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Vicky Clark

Consultant Solicitor

England & Wales

020 3319 3700

vicky.clark@keystonelaw.co.uk

Vicky is a life sciences lawyer who specialises in commercial intellectual property matters. She has over twenty years of experience drafting, negotiating and advising on agreements associated with the development, transfer and exploitation of technology, materials and data in the life sciences sector.  Vicky’s expertise includes advising on collaboration agreements, research and development agreements, services agreements, assignment agreements, manufacturing agreements and patent and know-how licensing agreements.  

Drawing upon her scientific background, Vicky works with her clients’ scientific and commercial teams, assisting with the development, protection and exploitation of their biotechnology inventions, materials and know-how.  Vicky is familiar with the complex legal and commercial issues that arise in relation to cutting edge life sciences innovation such as antibodies, cell lines, cell therapies, gene therapies, gene sequencing and gene edited organisms, including in the context of their use as research tools, diagnostics and medicines.  Her clients include individuals, research organisations and private and listed companies. 

Expertise

Vicky advises innovators (including scientists, research organisations and pharmaceutical and biotech companies) on agreements relating to their technology – including research and development agreements, collaboration agreements, services agreements (for example with contract research organisations), manufacturing agreements (for chemicals and biologicals) and patent and know-how licensing agreements. 

Experience

  • Advising a gene therapy delivery company on its research collaboration with a US public benefit corporation 
  • Developing a suite of standard form agreements for a major pharmaceutical manufacturer, including agreements relating to the manufacture of biologicals and biosimilars 
  • Acting for an innovator antibody company in relation to its research and development collaborations with third party companies and academic institutions 
  • Acting for a variety of companies in relation to agreements relating to biobanks – including in relation to depositing and accessing biological samples and exploiting the results of access 

Vicky specialises in advising on the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements relating predominantly to patents, know-how/trade secrets and biological materials, including licences, assignments, collaboration and technology evaluation agreements. 

Experience

  • Advising a biotechnology company on the exclusive worldwide licensing of its patented, platform, drug delivery technology to a major pharmaceutical company 
  • Advising a synthetic plant biology company on its collaboration and licensing agreements relating to its patented gene editing technology 
  • Representing the proprietor of an established hormone-based therapy on the negotiation and completion of a worldwide exclusive commercialisation licence, including rights to product licences, know-how and trademarks 
  • Creating and keeping updated a suite of template commercial agreements for an epigenetic diagnostic company, including its confidentiality agreement, material transfer agreement, master collaboration agreement and standard terms and conditions for high throughput sales of RUO and diagnostic kits 

Vicky is a life sciences lawyer who advises on agreements relating to the research, development and exploitation of innovation within the biotechnology sector, including material transfer agreements, technology evaluation agreements, collaboration agreements, services agreements, research and development agreements, manufacturing agreements and patent and know-how licensing agreements. 

Experience

  • Advising a cancer diagnostics business on its commercial agreements relating to the research, development and licensing of its proprietary assays 
  • Advising an innovative diagnostics company on a suite of significant agreements relating to the research, development and exploitation of its epigenetic biomarker technology 
  • Advising a biotechnology company on a worldwide licensing agreement with a major pharmaceutical company in relation to its proprietary antibody for the treatment and diagnosis of disease 
  • Advised an innovative, virtual biotechnology company developing small molecule inhibitors for the treatment of disease on its outsourcing agreements with CROs and manufacturers 
  • Advising a biotechnology company on its collaborations with universities and other academic institutions throughout the world, including advice on accessing valuable biological samples and clinical data 
  • Advising an innovative company on cell line licences required for the development of its proprietary biological medicines 
  • Advising a research organisation on its collaborations with universities and commercial partners, including use of standard form Lambert agreements to achieve speedy agreements 
  • Advising an alternative alcohol development company on agreements required to access medicinal chemistry services and exploit compound libraries 

Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.

Recognition

Recognised in Chambers UK for Life Sciences: Transactional 2022 – 2027

Acknowledged by Chambers 2025 for advising on research, licensing and collaboration agreements. Her clients include an array of emerging companies working at the forefront of innovation in the sector. 

Recognised by The Legal 500 for Life Sciences and Healthcare 2025 

Recognised by Best Lawyers (UK) for Life Sciences 2023-2025 

“We are really pleased with her representation, and we continue to work with her.”

Chambers UK 2027

Vicky qualified as a solicitor in 1997. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2010, she worked at the following firms: 

  • Bristows 
  • Ashurst Morris Crisp  

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