 6, 3379–3389.

Honors & Involvement

INVOLVEMENT 
  • American Chemical Society (2017-Present)