Nathan Thompson

Nathan Thompson is the Director of Engineering at OriGen Biomedical. He was appointed to Associate Director of Engineering in August 2018 and then promoted to Director of Engineering in May 2021. He is responsible for the leadership and management of the engineering team and oversees all aspects of the engineering department including process validation, design and development, production support, and technical customer support.

After completing his senior design engineering project at OriGen, followed by his graduation from UT Austin in June 2009, Nathan was offered a Product Development Engineer position and has been with OriGen ever since. He served in this role for three years, before becoming Engineering Product Manager and later Associate Director of Engineering.

Throughout his career, Nathan has witnessed OriGen’s cryopreservation and cell culture products transition into direct clinical care and cellular therapy. It has been exceptionally rewarding, both personally and professionally, to see the products evolving from research to actual deliverable therapy.

Nathan holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Engineering Management at UT.