Matthew Fullana, Phd Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Us

Program manager for bleeding edge adhesive platform technology aimed at improving hernia patient outcomes. Oversight of a $2M+ annual operating budget. Lead an international team (10+) through technology development efforts resolving several technical challenges to meet user requirements.Establish external partnership opportunities with universities, CROs, and suppliers to de-risk program and reduce costs.Identify white spaces and adjacencies in collaboration with Marketing for existing intellectual property to build a robust product pipeline over 5-10 years. Collaborate with Corporate leadership to identify potential expansion areas, highlight current gaps and risks, and implement action plans to resolve shortcomings.Manage and mitigate risk, supporting agility and speed to market by establishing external partnerships with CROs, universities, and vendors to minimize costs and accelerate path to market.Independent technical reviewer for various product development programs to evaluate technical robustness, user needs, human factors, risk analysis, and other key design control elements.

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Us

Integration Program Manager for a multi-million-dollar acquisition of a combination adhesive technology. Responsible for a successful knowledge, asset, and process transfer across locations in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Collaborated with several expertise areas globally (R&D, Marketing, Regulatory, Tax, Legal, Finance, etc.) to identify and resolve business and technical risks post-closing.Recruited, mentored, supervised, and developed a new international R&D team (10 full-time associates) bringing new technical talent and capability to the organization including Chemical Engineers, Materials Scientists, Analytical Scientists, Validation Engineers, Administrative support, and others.Direct successful transfer of two manufacturing processes from the Middle East to newly constructed facility in Europe during challenging COVID restrictions & lockdowns.Awarded 26% combined tax credits and grant funding for all qualifying foreign direct investment (FDI) through Irish Development Authority and Ministry of Revenue (Ireland) over a five (5) year project period.Site lead for a temporary R&D facility abroad overseeing staff and site operations. Key stakeholder providing user requirements for $5M+ renovation supporting installation of custom equipment, including ISO Class 8 cleanrooms, Analytical Suite, and supporting laboratory areas.Experience living / working abroad (Middle East, Europe) for 1+ years each while supporting acquisition and business integration activities.

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Us

Lead the assessment and characterization of cutting edge adhesive technologies suitable for tissue reconstruction. Defined initial unmet customer needs and key product requirements. Executed a comprehensive competitive assessment of external technologies for possible licensing or acquisition.Successfully led relabeling project for existing product line to satisfy new Proposition 65 requirements. Collaborate closely with Manufacturing/Plant, Salesforce, Regulatory, Quality, and Supply Chain to address time-sensitive relabeling of distributed product, inventory, and work-in-progress (WIP). Project manager responsible for identifying alternative chemistry formulations suitable for an internally developed hemostat to address moderate-to-severe bleeding in surgical procedures. Partner with business unit and corporate R&D functions to ensure project remains within scope, on budget, and delivered on time.Co-founder and co-lead for internal program designed to increase associate innovation engagement and bolster front-end product development pipeline. Led to over 50% of combined business unit product development team and salesforce to participate within 2 years with no added business costs.Co-founder and co-lead for Out and Proud Employee Network (“OPEN”) associate resource group for the Surgery business unit. Provided mentoring and support on LGBT+ topics in the workplace liaising with HR and Leadership. Organized BD’s first participation at the Rhode Island Pride Parade (2019) among other workplace acceptance activities.Interim R&D Lab Manager for design center R&D laboratories. Oversaw operating budget, ensured adherence to GLP standards, and guided staff training for associates across multiple business platforms.Guide the R&D co-operative (“co-op”) program for the business unit. Mentor/manager for 20+ college students annually on a rotational cycle. Expanded program in close collaboration with partner universities.

In my role as Senior Scientist, my focus has been on developing the next generation of innovative medical products for addressing existing shortcomings throughout the medical products field. Some of my accomplishments while employed at Anexis have included:Research and develop an ultra-high strength, hydrogel-based, surgical sealant prototype to repair leaks within pleural, cardiovascular, orthopedic, and colorectal applications.Invent a microparticle encapsulation technique resulting in an ultra-high strength tissue adhesive to minimize the risk of seroma formation following large flap reconstructive procedures, such as abdominoplasty and breast reconstruction.Perform chemical modification and processing of several proteins, including hyaluronic acid and atelocollagen.Skilled in protein analysis techniques, such as gel electrophoresis, BCA quantification, etc.Perform material property characterization by using newly created methods (method development) and ASTM standards.Quantify product performance/quality using techniques such as burst pressure/strength, tensile testing, lap shear, osmometry, etc.Designed a new reaction process to facilitate easy scale-up of an R&D prototype to manufacturing capacity and to comply with medical device regulations.Compile and analyze data to generate reports and draw conclusions to guide future product research and development efforts, navigate medical device regulations, and influence investor decisions for a high-risk start-up company.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Doctoral fellow under the guidance of Dr. Gary Wnek in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering. During my graduate career, I had the privilege of working on a wide range of projects.- My primary research focused heavily on electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for potential use in biomedical applications, such as for use as an acellular replacement dermal matrix in both acute and chronic wounds or a synthetic replacement for nerve repair. - Led a multidisciplinary, translational team between CWRU School of Engineering and School of Medicine examining the in vivo effects of electrospun collagen scaffolds as a wound closure device in an acute small animal wounding model- Invented a unique collagen hydrogel material for potential use in nerve and bone regeneration with additional potential as a drug eluding platform- Advanced expertise in electrospinning non-woven nanofibrous scaffolds using synthetic and naturally-derived polymers- Awarded an Institute of Advanced Materials pilot grant at CWRU examining bacterial biofilms and their role in antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria and implanted medical device fouling- Interact with surgeons and physicians to identify unmet needs in the wound closure market and discuss new product development and design concepts- Partnered with CWRU Department of Hematology/Oncology to explore the use of novel collagen scaffolds as a hemostat- Proficient in several characterization techniques including light, confocal, and electron microscopy as well as spectroscopic methods (circular dichroism, UV-Vis) and thermal methods (TGA, DSC)- Collaborated on a joint project using 3D printing and hydrogels to design new phantoms for CT scanner calibration- Explored the use of a naturally occurring algae as a flame retardant additive to replace alumina trihydrate and as an inexpensive source of cellulose to produce nanowhiskers for increasing the modulus of hydrogels and composite materials

Rochester, New York, Us

I interned at Eastman Kodak as a graduate synthetic chemistry intern for a summer working on the development of emulsion-based microparticles for the printing/ink business unit. During my short tenure, I was involved in the following:- Prepared co-polymers using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)- Analyzed newly synthesized polymers using thermal techniques (DSC, TGA, etc) as well as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and GPC/SEC. - Synthesized polymeric microparticles and conducted analysis using microscopy techniques (optical, SEM)

Rochester, Ny, Us

Part-time job working for the Department of Chemistry at RIT as the Assistant Instrumentation Specialist responsible for maintaining department-owned analytical instrumentation.- Performed maintenance, calibration, and conducted training sessions for all instruments, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Liquid and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (LC/GC-MS), UV-Visible Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Fluorescence Spectroscopy, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Atomic Absorbance (AA), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and others- Responsible for conducting analysis using ASTM methods of samples received from third party organizations- Assist professors of undergraduate laboratory courses with running experiments using Chemistry Department equipment

Rochester, Ny, Us

Studied under the guidance of Dr. Massoud Miri as an undergraduate researcher during my college career, focusing on homo- and co-polymerizations of olefin and acrylate polymers using organometallic coordinative catalysts.- Utilized high-pressure autoclave reactors for polymerizing ethylene and acetylene as well as a glove box for synthesizing air- and moisture-sensitive organometallic catalysts- Explored the novel use of organometallic catalysts for the co-polymerization of monomers containing polar groups, such as methyl methacrylate- Performed mini-emulsion aqueous polymerization of polyethylene to produce latexes- Trained in the use of a manifold system for inert organic synthesis- Performed extensive analysis on synthetic polymers using techniques such as thermal (TGA, DSC, etc) and spectroscopic (FT-IR, NMR, etc) techniques- Presented findings at ACS National Conference in Chicago, IL (2007)

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Macromolecular Science And Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Polymer Chemistry