Samir Mitragotri

Samir Mitragotri is a global thought leader in the field of drug delivery and biomaterials. He has 30 years of research and translational experience in developing innovative technologies for transdermal drug delivery. He is a Professor of Bioengineering at Harvard University and Wyss Institute, an author of more than 400 scientific publications and an inventor on more than 200 patents/patent applications. He has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for development, clinical translation, and commercialization of transdermal drug delivery systems.

Samir is also an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and National Academy of Inventors and a fellow of multiple scientific organizations including American Association of Advancement of Science, Biomedical Engineering Society, and American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, India and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.