On 1 July 2025, J A Kemp promoted four patent attorneys to Associate.
Pip Carr
Pip joined the firm as a trainee patent attorney in 2019. She has
particular interest in molecular and cellular biology, including
applications relating to infectious diseases and cardiac and
respiratory diseases. Pip holds a BA in Biological Natural Sciences
from the University of Cambridge, where she specialised in
developmental and disease biology. She also undertook a summer
research project on phage therapy at the University of Leicester.
She went on to complete a PhD at the University of Sheffield, using
zebrafish models to study the molecular mechanisms underlying
respiratory vascular diseases. Her research involved CRISPR gene
editing, fluorescent microscopy and computational data
analysis.
Dan Hilton
Dan handles global prosecution for a range of patent portfolios and
has experience drafting patent applications across diverse subject
matter, including recombinant enzymes, vaccines, peptide
therapeutics and antibodies. Before joining the firm in 2020, Dan
graduated from the University of Oxford with a first class degree
in Biochemistry. His Master's project at the William Dunn
School of Pathology investigated the cellular mechanisms regulating
RNA processing in eukaryotes. During his studies, he received
several academic awards, including a Titley Scholarship, and
undertook summer research at the Francis Crick Institute on hepatic
tumour metabolism.
Sam Parry
Sam first joined J A Kemp in 2020 and returned in 2024 after a
period at another leading intellectual property firm. His
experience spans a broad range of biotechnological subject matter,
with particular focus on gene therapies, antibodies and immunology.
Sam holds a Master's degree in Molecular and Cellular
Biochemistry from the University of Oxford. His studies covered a
range of areas including genetics, cell biology, metabolism,
macromolecular structure and DNA/RNA biology. He was awarded the Dr
Maurice Carstairs Jones-Mortimer Prize for outstanding academic
merit. During his time at university, he conducted research at
Imperial College London on DNA-binding protein interactions, and
his final year project focused on detecting cohesin loading onto
DNA using an in vitro assay
Alexandra Yates
Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) from the
University of Sheffield, where she gained distinction in Student
Selected Components and was awarded the Knowelden Essay Prize. Her
medical training covered a broad range of specialties, including
cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and neurology. She
completed specialised projects in reconstructive plastic surgery,
cardiac surgery, and ophthalmology and undertook a prestigious
elective placement in a plastic surgery department in Cape Town,
South Africa. She joined the firm as a trainee patent attorney in
2020. She also holds an undergraduate degree in Biomedical
Engineering and Clinical Materials from Queen Mary University of
London, with expertise in tissue mechanics, computational
modelling, surgical electronics, and tissue engineering. Her
research focused on developing a novel computational modelling
protocol to link skull microstructure to deformation mechanics in
craniofacial trauma.