Our team is the connection between your ideas and UB

Here is where differences become our strengths, where scientific and technological adventures transform into profitable ventures, and where bettering the world becomes our life’s work. A successful team is about more than finding a group of people with the right mix of professional skills; it's about finding a team who is passionate about helping you succeed and then working together to do it. Together, let's build something impactful.

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  • Timothy Dee

    Senior Associate Director, Technology Transfer

  • Michael Fowler

    Commercialization Manager

  • Michelle Friedman.

    Michelle Friedman

    Licensing Manager

  • Rebecca Larson.

    Rebecca Larson

    Compliance and Marketing Manager

  • Jennifer Mandina

    Senior Manager, Contracts

  • Hoda Moussa.

    Hoda Moussa

    Contracts Manager

  • Mary Ognibene-Metz.

    Mary Ognibene-Metz

    Contracts Manager

  • Candace Sena.

    Candace Sena

    Contracts Manager

  • Deanna Thames

    Senior Administrative Associate

  • Penny Turrell

    Patent Paralegal & Compliance Specialist

  • Evan Witmer

    Licensing Manager

Our Extended Team

We work with accomplished scientists, experts, entrepreneurs and businesspeople who help us move innovations to impact.

Life & Health Sciences Advisory Board Manufacturing & Materials Advisory Board Entrepreneurs in Residence Seed Fund Advisory Board Accelerator Fund External Review Committee
Laura Crawford Senior Director, Drug Development, Orange Grove Bio.

Senior Director, Drug Development, Orange Grove Bio

Charles Jones.

Senior Director, Commercial Strategy, Healthcare Innovation, Pfizer

Michael Norsen.

Vice President, Life Science & Head of Alexandria LaunchLabs-NYC

Carlos Pena.

Chief Regulatory Officer & Chief Quality Officer, The Jacobs Institute

Karuna Sharma.

Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, Antylia Scientific

Michael Smolinki.

Vice President, Development and Scientific Operations, Veradermics

Stephen Tyrpak.

Vice President, US Operations, PQE Group

Erica Wehling.

R&D Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific