Mark Timmer
Principal Engineer at Ethicon, Inc.
- Role
- Principal Engineer at Johnson & Johnson MedTech
- Location
- Jersey City, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mark Timmer
Passionate and motivated researcher with 12 years experience in R&D within the medical device industry with extensive background in regenerative medicine, including scaffold and cell-based technologies. Currently at a Johnson & Johnson, within a centralized R&D group for front end innovation, collaborating closely with teams from Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Ethicon Inc, Mentor, and DePuy. Designed and contributed to the development an injectable bone graft that is currently on market (HEALOS® FX Injectable Bone Graft Replacement). Contributed to 10+ patents and applications.Led R&D teams (3-7 members) to develop and assess novel technologies for orthopedic, gynecology, hernia, aesthetic, and soft tissue repair. Generated prototypes and concepts via numerous processing approaches for proof-of-concept benchtop and preclinical evaluation. Designed and conducted preclinical studies for early- and late-stage development including for regulatory submissions. Interacted closely with clinicians in Voice-of-Customer prototype evaluation and innovation partnerships. Established and managed domestic and international research collaborations with academic and contract organizations.Specialties: Synthetic and natural biomaterials, scaffolds, polymer processing, materials testing, preclinical evaluation, regenerative medicine, cell and tissue culture
Experience
Principal Engineer
Jul 2016 — Present · Somerville, NJ, US
R&D Polymer & Suture Technologies
Education
University of Toronto
B.A.Sc., Mechanical Engineering
1993 — 1998
Rice University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
1998 — 2003
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