Chemist (MSc.)

I’m Lucas Fernandes Aguiar, a Brazilian chemist specialized in intellectual property. I work as a IP consultant at the Ministry of Health - regulation and promotion of the brazilian health industrial complex and pursue my PhD in Chemistry at Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

Expertise

• Patent Prosecution: Drafting and prosecuting patent applications in chemistry, materials science, and related fields.
• IP Consulting: IP strategy, patentability assessments, and technology commercialization.
• Pharmaceuticals: Freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis and technological landscape monitoring.
• Direct-Air Capture: Gas separation membranes research in partnership with Petronas and Repsol.
• Perovskite Solar Cells: Research and development in perovskite-based photovoltaics.

Skills

• Intellectual Property: Patent drafting and prosecution, IP strategy, patentability assessments, FTO analysis.
• Scientific Research: Chemistry, materials science, biochemistry, biotechnology.
• Technical: Python, R, SQL, pandas, Flask, FastAPI, Streamlit, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Power BI, Power Automate, Azure, AWS, GCP, Linux (Ubuntu/Debian).
• Soft Skills: Communication, negotiation, leadership, public speaking, teaching.

Experience

CGPR/DECIS/SCTIE/MS

Since February 2025

IP consultant at the department responsible for the promotion and regulation the health industrial complex in Brazil. Engaged in topics such as FTO analysis for the PDP and PDIL programs, legislative analysis, patent ligigation support, among others.

CGPP/DGAPS/SAPS

January 2025

Data acquisition, processing, and automation for the Mais Médicos Program using the Microsoft Power Platform.

PhD Student — LMCNano/FT/UnB

Since March 2024

Research in Direct-Air Capture and gas separation membranes in partnership with Petronas and Repsol, under Professor Alysson Martins.

Visiting Professor — Universidade Federal de Goiás

2023 – 2024

Taught research grants, innovation legislation, and PCT system for the IP Specialization program.

Patent Prosecutor and Researcher — Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

June 2022 – December 2024

Drafted patent documents in chemistry, pharmaceutics, and materials science; liaised with the Brazilian Patent Office (INPI).

Financial Analyst (Senior) — Perboni SA

August 2021 – June 2022

Head of financial management for the Transportation subsidiary Central-Log DF.

Patent Writer — Lummiê Propriedade Industrial

Remote

Patent writing and prosecution; evaluated documents, drafted technical reports, and supported judicial litigation in chemistry and materials science.

Education

• Ph.D. Student in Chemistry — Universidade de Brasília (2024–present)
• Specialization in Industrial Property — Universidade Federal de Goiás (2019)
• Master of Science in Chemistry — Universidade Federal de Goiás (2019) — Focus: perovskite solar cells and intellectual property
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry — Universidade Federal de Goiás (2017) — Focus: solar cells and photoluminescent compounds

Certifications

• Patent Law and Global Public Health (PatentX) — Harvard Law School (2026)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) — June 2023
• DL-101 — WIPO (2022)

Interests

• Chemistry, materials science, biochemistry, biotechnology
• Data science, artificial intelligence, simulations, networking, homelabbing, Linux