Yuko Soneoka, Ph.D., J.D.

Yuko Soneoka, Ph.D., J.D.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Vice President, Head of Intellectual Property

  • Education

    • Georgetown University Law Center

      2001 - 2004
      JD Law
    • University of Michigan

      1988 - 1992
      BS Microbiology
    • University of Oxford

      1993 - 1997
      Ph.D. Biochemistry
  • Experience

    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University

      Jan 1997 - Jan 1999
      Postdoctoral fellow
    • Palmer & Dodge, LLP

      Jan 1999 - May 2000
      Biotechnology specialist
    • Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

      Aug 2000 - Sept 2009
      Patent Attorney

      Patent litigation; patent procurement (prosecution); opinion work; intellectual property due diligence in connection with mergers, acquisitions, licensing, research collaborations; client counseling.

    • Genomic Health

      Sept 2009 - Aug 2013
      Senior Corporate Counsel and Director of Intellectual Property
    • Marrone Bio Innovations

      Aug 2013 - Apr 2014
      Chief Patent Counsel
    • Arnold & Porter

      May 2014 - Feb 2015
      Patent Attorney
    • Privately Held Biotechnology Company

      Mar 2015 - Dec 2016
      Senior Patent Counsel
    • Astellas Pharma

      Jan 2017 - Apr 2019
      Associate General Counsel, IP

      Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine

    • Astellas Pharma US

      Apr 2019 - Nov 2021
      • Vice President, IP - RX+ and New Technologies

        Apr 2021 - Nov 2021
      • Deputy General Counsel, IP/Executive Director RX+ and New Technologies

        Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
    • Ring Therapeutics

      Nov 2021 - Jul 2024
      Vice President Intellectual Property
    • Sana Biotechnology, Inc.

      Jul 2024 - now
      Senior Vice President Head of Intellectual Property
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Massachusetts In-House Counsel

      Board of Bar Overseers
    • State Bar of California

      State Bar of California
    • Registered Patent Attorney

      USPTO