Dr. David Herold, Association for Laboratory Automation, VAMC-113, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA, 92161 USA, tel: (619) 552-8585, X7758, fax: (619) 552-7479, email: dherold@ucsd.edu
KEY NOTE ADDRESS
Monday, June 21, 1999 8:10 AM-8:50 AM
Michael J. Cima, Ph. D.
Materials Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Electro-Actuated Devices as Microdosage Platforms and Manufacturing Tools
Dr. Michael J. Cima is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. He earned a B.S. in chemistry in 1982 (phi beta kappa) and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1986, both from the University of California at Berkeley. He received the Norton chair at MIT in 1988 in the Materials Science and Engineering Department as an Assistant Professor. Prof. Cima became Director of the Ceramics Processing Research Laboratory in 1989 and received a tenured appointment from MIT in 1992. He was promoted to full Professor in 1995- He was elected a Fellow of the American Ceramics Society in 1997 and has recently been awarded the Sumitomo Electric Industries Chair at MIT. His general research interests include: powder processing, ceramics processing, processes for the removal of binders from ceramic greenware, drying, novel powder forming methods, slurry and ink formulation, ceramic thin films, and ceramics manufacturing. He is author or coauthor of over one hundred and thirty scientific publications, nine patents, and is a recognized expert in the field of ceramics manufacturing. He consults for the ceramics and pharmaceutical industries on processing of colloidal suspensions, powder processing and forming technology.
Prof. Cima directs a research group at MIT on materials and processes for advanced electronic packaging where he is involved in metallization and construction of ceramic packages. He is also known for his work on growth of epitaxial oxide films by chemical methods and by ion-beam assisted deposition. Prof. Cima is also a coinventor and coprincipal investigator on MIT's 3D printing process for rapid prototyping of components from powder materials and has recently applied the technology to drug delivery systems. Most recently he has applied his knowledge of hybrid packaging technology to implantable drug delivery systems.
PLENARY SPEAKER
Monday, June 21, 1999 8:50 AM-9:30 AM
Lawrence A. Bock
CW Ventures, Inc.
Venture Capital Opportunities in Microfluidics
Lawrence A. Bock graduated with a biochemistry degree from Bowdoin College, and an M.B.A. degree from The Anderson School at UCLA, both with highest honors. He began his career in infectious disease research at Genentech and later joined Fairfield Venture Partners where he participated in financing a dozen biotechnology companies. Prior to joining CW Group he was with Avalon Ventures for 9 years where he was involved in the early stage financing of 15 highly successful biotechnology companies, including Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacopeia, Inc., Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Metra Biosystems and a recent example, Caliper Technologies Corp. At CW Group he manages the firm's West Coast office, and is focused on technology based start-ups.
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