Vice Provost and Dean of Research
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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.
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Stella Colic
Director, Business Operations, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioStella manages OTL’s finance and business operations and leads the teams in the following areas: finance, intake and sponsor compliance, HR and IT support.
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Evan Elder
Associate Director for Licensing and Strategic Alliances, Physical Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioEvan is the Assistant Director of Physical Sciences Licensing at Stanford OTL. He has spent the last 10 years working in technology transfer managing a broad portfolio of inventions from Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Prior to joining Stanford, Evan spent over 10 years in alternative energy and power systems research and development.
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Lisa Freitas
Compliance Manager, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioOTL Responsibilities:
Handles government compliance for Stanford inventions as well as assists in other invention compliance matters. -
Nancy Fuller
Sr Finance Specialist, License Agreements & Inventor Distributions, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioNancy is responsible for license agreement entry and database, royalty distribution to all inventors and third parties, and equity related tasks. Nancy also leads a team of financial specialists for accounting and income – Nita and Gerard.
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Sadegh Ghorbani
Visiting Post Doc, Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials
Casual - Non-Exempt, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Staff, Program-Heilshorn, S.BioA biotechnologist with a focus on protein-based hydrogels, aimed at exploring the intricate processes of neurogenesis, brain tumors, and the signaling pathways governing their cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion. Through the utilization of customizable hydrogels that incorporate cell-adhesive sequences, our primary objective is to mimic the native microenvironment of the nervous system within 3D systems, allowing us to discern the intricate responses of cells on engineered and functional bio-interfaces. My work is driven by dual-core objectives. Firstly, I am committed to enhancing the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries by devising a therapeutic approach that is both efficient and effective. Secondly, I am involved in investigating the complex interactions between brain cancer cells and neuronal cells in precisely defined microenvironments.
#Biomaterials #Biointerface #Tissue_engineering #Neuroscience #Brain_tumors #Biotechnology #Cellular_biology -
Jonathan D. Gortat
Director for Licensing and Strategic Alliances, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioJonathan Gortat is the Director of Licensing and Strategic Alliances at Stanford University's Office of Technology Licensing with more than 15 years experience in technology transfer. Prior to joining Stanford, he was assistant director at the University of Illinois-Chicago Office of Technology Management and in various roles at Purdue Research Foundation in technology transfer and working on a pre-seed investment fund. In addition, he has more than 5 years industrial pharmacy research and project management experience. He has extensive experience in pharmaceutical and chemical unit operations and analytical methods associated with the pharmaceutical industry. He holds an MBA from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University and a baccalaureate of science degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.
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Kimberly Griffin
Senior Licensing and Strategic Alliances Manager, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioKim is a Senior Licensing and Strategic Alliances Manager at OTL focused on life sciences. She brings almost a decade's worth of technology transfer and strategic alliance experience to OTL after previously working at Break Through Cancer, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and the National Cancer Institute.
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Serena Hanes
Licensing Coordinator, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioSerena is a Licensing Coordinator at Stanford OTL, supporting various projects for the licensing and strategic alliances teams. Since she rejoined Stanford in 2023, she has been involved in coordinating overall process efficiencies and project management for the teams. She brings well over a decade of technology transfer experience after previously working as the Stanford Innovation Project Administrator and Licensing Liaison within OTL, and as the IP Manager at Cornell's Center for Technology Licensing.
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Shawn Harlan
Administrative Associate, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Current Role at StanfordAssistant to the Associate Vice Provost at OTL
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Christopher Haynes
Director of Industry and Technology Transactions, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioChristopher Haynes is the Director of Industry and Technology Transactions within the Industrial Contracts Office, Office of Technology Licensing. In this capacity, Chris is responsible for the oversight of daily activities of the Industrial Contracts Office. Chris has extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements and interfacing with research staff to ensure research objectives are met. Prior to joining Stanford, Chris's career has spanned both pharmaceutical and academic settings. His career experience includes previously roles as Senior Counsel - Licensing and Transactions at Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc., In-House Counsel - Worldwide Research and Discovery (WWRD) and Business Development (BD) at BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., and Commercialization Manager and IP Counsel at the University of Louisville's Office of Technology Transfer.
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Leslie Huang
Sr. Industrial Contracts Officer, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioLeslie is an Industrial Contracts Officer in Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing.
Prior to joining Stanford, Leslie was a process engineer at Applied Materials and an in-house attorney at various Bay Area technology companies focusing on intellectual property and commercial transactions. She earned a B.A. in History and a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering with an Electronic Materials Specialization from UCLA and a J.D. with a High Tech Law Certificate (Intellectual Property Specialization) from Santa Clara University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in the State of California. -
Madeleine Douglass Kieca
Industrial Contracts Offcr 1, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioMaddy is an Industrial Contracts Officer in the Office of Technology Licensing at Stanford after practicing as an attorney for over ten years external to the University. Maddy has experience negotiating and drafting contracts as well as interfacing directly with various individual and entity clients. She received her BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from the University of Southern California and her JD from Santa Clara University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in the State of California.
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Hyunjin Kim
Licensing Manager, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioHyunjin is a Licensing Manager at Stanford Office of Technology Licensing. Hyunjin holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago. With a strong foundation in life sciences, Hyunjin joined Aspire Capital as a biotech analyst intern where she gained valuable experience in analyzing and assessing biotech companies with clinical stage assets. After the internship, Hyunjin joined the Office of Technology Management at University of Illinois at Chicago where she managed various intellectual properties. At Stanford, Hyunjin is responsible for managing life science portfolios.
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Katherine Dominique Lane
Industrial Contracts Officer, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioKatherine is an Industrial Contracts Officer in the Office of Technology Licensing at Stanford. Katherine holds a Double Major Bachelor's degree in Economics and Biological Sciences, with Minors in Chemistry and Physical Sciences from San Jose State University and a Juris Doctorate from Lincoln Law School in San Jose. Before joining the team at ICO, Katherine worked at Stanford Medical Center for over a decade.
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Eileen Lee
Senior Licensing and Strategic Alliances Manager, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioEileen joins Stanford OTL as a Senior Licensing and Strategic Alliances Manager for life sciences. Previously, Eileen spent many years at UCSF and the Salk Institute and brings experience in technology transfer and licensing.
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Inyoung Lee
Licensing Manager, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioInyoung is a Life Sciences Licensing Manager at the Office of Technology Licensing. He obtained his PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on developing novel therapeutics for acute myeloid leukemia. Prior to his role at Stanford, he worked as a Licensing Officer at the Penn Center for Innovation. Inyoung is passionate about translating innovative science into tangible products that may benefit patients and society.
Education:
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Cell and Molecular Biology
BS, University of Pittsburgh, Molecular Biology -
Minxing Li
Senior Licensing and Strategic Alliances Manager, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioMinxing is a Licensing and Strategic Alliances Manager at Stanford OTL with a focus on life sciences technologies. Since she joined Stanford in 2020, she has been involved in protecting, marketing and licensing of Stanford's intellectual property. She is currently responsible for managing Stanford's alliances with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI), where she works closely with investigators who are part of the PICI network and manages IP and licensing matters under the PICI relationship.
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Jiahao Liang
Ph.D. Student in Molecular and Cellular Physiology, admitted Autumn 2020
OTL Intern, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)BioI'm currently a 6th-year Ph.D. student in Molecular & Cellular Physiology and an intern at the Office of Technology Licensing. I study how the spatial organization and structural conformation of synaptic proteins regulate synaptic transmission.
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Leticia Liggett
Industrial Contracts Officer-Floater, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioLeticia is an Industrial Contracts Officer in Stanford’s Office of Technology Licensing. Before joining Stanford, Leticia was a Research Contract Officer at Indiana University and a Conflict of Interest Analyst at the University of Arizona. She has also practiced as a legal aid attorney. Prior to practicing law, she was an instructor of college writing and literature courses.
Education
Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, English Literature
J.D./LL.M. (Intellectual Property), University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
M.A., Butler University, Literature
B.A., DePauw University, English Literature -
Grace I. Liu
Sr. Industrial Contracts Officer, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Current Role at StanfordSr. Industrial Contracts Officer
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Chelsea Longwell
Business Development and Marketing Associate for Physical Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioPrior to joining Stanford OTL as a Business Development & Marketing Associate, Chelsea earned her PhD in Chemical & Systems Biology from Stanford University. She manages business development and outreach for Stanford technologies in the physical sciences and co-manages the OTL internship program.
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David Mallin
Senior Licensing and Strategic Alliances Manager, Physical Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioBefore joining Stanford as a Licensing Associate, David graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Ph.D. in Chemical and Material Physics. His multidisciplinary research in the Taborek lab focused on the low-temperature fluid dynamics of superfluid helium. During his graduate studies, he spent over three years as a technology transfer intern in UCI Applied Innovation’s Research Translation Group. He was responsible for intellectual property assessment of technologies in physics, chemistry, engineering, and computer science.
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Stacey Alison Martinez
Financial Specialist-Accounting, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Current Role at StanfordFinancial Specialist
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Inger Hultgren Meyer
Sr. Industrial Contracts Officer, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioInger is a Senior Industrial Contracts Officer in the Industrial Contracts Office within Stanford’s Office of Technology Licensing. She has over 14 years of experience as a lawyer at law firms and companies in the technology, health care, and consumer products industries in the U.S. and Europe. Before joining Stanford, Inger was an Associate General Counsel at Meta Platforms, Inc. where she advised Meta’s research and engineering teams on IP and other issues arising out of academic collaborations and drafted and negotiated a variety of complex academic collaboration agreements with university partners. Inger holds a B.A. in Government from Cornell University and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School.
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Derek Mubiru
Licensing Transactions Officer, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioI am an attorney and licensing professional with experience in the life sciences, technology, and venture growth ecosystems. I look forward to leveraging my legal and technical background to ensure that promising technologies reach their fullest potential to benefit society, utilizing Stanford's world-leading research platform.
Hong Kong > Texas > Connecticut > Silicon Valley -
Laura Clark Murray
Program Manager for High Impact Technology (HIT) Fund, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioLaura joined OTL in 2022 to launch the High Impact Technology (HIT) Fund and Program. She has led product marketing management, project management, and operations efforts for Apple, Electronic Arts, and for numerous startups.
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Erik Nielsen
Marketing Specialist, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Marketing Specialist, Stanford Office of Technology LicensingBioErik Nielsen (he/him) is a Marketing Specialist on the Business Development and Marketing Team (BDM) at Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL). He updates and maintains marketing contact and company data, manages preliminary technical marketing tasks, including liaising with inventors, manages the email push campaigns and Techfinder website marketing of Stanford technologies (generally of the Life Sciences), and helps track marketing outreach response. He also assists with special projects as needed, including website content layout, updates, and maintenance. He's worked for Stanford's OTL since early 2018.
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Imelda Oropeza
Senior Licensing Manager, Physical Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioCopyrights, Marketing, Software-Testing, Security, Optimization, Genetics, Imaging, Compression, Internet, Communications, Animation, Educational, Open Source
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Jevan Payne
Finance Manager, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioJevan is responsible for financial and other system reports and data analytics across the board. Jevan is also responsible for different control and quality checks of the data in 4D.
Prior to joining Stanford as a Financial Data Analyst, Jevan studied Business Management; specializing in Economics. He has previously served in the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force and worked in IT at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. -
Sunita Rajdev
Senior Director for Licensing and Strategic Alliances, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioSunita Rajdev is the senior director of licensing and strategic alliances, life sciences, at the Stanford Office of Technology Licensing (OTL). She has over twenty 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. Sunita also extensively collaborates with other Stanford translation-focused groups to help create and manage strategic alliances with non-profit and for-profit entities to translate innovations from Stanford labs into products and services for public benefit.
Before joining the OTL in December 2019, Sunita held various technology transfer positions at UCSF, including time as its interim executive director, with multiple responsibilities in addition to licensing that included supporting the creation and management of large research collaborations.
Sunita received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Pittsburgh and completed her postdoctoral training at UCSF. -
Seth Rodgers
Senior Licensing Manager, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioSeth is an experienced entrepreneur and executive with more than 15 years’ experience in start-up and mid-size life science companies.
Specialties: market analysis, product development, R&D management in life sciences and medical devices. -
Milenia Rojas Mendoza
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering, admitted Autumn 2022
OTL Intern, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)BioMilenia Rojas (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the Chemical Engineering Department at Stanford University. She is advised by Thomas Jaramillo. Milenia's research focuses on integrating cost-effective, earth-abundant metal catalysts into membrane electrode assembly water electrolyzers for hydrogen production. Her goal is to reduce production costs, extend lifespan, and enhance scalability to support the energy transition. She is part of the Emerson Consequential Scholars Program and works part time at the office of technology transfer. She graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester.
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Julie Marie Romero
Industrial Contract Associate, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Current Role at StanfordProject Manager 1 - General, Industry Relations
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Sin Rosenthal
Finance Manager, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioSin is responsible for royalty sharing agreements, equity related tasks, billing licensees, aging reports, progress and earned royalty reports, royalty distribution, and special projects that are assigned to her.
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Sam Rubin
Licensing Manager, Life Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioSam Joined OTL in September 2022 as a Licensing Associate on the Life Sciences team. Prior to joining, Sam worked in various business-focused roles in the life science industry. He has experience negotiating and executing services agreements for complex drug development collaborations, as well as technology licensing agreements with industry partners.
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Matthew Ryan
Licensing Manager, Physical Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioMatthew joined Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) in 2025 as a Licensing Manager, Physical Sciences. Previously, Matthew co-founded a venture backed startup and brings experience in licensing, partnership development, and hardtech/deeptech commercialization.
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Thea Sarino
Human Resource Administrator, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioThea is responsible for assisting the Office of Technology Licensing team with any HR/Administrative related tasks.
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Nathaniel Scharping
Casual - Non-Exempt, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Staff, Stanford Office of Technology LicensingBioNate is a science writer and editor from Tacoma, Washington, with almost a decade of experience covering health, medicine, the environment, and technology. He's interviewed Nobel-prize-winning scientists and reported from labs and field sites to show readers how science happens and why it matters.
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Shari Schuchmann
Senior Marketing Analyst, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Staff, Stanford Office of Technology LicensingBioPrior to joining Stanford Office of Technology Licensing, Shari worked in industries ranging from semiconductor equipment to early-stage venture capital. Shari focuses on business development and outreach for Stanford technologies in the physical sciences.
Education
M.B.A. (London Business School)
M.S. Nuclear Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
B.S. Material Science and Engineering, B.S. Nuclear Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Business Experience
Playground Destination Properties, An Intrawest Company (Western Region Business Unit Manager)
Interregnum, PLC (Principal, Investments)
Novellus Systems acquired by Lam Research (Sr Process Engineer, Dielectric Applications Lab Manager)
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Amanda Septimus
Senior Marketing Specialist, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Staff, Stanford Office of Technology LicensingBioAmanda Septimus has been a member of the business development and marketing team at Stanford OTL since 2015. Amanda partners with OTL staff to spread awareness about technologies developed at Stanford University that are currently available for licensing.
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Tatiana Sorokina
Senior Associate Director, Industrial Contracts Office, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Current Role at StanfordSenior Contracts Officer, Industrial Contracts Office
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Michael Spaid
Licensing Manager, Physical Sciences, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioMichael joined Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) in 2024 as a Licensing Manager, Physical Sciences. He brings over 20 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams from concept to commercialization in start-ups across biotechnology, nanotechnology, and medical devices.
Education:
BS in Chemical Engineering, Tulane University
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Richard Stern
Part-Time Patent Agent (Life Sciences), Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Staff, Stanford Office of Technology LicensingBioRichard is a patent agent with Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL). He holds a PhD in molecular genetics and microbiology from the University of Florida, Gainesville. Before joining the OTL, he spent over two decades working as a patent agent in both full-service and boutique law firms, and in industry. At the OTL, Richard evaluates life science discoveries and helps develop IP strategy.
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Julie K. Sydor
HIT Fund Innovation Strategy Manager, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Current Role at StanfordHIT Fund Innovation Strategy Manager
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Mona Wan
Senior Licensing Manager for Special Projects, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioPrevious Work Experience:
Reche Corporation (Process Engineer)
Fairchild Semiconductor (Process Engineer)
Alza Corporation (Chemical Engineer)
Maxygen (Director, Business Development)
Stanford (OTL)
Consultant (Various)
OTL Responsibilities:
Biotechnology, Physical Sciences -
Emma Yang
Senior Industrial Contracts Officer, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Current Role at StanfordSenior Industrial Contracts Officer and People Manager
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Justin Zahrt
Assistant Director for Intellectual Property, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioJustin Zahrt is Assistant Director for Intellectual Property at the Stanford Office of Technology Licensing. Prior to joining Stanford, he was a partner at Rimon Law, subsequent to his partnership at Duane Morris, LLP. At both law firms, Justin specialized in IP portfolio management and counseling, including preparation and prosecution of patent applications, in both the United States and worldwide, providing a full spectrum of protection for client inventions and technology.
