Meet Margaux Billen

Chemistry & agroPharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences

Patent Engineer

margaux.billen@gevers.eu


Brussels, Hasselt
Dutch, English

Experience

Margaux Billen holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry from KU Leuven and completed a joint PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Rega Institute (KU Leuven) and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK). She brings extensive expertise in chemistry and related disciplines, with a strong focus on synthetic organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry, particularly in the context of drug design and discovery.

As a Patent Engineer, Margaux advises and represents clients on a wide range of intellectual property matters, including competitor patent landscapes, licensing agreements, freedom-to-operate analyses, third-party patent validity, infringement issues, patentability assessments, prosecution, oppositions, and nullity actions. She handles cases in both English and Dutch.

Education

  • Joint PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, KU Leuven (Belgium) and University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK), 2025
  • Master of Science in Chemistry, KU Leuven (Belgium), 2020
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, option life sciences, UHasselt (Belgium), 2018

Qualifications

  • Patent Engineer
  •  Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, KU Leuven (Belgium), 2025
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK), 2025

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