Dr. Matteo Achilli

Developing a new biodegradable polymer-based valved conduit for pediatric application: Packaging validation; Testing and Reporting for Review Design Output; Managing the definition of a FE model which reproduced in vitro failure modes; Defining a procedure to identify root causes of in vitro failure; Defining a method to assess in vivo failure modes.

Developing a new phototherapy system for neonatal jaundice made of an optical fiber-based lighting fabric (CE mark in September 2016): V&V testing and reporting; Risk analysis file management; Preparing technical drawings.

R&D project management / Management of DHF, FMEA, V&V / Bench tests and numerical simulations / Compliance with ISO 13485 / CAD / Relations with industrial partners and subcontractors / Relations with investors

R&D project management / Coordination of research teams / Business and medical strategy / Intellectual property (relation with patent attorneys, IP search through dedicated search engines) / Relations with industrial, academic and clinical partners, definition of related agreements (NDA, MTA, DTA, Consortium Agreements)

Project management / Intellectual property – patent portfolio management, relations with IP firms / Public funding – preparation of dossiers for obtaining funding

R&D project management / Relations with medical, academic and industrial partners / Intellectual property – prior art search, FTO / Preparation of educational programs

Production of tissue equivalents in vitro / Protein extraction and manipulation / Biopolymer crosslinking / Publication of scientific papers / Student coaching / Experimental plan definition / Mechanical testing / Structural and morphological characterization (FT-IR, SEM) / Cell culture and biocompatibility assays (smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts)

Intellectual Property, Marketing, Project Management, Business Planning, TRIZ

Biomaterials, Vascular Replacements, Experimental Planning, Cell Culture, Tissue Engineering, Mechanical Testing, Morphological Assays

Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biosignals, Medical Imaging, Prostheses and Implants, Programming, Finite Element Analysis, Segmentation, Simulation