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Professor Michael Cima from MIT discusses his Drug and Medical device development course‪.‬ SPOT Radio

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Professor Michael Cima chats with host Charlie Webb about his Drug and Medical device development course offered through the xPRO program at MIT. The course goals are to help participants gain a “big picture” perspective of the entire drug and medical device development process, from day one strategic planning through product commercialization. Also, students will understand the critical interplay between strategy and development and how they affect each other. This online program helps you explore the process of discovering, developing, testing, and bringing a medical product to market.

Guest  Description:

Dr. Michael J. Cima is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has an appointment at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. 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. Prof. Cima joined the MIT faculty in 1986 as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to full Professor in 1995. He was elected a Fellow of the American Ceramics Society in 1997. Prof. 
Cima was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2011. He now holds the David H. Koch Chair of Engineering at MIT. He was appointed faculty director of the Lemelson-MIT Program in 2009 which is a program to inspire youth to be inventive and has a nationwide reach.
Prof. Cima is author or co-author of over two hundred and fifty peer-reviewed scientific publications, fifty-eight US patents, and is a recognized expert in the field of materials processing. more on his Bio https://cima-lab.mit.edu/people/cima
Learn more about the Drug and Medical device development course. 

Professor Michael Cima chats with host Charlie Webb about his Drug and Medical device development course offered through the xPRO program at MIT. The course goals are to help participants gain a “big picture” perspective of the entire drug and medical device development process, from day one strategic planning through product commercialization. Also, students will understand the critical interplay between strategy and development and how they affect each other. This online program helps you explore the process of discovering, developing, testing, and bringing a medical product to market.

Guest  Description:

Dr. Michael J. Cima is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has an appointment at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. 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. Prof. Cima joined the MIT faculty in 1986 as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to full Professor in 1995. He was elected a Fellow of the American Ceramics Society in 1997. Prof. 
Cima was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2011. He now holds the David H. Koch Chair of Engineering at MIT. He was appointed faculty director of the Lemelson-MIT Program in 2009 which is a program to inspire youth to be inventive and has a nationwide reach.
Prof. Cima is author or co-author of over two hundred and fifty peer-reviewed scientific publications, fifty-eight US patents, and is a recognized expert in the field of materials processing. more on his Bio https://cima-lab.mit.edu/people/cima
Learn more about the Drug and Medical device development course. 

38 min

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