Mike Perham, Ph.D., CLP, RTTP, is a 17-year member of LES, having served as Program Chair for the 2022 and 2023 Annual Meetings, and as chair of the Life Science Sector and 2021 and 2024 Life Science Global Royalty Rate Surveys. He is President-Elect of LES USA/Canada.
Mike is the Director, Janelia Innovations and Open Science at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, overseeing technology transfer, open science, and external relations. He has a Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from Rice University and is a registered patent agent.