YPOG opens office in Cambridge – Focus on life sciences and scientific innovation

Munich / Cambridge, October 17, 2025 – Following the opening of its London office last month, German tech law firm YPOG continues its international growth trajectory with the opening of another office in Cambridge, UK. The new location strengthens YPOG's presence in the United Kingdom and underscores the firm's commitment to providing legal support for scientific innovation and entrepreneurship at Europe's leading research locations. Having opened its Munich office at the end of 2024, YPOG has already established a strong presence in one of Germany’s most important centres for science-based innovation, home to many of the country’s leading venture capital and growth equity funds. Cambridge now complements this position within the UK and the global innovation landscape.The Cambridge office is dedicated to advising university spin-outs and science-oriented companies – particularly in the fields of life sciences, healthtech, and deeptech. The new office is headed by Partner Susanna Stanfield and Associated Partner Mary Harley who both joined in September as part of the Withers tech team move to YPOG. Both have many years of experience in venture capital and being at the interface between science and business and are particularly well connected in the Cambridge region. 

Susanna is listed in the UK Legal 500 as a leading lawyer for venture capital in London and for corporate law in Cambridge and is part of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) committee for the model form documents. Mary was promoted to Associated Partner on joining YPOG and is listed in the UK Legal 500 as a recommended lawyer for corporate law in Cambridge.  

The office in Cambridge operates in close collaboration with YPOG’s London team. Partner James Shaw, who has overseen the firm’s UK expansion, continues to support the Cambridge team on client relationships and transactions. 

First Cambridge deal: Serendipity Capital invests in quantum spin-out Delta g 

Parallel to the opening of the office, YPOG successfully completed its first mandate under the leadership of the Cambridge team and in collaboration with the London office: The law firm advised international investor Serendipity Capital on a seed financing round of GBP 4.6 million in the University of Birmingham's quantum technology spin-out Delta g. 

Delta g develops quantum gravity gradiometers that provide high-resolution spatial data, enabling new applications in areas such as navigation and environmental monitoring. The seed financing round will push pilot projects for the use of Delta g's quantum sensors with partners in industry and government, including the UK Department for Transport. The deal exemplifies YPOG's commitment to translating scientific breakthroughs into marketable technologies and promoting the connection between science and capital. 

“Our presence in Cambridge is a logical next step in YPOG's development into a European law firm for the technology and science industry,” says Dr. Carola Rathke, co-Managing Partner at YPOG. “Cambridge is one of Europe's most productive centers of innovation, with unique scientific excellence and a thriving ecosystem of spin-outs and investors. With Susanna and Mary we are ideally positioned to provide legal support for this dynamic environment.”  

“Advising science-oriented companies and spin-outs is more than just a corporate transaction. It requires a deep understanding of research, patents, regulation, and growth capital,” adds Susanna Stanfield, partner at YPOG in Cambridge. “Our job is to help these pioneers translate scientific discoveries into successful business models in a secure, sustainable, and globally scalable way.”