Carol Mimura, Ph.D., RTTP is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Intellectual Property & Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) at the University of California, Berkeley. IPIRA is the portal to Berkeley for industry access to Berkeley’s preeminent faculty and research capabilities.
Carol serves on the managing board of the UC Berkeley Chancellor's Fund. She has also served as a member of the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation of the National Academies of Sciences Institute of Medicine, on the boards of the Children’s Hospital Research Institute in Oakland, CA and...
Samantha Chin is a junior licensing officer in the Office of Technology Licensing. She earned her bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from UC Berkeley, and her PhD in microbiology and immunology from The George Washington University. Her doctoral research focused on combining nanoparticle-based photothermal therapy with CAR T cell therapy for solid tumors. During her graduate training, Samantha served as a technology analyst intern at UCSF Innovation Ventures, where she evaluated early-stage inventions for commercial potential, including market landscape, competitive...
As the Director of Innovation Ecosystem Development, Mike drives initiatives and agreements that catalyze the commercialization of UC Berkeley innovations and support the funding of campus research. In this role, Mike collaborates with faculty, students, startup companies, large corporations, entrepreneurs, investors, and attorneys. Mike has worked with hundreds of startups, and he has spearheaded the commercialization of over 100 innovations in numerous areas, including biofuels, medical devices, nano technologies, novel materials, photovoltaics, robotics, semiconductors, software, smart...
Sabrina is a Physical Sciences Licensing Officer in the Office of Technology Licensing. She previously served as an in-house patent agent for technology consulting company Triple Ring Technologies, Inc. of Newark, California, where she drafted and prosecuted patent applications for medical devices, imaging systems, and other emerging technologies. Her journey in university technology transfer began as an intern with University of Colorado’s Technology Transfer Office, performing preliminary patentability and commercialization analyses of invention disclosures from the departments of...
Eric Giegerich became the Director of UC Berkeley’s Industry Alliances Office in 2013, having joined the office in 2006. Prior to joining UC Berkeley, he was a Licensing Associate at the Buck Institute for Research in Aging. Eric is active in two grass-roots multi-university networks: the Industry Contract Officer’s Network (ICON), and the University-Industry Working Group (UIWG). Eric is also active in the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM).
Eric holds a JD from the University of New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce School of Law and earned their Certificate in...
Peter Gudlewski has been at UC Berkeley since March 2020. Prior to joining the Industry Alliances Office in December 2023, Peter worked in the Sponsored Projects Office at UCB. Before UCB, he was a Senior Negotiator in the Industry Contracts Office at Iowa State University and a Grants Administrator with the ISU Office of Sponsored Projects Administration.
When he is away from work, Peter enjoys tabletop gaming, playing the cello, and exploring his newly adopted hometown of Chicago, Illinois. He has an MBA and a BA in English Literature, both from Iowa State University.
Richard Harris is a Licensing Specialist at UC Berkeley’s Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) where he assists the licensing executive staff in all aspects of Intellectual Property management, including patent prosecution and licensing. Richard also facilitates all outgoing material transfers for the University.
Richard came to the OTL in 2000. Before joining the OTL, Richard worked as a web developer and project manager for a healthcare information startup company in San Francisco. He also worked for a local technology/environmental- social justice event organization and interned...
