The Penn Center for Innovation consolidated and unified the University of Pennsylvania’s Office of Technology Transfer with other Penn commercialization resources, allowing for a more streamlined experience for Penn researchers and potential business and industry partners.
Maximizing the ability of Penn researchers to effectively collaborate with the private sector is one of Penn’s highest goals as clearly articulated in Penn Compact 2020, the University’s strategic vision authored by President Amy Gutmann.
Penn Compact 2020 revolves around three major strategic aims for the university: inclusion, innovation, and impact. PCI helps Penn to achieve two of these three vital goals at once by providing Penn innovations and inventors with the best chance to impact the world at large.
PCI’s model facilitates an efficient and comprehensive service for faculty through a variety of means, including:
- collaborations with individual schools to make PCI’s licensing officers easily accessible to faculty;
- an online invention disclosure portal that makes it easy for faculty to get the commercialization process started with PCI;
- active marketing outreach leveraging the information available via PCI’s technology database and relationships developed through PCI’s licensing staff and Corporate Alliances group;
- extensive new venture creation resources;
- speaker events;
- The Penn I-Corps Site Startup Accelerator designed to facilitate commercialization of university research; and
- The Pennovation Works site that stimulates entrepreneurial activity and promotes the commercialization of research discoveries.
PCI Leadership

John S. Swartley, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Research and Managing Director

Benjamin Dibling, Ph.D.
Deputy Managing Director

Laurie Actman
Chief Marketing, Communications, and Programs Officer

Michael D. Poisel, MS, MBA
Executive Director, PCI Ventures

Jay Abramovitz
Chief Financial Officer

Kathryn A. Donohue, Esq.
Director, Legal Affairs

Jennifer Langenberger
Chief Operations Officer & Executive Director, IP

James W. Bowen, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Corporate Alliances
Technology Licensing
Perelman School of Medicine Licensing
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Wharton School Licensing

Terry Bray, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Licensing, Physical Sciences and Engineering

Pamela Beatrice, Ph.D.
Director

Joshua Jeanson
Senior Associate Director

Qishui (Tracy) Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Director

Gangotri Dey, Ph.D.
Licensing Officer

Mary Frances Frabotta
Administrative Coordinator
Penn Dental Medicine, Penn Nursing, School of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate School of Education, Law School, Social Policy & Practice, and the Annenberg School of Communication Licensing
Special Projects, Life Sciences
Corporate Alliances

Mark Engleka, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Director

Robert Eugene Hormann
Associate Director

Man Liang, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Director

Abby Golin
Associate Director, Legal Affairs

Denene Wambach, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel

Michael Yocum
Program and Compliance Manager

Rachel Homeniuk
Administrative Assistant
PCI Ventures

Melisa Lopez-Anton, PhD
Assistant Director, PCI Ventures

Bhavana Mohanraj, PhD
Associate Director, PCI Ventures

Yi-Yen Chen, PhD
Associate Director, PCI Ventures

Jaime Sweet
Associate Director of Programming at Pennovation Works

Raquel Giron
Administrative Coordinator
Penn Medicine Co-Investment Program
Marketing Communications and Programs
SEAS Corporate Outreach
Corporate Contracts
Intellectual Property and Operations

Michelle McSorley
Director, IP and Operations

Helene Emanoff
Senior IP and Compliance Paralegal

Larbi Bricha
Senior Business Systems Analyst

Michalina Goral
Human Resources and Operations Manager

Quabena Scott
Administrative Assistant

Melanie Roberts
Intellectual Property Compliance Manager

Tara Fromm
Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal

Ginola Johnson
Intellectual Property Paralegal

Lenora Sapp
Intellectual Property Compliance Coordinator

Rita C. Bevans
Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal

G. Eden Parra
Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal
Legal Affairs
Finance

Hector Galarza
Revenue Distributions Analyst

Jacqueline Miraglia
Business Administrator

Lee Ann Morgan, CPA
Administration and Finance Officer

Xiaomeng Liu
Accountant / Financial Analyst

Kathryn Harris, CPA
Senior Accountant / Financial Analyst

Sherri Darby
Financial Administrative Coordinator
