David is a leader in the field of implantable bioactive materials with over 32 years of experience in the medical device industry. He has been responsible for taking products from concept to market and has extensive experience in the development of medical devices. His experience spans the areas of design control, regulatory processes and strategies (FDA, EU and Health Canada), product management and the marketing of medical devices. His educational background is in the physics and chemistry of glasses, materials science, biomaterials and business management. David has served as Product Development Manager, Vice President, Product Development and Vice President Global R&D and Chief Scientific officer among other job functions. He holds more than 30 U.S. and Internation patents in at least four different technology areas which include medical devices, wound care, oral care consumer products and industrial systems.

David has published and presented scientific papers, with over 35 peer-reviewed publications and more than 60 presentations at international conferences in the area of medical devices. David is also active in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). As a member of Committee F-4, he was responsible for drafting Standards and was a delegate to ISO committees that were drafting 10993 documents. David serves on a number of university external advisory boards. He is also a member of the Orthopedic Research Society, Society for Biomaterials, ASTM and the International Association for Dental Research.