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 has 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 BayBio, the regional voice of biotechnology in Northern California (as the...
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 Junior Licensing Officer in the Office of Technology Licensing with a focus on the Physical Sciences. Her graduate research work in Materials Science and Engineering utilized nonlinear optical confocal microscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to characterize structural and electronic defects in 2D semiconductors, transition metal dichalcogenides.
She previously worked as an in-house patent agent for technology consulting company Triple Ring Technologies, Inc. of Newark, California, where she wrote and pursued patent applications for medical devices,...
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...
Lynne Hollyer serves as a Senior Industry Alliances Officer in UC Berkeley’s Industry Alliances Office, where she supports strategic corporate research partnerships as a retired rehiree. She previously served as Associate Director of the office, and continues to apply deep experience negotiating agreements in the life sciences, engineering, software, and chemical industries.
Before joining UC Berkeley in 2005, Lynne spent nearly twenty years in the private sector, including leadership roles in alternative energy project development, the software industry, and business consulting....
