Dr. Susanne Minkus

Patent attorney trainee

Engineering disciplines

Patent attorney trainee

B.Sc. + M.Sc. in Bioprocess Engineering

Doctor of Science in Chemical Analysis

Focus on expertise

Chemical analysis

Life Sciences

Process engineering

Susanne Minkus studied Pharmaceutical Bioprocess Engineering (B.Sc. and M.Sc.) at the Technical University of Munich. She then went on to earn a doctorate in chemical analysis.

She is active in all areas of the patent granting process. This includes conducting searches, drafting applications, and responding to official communications.

She has been working as a patent attorney candidate at SKM-IP since December 2025.

Biography
since 2025 Patent attorney candidate
SKM-IP
2024 - 2025 Team Leader Routine and Stability Testing
GBA Pharma GmbH, Neuried
2022 - 2024
, Laboratory Specialist, GBA Pharma GmbH, Neuried
2019–2022 Doctoral candidate
AFIN-TS GmbH, Augsburg
2012–2029 Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Natural Sciences
Technical University of Munich
Publications

Minkus, S., Bieber, S., Letzel, T.: Characterizing Powdered Activated Carbon Treatment of Surface Water Samples Using Polarity-Extended Non-Target Screening Analysis. Molecules, 2022

Minkus, S., Bieber, S., Letzel, T.: Spotlight on mass spectrometric non-target screening analysis: Advanced data processing methods recently communicated for extracting, prioritizing, and quantifying features. Analytical Science Advances, 2022

Minkus, S., Grosse, S., Bieber, S., Veloutsou, S., Letzel, T.: Optimized hidden target screening for very polar molecules in surface waters including a compound database inquiry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2021

Minkus, S., Bieber, S., Letzel, T.: (Very) polar organic compounds in the Danube river basin: a non-target screening workflow and prioritization strategy for extracting highly confident features. Analytical Methods, 2021

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