Year-End Food & Wine Networking Event
hosted by the New York/New Jersey Chapter

Thursday, December 4, 2025

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
at
Brown Rudnick LLP
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

COST:
Members $25
Non-Members $35

Thank you to our host:

Don't miss this opportunity to network, indulge in exquisite cuisine, and toast to a successful year with the LES NY-NJ Chapter. We also will be joined by Mike Kinch, the Chief Innovation Officer for Stony Brook University, who will give a short talk on innovation trends and R&D.  Of particular interest is his most research on source of new innovation and the shift towards China.  Mike is a wonderful speaker, and we look forward to his insights and of course, good wine.  

We will also provide exciting updates on upcoming LES programs and provide valuable networking with IP and licensing professionals.  Whether you are a seasoned expert or new to the field, this event is perfect for corporate licensing and business development professionals, university and government technology transfer specialists, research & development innovators, legal professionals, valuation and expert witness experts, and patent intelligence and portfolio management gurus.

This event is open to both members and nonmembers. 

Michael Kinch, Chief Innovation Officer, Stony Brook University Michael Kinch began as the inaugural Chief Innovation Officer at Stony Brook University in 2024. Prior to this, he served as the Executive Dean for Sciences and Vice President for Innovation, creating and deploying innovative approaches to improve biomedical translation and entrepreneurship. He founded the directed the Center for Research Innovation in Biotechnology (CRIB) at Washington University in St Louis, which analyzes the sources of biomedical innovation. As Associate Vice Chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis, he helped lead entrepreneurship activities and founded the Centers for Research Innovation in Biotechnology (CRIB) and Drug Discovery (CDD), which analyzes innovation in the science and business of medicines. At Yale University, he founded and led the Yale Center for Molecular Discovery. Prior to Yale, Dr. Kinch held executive positions at MedImmune, and at Functional Genetics, Inc, where he led R&D. He was also on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University and Purdue University. Dr. Kinch has published more than 150 papers and five dozen US patents. He has written four books, which convey key trends in the research, development and distribution of medicines and vaccines. His research has been profiled in media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN, the BBC and Bloomberg News.

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