Intellectual Property Office
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: 1 Cyclotron Road – M/S 56A0120, Berkeley, CA 94720
Technology / Partnership inquiries: ipo@lbl.gov
General information: 510-486-6462
Staff
LEADERSHIP
Jeff Blair, Acting Lead • 510-486-7025 • JABlair@lbl.gov
LICENSING TEAM
Sebastian Ainslie, Principal Commercialization & Licensing Associate for Computing Sciences, Energy Technologies (software only), and Earth & Environmental Sciences (software only) • 510-486-7219 • SAinslie@lbl.gov
Virginia de la Puente, Principal Licensing Associate for Biosciences and Earth & Environmental Sciences (inventions only) • 510-495-2920 • VTdelaPuente@lbl.gov
Catherine Koh, Senior Licensing Associate for Energy Technologies, Energy Sciences, and Physical Sciences • 510-486-5997 • CSKoh@lbl.gov
NDA/MTA TEAM
Virginia de la Puente, Licensing Manager • 510-495-2920 • VTdelaPuente@lbl.gov
Sheriden Vince, Licensing Analyst • 510-486-7639 • SVince@lbl.gov
Amanda Espiritu, Administrative Assistant • 510-486-4658 • AEspiritu@lbl.gov
SPONSORED PROJECTS OFFICE
Contact Yeen Mankin, 510-486-7580, YFMankin@lbl.gov, to be connected to a Contracts Officer
TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION TEAM
Sebastian Ainslie, Principal Commercialization & Licensing Associate for Computing Sciences and Energy Geosciences • 415-424-4741 (mobile) • SAinslie@lbl.gov
Peter Bluford, Technology Commercialization Associate for Biosciences (except JBEI) and Climate & Ecosystem Sciences • 510-486-7954 • PBluford@lbl.gov
Russell Carrington, Technology Commercialization Associate for Energy Sciences (except battery technologies) and Physical Sciences • 510-486-6439 • KRCarrington@lbl.gov
Robin Johnston, JBEI Director of Commercialization • 510-486-5947 • RJohnston@lbl.gov
Shanshan Li, Technology Commercialization Associate for Energy Technologies and all LBNL Battery technologies • 510-486-5366 • shanshanli@lbl.gov
Technology Commercialization Staff Bios
PATENTING TEAM
Robin Chiang, Patent Counsel for Biosciences (except MBIB) and Chemical Sciences Division • 510-486-4534 • RCChiang@lbl.gov
Stephen Glade, Patent Counsel for Biosciences – MBIB only, Computing Sciences, Energy Sciences Area (except Chemical Sciences Division), Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Energy Technologies • 510-486-6503 • SCGlade@lbl.gov
Mark Menge, Patent Administrative Assistant • 510-486-7058 • MDMenge@lbl.gov
Sherie Reineman, Patent Administrative Assistant • 510-486-5894 • SKReineman@lbl.gov
Michelle Chew Wong, Liaison to General Counsel • 510-495-2456 • MCWong@lbl.gov
OPERATIONS TEAM
Heidi Clark, Office Manager • 510-486-6462 • HClark@lbl.gov
Jean Haemmerle (formerly Jean Choung), Associate Contracts Specialist (new disclosures) • 510-486-5512 • JChoung@lbl.gov
Julie Hart, retired as of Feb. 21, 2019. Visit ipo.lbl.gov/marketplace for information on TOUGH and other software orders or email ipo@lbl.gov for non-software questions.
Hayden Hsu, Principal Accountant • 510-486-4705 • HHsu@lbl.gov
Marc Nagata, Business Systems Analyst • 510-486-5776 • MNagata@lbl.gov
Shirounda Smith, Accountant • 510-495-2963 • SRSmith@lbl.gov
Suzanne Storar, Communications and Outreach • 510-486-4306 • STStorar@lbl.gov
