Dan-Oscar Antson, PhD

Dan-Oscar Antson joined UCLA TDG in April 2023. In his role as Business Development Officer, Dan is involved in the patenting, marketing, and licensing of UCLA’s Life Science Technology portfolio, especially focusing on dentistry, oncology, and gene therapy. Prior to joining UCLA, Dan was a Technology Licensing Officer for eight years at Cornell University, managing a diverse IP portfolio of small molecules and biologics assets, mainly in the cancer and infectious disease space. Before that, Dan’s first foray into technology transfer was at Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, where he worked as an Intellectual Property Manager for ten years, managing a large immuno-oncology patent portfolio. Dan earned a Ph.D. in Medical Genetics, as well as a Master of Science in Chemistry from Uppsala University in Sweden.