LLB, Hanoi Law University
Bachelor of Pharmacy, Hanoi University of Pharmacy
Bachelor of English, Hanoi University of Foreign Language
Hien Thi Thu Vu heads the Tilleke & Gibbins regulatory affairs team in Vietnam, advising and assisting chemical, pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology companies to register their products with Vietnam’s regulatory agencies. She also helps companies understand and comply with a complex regulatory environment when doing business in life sciences sectors in Vietnam. Additionally, as the manager of the legal division of the firm’s patent team in Vietnam, she handles invention novelty evaluation, patent invalidation, and assessing the possibility of infringement in patent infringement cases.
Hien has a strong background in the life sciences, with a degree in pharmacy, two years of industry experience as a medical representative with Hoffman-La Roche, and 15 years as a patent executive. She is a licensed attorney and a Vietnam-qualified IP agent, and previously headed the patent unit at a leading local firm in Hanoi.