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Mark Hofer Esq. Joins PsychoGenics as General CounselHawthorne, New York, June 11, 2002, PsychoGenics Inc, a private biopharmaceutical company, with expertise in the field of behavioral neurobiology, and provider CNS drug discovery solutions to Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies, announces that Mark Hofer, Esq. has joined the Company as General Counsel taking a partial leave of absence to do so from Brown Rudnick Berlack & Israels, a general practice law firm headquartered in Boston with offices in New England, New York and London, where he headed the Firms biotech intellectual property group. Prior to joining the Brown Rudnick Berlack & Israels, Mr. Hofer served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and then Chief Patent Counsel for Genzyme Corporation. Previous to that he was Chief Patent Counsel for Integrated Genetics and Patent Counsel for Johnson & Johnson. He has a bachelor's degree in Biology/Microbiology, a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering and a doctorate in Jurisprudence. He has published and lectured extensively on various intellectual property issues before many organizations and law schools, including the Harvard Law School, in the United States and Europe. "Mark has extensive experience with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. He has devoted much of his work to assisting clients to identify and implement strategies for optimizing market opportunities within the context of a complex patent environment." Said Emer Leahy, Ph.D., President and CEO "We are very fortunate to have Mark on our team. He is a very creative thinker with a track record of outstanding contribution to the companies he represents. Here at PsychoGenics, Mark will play a leading role in business and patent development activities." About PsychoGenics: Back to Top |