Dr. Chen Chen represents public and private life sciences companies in strategic and commercial transactions involving complex intellectual property issues.

Chen draws on a sophisticated understanding of the science underlying clients’ businesses to advise on:

  • Complex licensing transactions, strategic partnerships, discovery collaborations, option agreements, and co-development and co-commercialization arrangements
  • Cross-border transactions involving inbound or outbound licenses, joint ventures, and territory-specific agreements
  • Day-to-day operational matters, such as vendor services, manufacturing and supply, sponsored research, and clinical trials
  • Mergers and acquisitions, including options to purchase and earn-out structures, spinouts and related agreements
  • Initial public offerings and venture financings

Chen earned a PhD in chemistry based on her research in X-ray spectroscopy and scattering techniques.

Chen’s experience includes representing:

  • Merus in its research collaboration with Biohaven to co-develop three novel bispecific antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), leveraging Merus’ leading antibody technology platform and Biohaven’s ADC conjugation and payload platform technologies*
  • Avenzo Therapeutics in its agreement with Duality Biotherapeutics to obtain global rights (excluding Greater China) for DB-1418, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) bispecific ADC*
  • Kura Oncology in its global strategic collaboration with Kyowa Kirin to develop and commercialize ziftomenib, Kura’s selective oral menin inhibitor, with profit-sharing in the US*
  • Radionetics Oncology in its strategic collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop Radionetics’ proprietary G protein-coupled receptor-targeting small molecule radiopharmaceuticals, with an option for Lilly to acquire Radionetics upon conclusion of an exercise period*
  • SystImmune in its global collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) to develop and commercialize BL-B01D1, SystImmune’s novel EGFR/HER3 bispecific ADC, with profit-sharing in the US*
  • MediLink Therapeutics in its strategic collaboration with BioNTech to license MediLink’s proprietary ADC directed to HER3, with MediLink retaining rights in Greater China*
  • Genomatica in its joint venture with Unilever to commercialize and scale plant-based alternatives to feedstocks like palm oil and fossil fuels to make key ingredients used in everyday cleaning and personal care products*
  • Arsenal Biosciences in its multi-year, multi-program discovery collaboration with BMS to advance next-generation T-cell therapies to treat solid tumors
  • Vir Biotechnology in its multi-program collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop and commercialize therapies for coronaviruses, including antibody, vaccine, and functional genomics programs*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • California
  • New Jersey

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School, 2017
    cum laude
  • PhD, Stanford University, 2014
  • BA, Wellesley College, 2009
    summa cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Chinese (Mandarin)