Ofir Arad

Degree in Chemical Sciences at Institut Químic de Sarrià, Barcelona 2000. PhD in Organic Chemistry, Barcelona 2012. Dr. Arad has 15 years of experience in the biomedical field. After a period developing pharmaceutical compounds and photosensitizers for Cancer Photodynamic Therapy, he has developed materials for the medical devices industry: biopolymers and their formulations for controlled drug release applications, lubricious coatings and radiopaque materials for endovascular catheters, chemical enhancement of biomaterials for aortic percutaneous valves and advanced adhesives for medical applications. In the last 7 years he has been leading several projects of medical devices (mainly drug eluting stents and thrombus aspiration catheters) for interventional cardiology applications. He has also been working as chemical research director for a consolidated medical device company.