Scott McKellar

Principal Consultant & Head Of Scotland Office at Wellspring (IP Pragmatics Ltd)

Scott McKellar serves as Principal Consultant and Head of the Scotland Office at Wellspring (IP Pragmatics Ltd) since October 2016, leading market scoping and IP landscaping projects with a focus on commercial opportunities, value proposition analyses, strategic business positioning, and route-to-market recommendations. Prior to this role, Scott held various positions at The University of Edinburgh, including Postdoctoral Research Fellow, where the research centered on pressure-tuning interactions in flexible porous frameworks and molecule-based magnets. Additional experience includes a stint as a Visiting Researcher at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre and MSD, as well as working as a Quality Control Analyst at Elementis Global. Scott holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pharmaceutical Sciences and an MSci in Chemistry, both from the University of Strathclyde.

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Wellspring (IP Pragmatics Ltd)

Now part of the Wellspring Worldwide family! Since we were founded in 2001 (as IP Pragmatics) we have helped Universities, growing SMEs, Public Sector Research Establishments and companies to create and realise value from their intellectual property assets. Our team has over 65 years´ experience of providing specialist intellectual property advice and business development assistance. Our in-depth technical, commercial and IP knowledge and experience stems from research and industry backgrounds across human & veterinary health, agriculture & food and environmental technology. Our value creation services across the life sciences and related technology sectors include: Intellectual Property Auditing Market Research and Analysis Intellectual Property Valuation Business Development and Licensing Patent Landscaping Analysis Using these tools we provide our clients with broad and extensive guidance across all aspects of technology commercialisation, intellectual property asset management and intellectual property advice. Our IP management services are centered around cost reduction and reducing the burden of managing an intellectual property portfolio these include: Patent management strategy & tools Patent renewal payment services We are headquartered in London, with offices in Scotland and Australia. We also have representatives in South Africa and North America and strategic partners in Korea and Japan.