Tanja Ficko Trček

With a robust background at Sandoz, Intellectual Property, I've led the charge in IP strategy and litigation, showcasing my ability to think creatively and work collaboratively. Notably, I spearheaded the IP strategy for oligonucleotide products and achieved significant patent invalidations, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving skills and a commitment to innovation.

• 2019 Passing final EQE exams C and becoming European Patent Attorney
• 2018 Passing EQE exams A, B and D
• 2017 Passing EQE pre-exam
• 2015-2018 EQE Candidate Support Program
• 2014 Lek star reward for values and behavior.
• 2014 Invited speaker in Transregional Network for Innovation and Technology Transfer to Improve Health Care (trans2care) symposium in Ljubljana
• 2014 Invited speaker in Bioprocess International Conferences in Prague
• 2014 Round table moderator in Cell Culture World Conference in MUNICH
• 2013 Ficko Trcek Tanja. Cell culture medium and process for controlling α-amidation and/or C-terminal amino acid cleavage of polypeptides; WO2015/024977: BR112016002622B1, AU2014310555 B2, CN105473614 B1, KR102118240B1, US10196601B2,
• 2013 Invited lecturer in CEMDC course in Ljubljana
• 2012 Invited speaker in Post Translational Modification Conference in BERLIN
• 2012 Invited speaker in Novartis internal conference BioPRO2012
• 2009 Ficko Trcek Tanja. Production of glycoproteins with low n-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) content; WO 2011/061275: EP2501799 B1, US9562082 B2, US9428562 B2, US8728816 BB
• 2008 Ficko T. and Mrak P. Technical improvement “decreasing bacteriophage infections during Vancomycine fermentation”.
• 2008 Ficko T. Platelet glycoprotein IIIa gene expression in normal and malignant megakaryopoiesis.Ann Hematol. 2008 Feb;87(2):131-7.
• 2005 Dakskobler M. Simultaneous detection of platelet, nevtrophil and HLA Class I antibodies with flow cytometer. Working menthor in final degree.
• 2005 Ficko T., Cernelc P. Real-time quantitative pcr assay for analysis of platelet glycoprotein IIIa gene expression. J biochem biophys methods. 2005 62(3):241-50.
• 2004 Ficko T, Galvani V, Rupreht R, Dovc T, Rozman P. Real-time PCR genotyping of human platelet alloantigens HPA-1, HPA-2, HPA-3 and HPA-5 is superior to the standard PCR-SSP method. Transfus Med. 2004 14(6):425-32.
• 2003 Kunaj M. Diagnostic of JMML with hematopoietic stem cell culture. 2003. Comentor in final degree.
• 2003 FCI certificate
• 2002 Speaker in Congress of hematology and transfusion medicine (Otočec, 11thof May, 2002)
• 2001 Three days seminar about Access (Ljubljana, 02th–05th of October, 2001)
• 1999 One week seminar about ISO 9001
• 1999 Three days congress Haematology and transfusion medicine with international participation (Portorož, 26th–28thof October, 1999)
• 2000 Certificate for working as medicine co–worker (An expert exam at Ministry for health).
• 2000 Writing for postgraduate student society:
• 2000 Three days training course in Hematopoietic Progenitor Assay Culture and Enumerationc (Köln Germany, 14th–16h of May, 2000)

dog and rescue dog instructor

sports, especially trekking, running, cycling, skiing, windsurfing

mountaineering