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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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....
Kate Lewis has been at UC Berkeley for over 8 years and is an Industry Relations Manager in the Industry Alliances Office. She helps to facilitate collaborations and research between industry and UC Berkeley, and negotiates a variety of industry-sponsored contracts for research across campus.
Prior to joining IAO, Kate worked in the Sponsored Projects Office at UCB and brings many years of experience with State and Federal Government and non-profit contracts and grants. Kate has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Sociology, with a focus on domestic violence research and outreach.
