Pape Dieng is IP Director, and oversees the management of the Wyss Center’s intellectual property since March 2025. He collaborates closely with engineering and scientific teams to identify patentable inventions, provides strategic IP counsel, develops and implements IP strategies. His responsibilities also include drafting and prosecuting patent applications globally, mitigating freedom-to-operate risks and leading IP training initiatives across the organization.
Pape Dieng is a patent attorney with over 15 years of experience specializing in chemistry, medical devices and life sciences. Holding a PhD in Chemistry and a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Strasbourg University, he is also a qualified European Patent Attorney. He is passionate about turning ideas into strategic assets and, in 2025, obtained the CEIPI University Certified Diploma of IP Business Administration & Corporate Management.
Before joining the Wyss Center, Pape served as the Global IP Manager at Teoxane, a leading independent player in aesthetic medicine, for three years. Prior to that, he honed his expertise working as a patent attorney at TotalEnergies and IFPEN.
Pape Dieng is a patent attorney, passionate about turning ideas into strategic assets.