Stanford University
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Tariq Irfan Arif
Senior Associate Director for Licensing and Strategic Alliances, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioTariq Arif is the senior associate director of licensing and strategic alliances, life sciences, at the Stanford Office of Technology Licensing (OTL). He has over 15 years of experience in university technology transfer with expertise in intellectual property management, leading the negotiation of licensing and research collaboration agreements, business development, and startup formation.
Before joining the OTL in July 2025, Tariq held various technology transfer and business development positions at UCLA, Mass General Brigham Innovation, Atara Biotherapeutics, CHLA, and NIH-NCI, including time as an associate director of the UCLA-PICI research collaboration.
Tariq is registered patent attorney with the USPTO and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. -
Magdalene Bedi
Industrial Contracts Officer 1, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioMagdalene is an Industrial Contracts Officer in the Office of Technology Licensing. Prior to joining Stanford, Magdalene practiced law as an attorney external to the University, primarily serving startup, technology, and creative industry clients on transactional matters related to venture capital investments, intellectual property, data privacy, and US regulatory compliance. She received her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government from the American University in Washington, DC, and her J.D. from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings). She is admitted to practice law in the State of California.
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Michael Edward Bellas
Licensing Associate, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioMichael joined OTL in November 2024 as a Licensing Associate on the Life Sciences team. Prior to joining Stanford, Michael worked in business development within the life sciences industry, focusing on strategy, patent filing, and licensing opportunities. He also prepared and negotiated agreements for technology licensing and collaboration with academic partners. Michael holds a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Matthew Berman
Intellectual Property Manager, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioMat is a patent attorney and also has many years of experience working as a university technology licensing professional. Mat advises his OTL colleagues on patent law, IP strategy, and agreement drafting.
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Sonia Bustos
Ph.D. Student in Genetics, admitted Summer 2022
OTL Intern, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)Current Role at StanfordGraduate student in the Genetics Department
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Cheryl Cathey
Senior Licensing and Strategic Alliances Manager, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioCheryl is a Senior Licensing and Strategic Alliance Manager focused on life sciences and has been working in technology transfer for more than five years. She has over 25 years’ experience as an entrepreneur, executive, business development professional and engineer in start-up, mid-size and large life science companies.
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Ying-Li Chen
Assistant Director, Business Development and Strategic Marketing, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioYing-Li Chen is an Assistant Director, Business Development and Strategic Marketing and manages a team ranging from associates to interns at the Stanford Office of Technology Licensing (OTL). She joined OTL in 2019 and established the Business Development and Marketing Team to lead the technology marketing and public relations efforts. She connects industry partners with inventors to commercialize Stanford’s research and innovation through licensing, strategic alliances, and industry sponsored research. She has more than 11 years of experience in technology commercialization and entrepreneurship at Stanford University, University of California, San Francisco, and Johns Hopkins University.
