Background
Philippa joined Dehns Oxford in September 2025 as a Trainee Patent Attorney working in the Technology, Software, and Engineering Group. She graduated from the University of Oxford with a DPhil in Materials. Her research focused on Optical Microcavity-Enhanced Fluorescence for Single-Molecule Detection of Explosives, where she built and characterised an optical microcavity sensing platform paired with an immunofluorescent assay, capable of selective and sensitive detection of target explosive species at the single-molecule level.
Type of clients and client work
Philippa works with clients of all sizes, ranging from small individual inventors to large multinational corporations.
Expertise
Philippa works on a wide variety of technologies in both physical sciences and engineering.
Qualifications and Memberships
- Student Member of CIPA (Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys)
Higher Education
DPhil Materials Science, University of Oxford (2025): Optical Microcavity-Enhanced Fluorescence for Single-Molecule Detection of Explosives.
MSc. Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience, University of Oxford (2020): Investigating the Effect of Lamotrigine on fMRI Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Volunteers with Mood Instability.
MPhys (Hons) Physics, University of Leeds (2018): Characterising the Mechanical Properties of Theranostic Microbubbles using AFM.
Department
mechanical engineering