
Robert Hess
Angel Investor, Patent Attorney
Robert Hess is an angel investor, IP attorney and strategic advisor focusing primarily in pharmaceuticals, medtech and B2B SaaS. He is a member of the Life ScienceAngels (LSA), Band of Angels, and Tech Coast Angels, and serves as co-chair of the Digital Health committee at the Life Science Angels.
Previously, Mr. Hess held both in-house and private practice positions as a patent attorney, primarily prosecuting patents in the biotechnology and medical devicefields, including: Solazyme, Boston Biomedica, BioSeq, Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers, Biomarin Pharmaceutical, and Leydig, Voit & Mayer.
He holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from Cornell University, a Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics from University of Wisconsin – Madison, and a J.D. from Suffolk UniversityLaw School.