David Farrar Email & Phone Number

York, England, United Kingdom

York, England, United Kingdom

Provide biomaterials expertise and R&D management support for biomaterials/medical device industry

Leeds, United Kingdom

Managing R&D for Io-Cyte Ltd, a new start-up spun out of Xiros, developing a novel anti-microbial wound dressing

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Developing the vision and objectives for the Biomaterials Laboratory and ensuring these have a strong commercial focus.
• Seeking out new opportunities for innovation in fibre spinning/biomaterials that have real business and clinical cases. Developing the innovation pipeline.
• Building collaborations and partnerships with industry, academics and clinicians that will bring about profitable innovation.
• Identifying ways in which Xiros can diversify its portfolio of products in:o New medical specialtieso Technologies of interesto New materials

York, United Kingdom

• Provided scientific leadership and management of the biomaterials/biomechanics research and testing programme within the Smith & Nephew Research Centre.
• Led a research programme in biomaterials as part of the company's Enabling Technologies programme - a programme of relatively early stage research aimed at building technology platforms that could be applied across the.
• Formulated and implemented the company’s technology strategy for the development of new biomaterials.
• Developed and managed a major extra-mural research programme which included securing over £4.3 million in grant funding.
• Led and managed a group of up to 12 graduate/PhD scientists.
• Carried out technology scouting and technical due diligence on over 20 external biomaterials technology opportunities.

York, United Kingdom

• Responsible for management of Smith & Nephew Surgical Skills Centre.
• Managed world-class cadaveric training facility providing medical education to healthcare professionals from across UK/Europe and the rest of the world.
• Managed budget of the centre and introduced new metrics on utilisation to drive increased usage.
• Developed customer relationships with surgeons and other users of the centre.
• Responsible for line management of team of five lab staff/event co-ordinator.

• Gave three lectures a year to undergraduates/MSc students on biomaterials courses and participated in evaluation of some coursework activities.
• Lectured on bioresorbable polymers, commercialisation of medical devices, emerging technologies in medical devices.
• Honorary unpaid position

York, United Kingdom

• Provided scientific leadership in biomaterials.
• Led communities of practice in “Bioresorbables”, “Engineered Materials” and “Emerging Technologies”.
• Played an active role in developing the Smith & Nephew Group Technology Plan and the Enabling Technologies research programme.

York, United Kingdom

• Management responsibility for the Materials Science Department within S&N Research Centre.
• Line management for team of up to 21 scientists and technicians. Departmental budget and resource management.
• Developed the department’s skills and technical capabilities including development of biomechanics.

York, United Kingdom & Harlow

• Team member and Project Leader within the Materials Science Department
• Project leader for more than 10 Smith & Nephew R&D projects in the area of orthopaedics, wound management, surgical gloves – at least three products launched.
• Worked in areas such as tribology of UHMWPE bearings, bioresorbable polymers, bone cements and void fillers, powderfree surgical gloves, absorbent wound dressings.