Patricia Reineke

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Patti works with Licensing Officer Hera Lichtenbeld, assisting in portfolio management for the life science area. She and Hera manage invention disclosures, patent prosecution, MTAs, CDAs, research agreements and licensing agreements for UF innovators in the life sciences. Many of the innovators are those working in the medical and biomedical disciplines. Patti is a returning […]

Lenny Terry

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Lenny works with innovators and technologies from chemistry, materials science, and chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering. He has successfully negotiated over 290 licenses and has helped to start more than 40 companies. When Lenny joined Tech Licensing in 2007, he had more than 20 years of industrial chemical experience. He has held multiple research positions […]

Mingder Yang

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Mingder joined UF Innovate as a licensing officer in January 2024, bringing 11 years of experience with the type 1 diabetes research group at UF. Prior to joining UF, Mingder served as a research scientist in a startup company for 9 years, focusing on the commercialization of patented technologies that he co-invented to enhance animal […]