Michal Graff Mitzmacher

Biography

Michal has driven the transition of Elastagen’s technology from proof of concept production runs through scale up to commercial production and industrial processes; enabling Elastagen’s unique tropoelastin based materials to be produced to the required economies of scale. In addition, Michal has been central to Elastagen’s partnering activities with responsibility for the capture, communication and transfer of Elastagen’s technology to and from partner facilities. Michal is an accomplished Engineer with significant experience in the Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device and Biotechnology industries. Michal’s experience includes deep hands-on roles in all aspects of pharmaceutical research, production, scale up and design, as well as in the construction, commissioning, simulation and operation of industrial processes and clean systems. Most recently she was Project Leader & Senior Engineer for Biopharmax LTD, a boutique design and construction consultancy firm specialising in the life sciences. One of her roles at Biopharmax was as project engineer for Omrix and subsequently J&J; a role which included the scale-up of production processes for the manufacture of their fibrin biomaterial; the design, construction, commission and simulation of the production plant; together with close liaison and coordination with the client. Michal has a M.Sc in Bio-material Engineering from Tel-Aviv University and a B.Sc in Chemical Engineering from the Technion, Israel.

Research Interest

  Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Pharmaceutical Technology Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Engineering Drug Delivery Technologies Medical Devices Drug Regulatory Affairs Pharmaceutical Management