Matthew Phaneuf

Background

About Matthew Phaneuf

Senior level manager with a proven ability to work at the interface of research and development, technology and business across a range of medical products and applications. Demonstrated Achievements and Expertise: • Acquired diverse range of research capabilities in areas such as biomaterial/biomolecule synthesis, standard/custom assay performance, physical/chemical analysis of materials, tissue culture/sterile technique, molecular biology techniques and pre-clinical model assessment • Procured over $6.6 million in federal small business grants and contracts from 2003 through 2016 to develop platform technology • Co-inventor on six issued patents related to biomaterial synthesis, material surface modification, cell encapsulation and bioactive material formation • Lead author/co-author on over 30 peer-reviewed publications (e.g. Biomaterials, J Biomed Mater Res), with over 70 abstracts/presentations at national/international conferences, including session chair responsibility (Society for Biomaterials and Surfaces in Biomaterials) • Proven ability to go from bench study to small business with successful establishment of three medical device-related start-up businesses • Extensive experience with negotiating and executing licensing, non-disclosure and material transfer agreements as well as other corporate documents, working closely with corporate counsel • Developed and refined management skills such as forming interdisciplinary teams to deliver projects on time, managing programs to remain within budget and applying problem solving skills to business/research matters • Established vast surgeon and academia key opinion leader (KOL) network to gain valuable input around device design and healthcare reimbursement • Recipient of the 2014 Massachusetts Small Business Administration (SBA) Microenterprise Business of the Year award