Henry Suzuki

Axonal Consultoria Tecnológica Founding Partner and General Director, Holder of Chair n 2 at the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Brazil, member of the Advisory Council of FORTEC - National Forum of Innovation and Technology Transfer Managers, of ABPI - Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property and of the OAB-SP Intellectual Property Commission. He is a Pharmaceutical-Biochemist from FCF-USP, with graduate degree in Business Administration from ESPM. He is also an inventor, with patents granted in several countries and award-winning creations recognized in Brazil and abroad. Throughout his career he has carried out hundreds of patentability, freedom to operate and technology landscape studies. It also supported important innovation projects and acted directly on its intellectual protection strategies, including, but not limited to drafting and crafting relevant patents. Since 2011, he has dedicated himself to disseminating knowledge about innovation and intellectual property, with courses and workshops in all 27 federative units in Brazil, in partnership or at the invitation of renowned universities and research institutes, as well as organizations such as WIPO, ABPI, ABAPI, ANPEI, FORTEC, among others. Some of the awards and recognitions that he accumulates are the Medalha Mérito Científico Farmacêutico (ACFB), the Comenda do Merito Farmaceutico Paulista (CRF-SP), the Brazil Design Awards (Brazilian Chamber of Design) and the Designs of The Year (Design Museum, by London), in addition to the approximately 10,000 participants in his courses and workshops and the leadership of initiatives such as "Mentores do Brazil" network and the Biodiversity + Innovation Partnership.