Brandon Leen

Brandon Leen is an Analyst with Quant Economics. He conducts comprehensive market research and analysis for projects involving intellectual property and technology.

Mr. Leen analyzes an array of economic issues relating to intellectual property and technology. He leverages his scientific training in chemistry and experience in biotechnology for licensing, valuation, and disputes concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Recently, he developed a detailed database of licensing transactions in the pharmaceutical industry. Additionally, Mr. Leen conducts market research to evaluate the effects of business practices on competition and economic performance.

Prior to joining the team at Quant Economics, Mr. Leen worked at ActivX Biosciences, where he was responsible for the synthesis, identification, and purification of potential therapeutic compounds. Previously, he conducted research in computational chemistry with the Tantillo Research Group. His research at Tantillo included the cyclopropanation of fatty acids in certain bacterial lineages. Mr. Leen graduated from the University of California, Davis with a B.S. degree in chemistry, and minors of study in both mathematics and economics.

Education

• B.S., Chemistry, University of California, Davis

Papers and publications

Willenbring, Dan, Selina Wang, Matthew Siebert, Dustin Nouri, Michael Lodewyk, Melissa Lin, Brandon Leen, Young Hong, Gregory Ho, Pradeep Gutta, Rebecca Davis, and Dean Tantillo: "Are Migrating Hydrogens in Pericyclic Transition State Structures Hydride-like, Proton-like, or Neither? Computed 1H NMR Chemical Shifts May Provide an Answer," (2007) manuscript in progress.