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Meet Our Team
Assistant Vice President for Technology Transfer
Patricia Stepp, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Team
Assists Rice researchers with the invention disclosure and review process. Also assists with patent prosecution and Intellectual Property (IP) Portfolio Management.
Assistant Director, Intellectual Property
Neha Malik, Ph.D.
Licensing Team
Negotiates license, option and inter-institutional agreements as well as markets available technologies to potential partners. For more information regarding licensing at Rice University tap the button below.
Industrial Contracts Team
Negotiates various agreements to support research at Rice including; confidentiality, materials transfer, data use, collaboration and industry-sponsored research agreements.
Finance Team
Manages the office budget, license compliance, patent expenditures, and distribution of licensing revenue.