Dr. Patrick A. Limbach is a Professor in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry at Brown University where he also serves as the Assistant Director for RNA Innovations. Previously, he spent 24 years at the University of Cincinnati where he was a Professor of Chemistry, Ohio Eminent Scholar, and Vice President for Research from 2016-2025. In the VPR role, he led a period of unprecedented growth in sponsored awards and research expenditures including creation of new multi-disciplinary and national security research-focused programs. An internationally recognized chemist, he has served as principal investigator on more than $12 million in state and federal (including DoD) research funding and has partnered extensively with industry throughout his 30+ year career to advance scientific discovery, technology commercialization, and innovation.

Dr. Limbach co-founded Labyrinth after seeing first hand the challenges small- to mid-size companies face in working with research intensive universities. He is committed to enhancing the national security research ecosystem by empowering organizations with accurate data, task-appropriate partnerships, and the means to reduce administrative burden.

Dr. Limbach is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a lifetime member of Phi Kappa Phi. He also served on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) consensus study committee that authored the landmark report, Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications, helping shape the national research roadmap for next-generation RNA sequencing technologies.