Allen NORRIS, UCB Pharma SA

Allen E. Norris, M.A. (Cantab) is Vice President and Head Group IP at UCB Pharma SA in Brussels having previously held positions in IP and Licensing with NOVARTIS and its predecessor organisations in Switzerland and the United States in the Pharmaceutical, Agrochemical, Seeds and Plant Biotechnology areas.

Mr. Norris is a Chartered British Patent Agent, a European Patent Attorney and a US Patent Agent. He is presently President of LES Benelux. Mr. Norris also sits on EFPIA’s Intellectual Property Policy Committee, Business Europe’s Working Group on Patents and is a former Chair of the U.S. Biotech Industry Organisation (BIO) - Intellectual Property Committee.