Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Coláiste Ríoga na Máinleá in Éirinn

Innovation Quarterly Workshop with Integra - Tuesday 26th September

16 August 2017

 

Speakers

Simon J. Archibald Ph.D, Chief Scientist, Integra LifeSciences

Prof. Fergal O'Brien, Professor of Bioengineering & Regenerative Medicine, Anatomy

Venue

VC Room, 123 St Stephen's Green.

Date & Time

Tuesday 26th September @ 1-2.30pm

Lunch

A light lunch will be available from 12.45pm. Speakers will begin at 1pm

RSVP

Places are limited. To RSVP please email innovation@rcsi.ie

 Simon Archibald and Fergal O’Brien have collaborated since 2005 and will share insights into how to create strong and mutually valuable collaborations.

·        - Simon will cover factors that are important to Integra when entering into collaboration with academia, selection criteria for projects and lessons for success based on real examples of external collaboration.

·        - Fergal will talk about the benefits of collaborating with Integra, what the collaboration has enabled and how the relationship started and developed.   

 

Simon J. Archibald, Ph.D.

Simon is currently the Chief Scientist for Integra LifeSciences Corporation and President of the Integra Foundation. He also serves as an Affiliate Professor in the department of Biomedical Engineering at Drexel University. His primary research focus is in peripheral and central nervous system regeneration, with a particular emphasis on national and international collaborations for translating discoveries in the basic sciences to clinical practice.

 

Simon joined Integra in 1997 as Senior Director of Neurological Programs to oversee the clinical and commercial development of the NeuraGen nerve guide system and to explore the development of a neurosurgical product line from the existing Integra collagen wound care business and patent port-folio.  Previously Simon was Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University Medical Center, after completing research Fellowships at Duke University Medical Center, Harvard Medical School and Keele University.  He has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of North Staffordshire for research into the factors controlling the functional outcome of peripheral nerve repair.