Robert McDougall
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Robert McDougall
Slingsby Partners LLP | Director
About the Speaker
Robert McDougall is a Chartered Patent Attorney, and a European Patent Attorney. He works in the fields of physics and engineering, with a particular focus on photonics, quantum technologies, neuromorphic technologies, optical systems and IT/communications. Robert also has experience in working on cases relating to software, medical devices and the automotive industry as well as other technical fields.
Prior to becoming a patent attorney, Robert worked for numerous years in commercial research and development in an SME and a US multinational. Whilst working in commercial R&D he designed, fabricated and tested semiconductor optoelectronic devices, quantum cryptography devices, photonic and bio-photonic devices. These devices were for delivery internally and externally to university groups, start-ups and large companies, including pharma. His time spent in industry also included working in numerous European framework projects in photonics and leading a DTI project.
Robert has a BSc in physics, an MSc in applied and modern optics and a Ph.D. in electronic engineering, specialising in passive and active photonics devices and systems.
