Frank M. Silver

Biography

 Frank Silver is a highly accomplished former industry executive and entrepreneur who brings with him a wealth of experience in leadership and business spanning over four decades. Frank has a deep knowledge of new product develop through the commercialization of technology with companies, academia, and governments, based on his long career at Monsanto. After retiring and remaining in Pensacola, FL, he founded a successful consulting company (Silver Consulting, International). Frank earned his BSc in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, followed by pre-doctoral research on conversion of squalene to cholesterol for which he was conferred his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1970. As a material science expert, he is advising Dr. Hsu and established patch development/manufacturing companies towards the prototyping to commercial form of the Topicon™ ThermoMatrix™ design, which will set a new industry standard. He is also co-inventor with Dr. Hsu of a completely heat-resistant transdermal patch (HeatWave™) for the delivery of perishable peptide and protein drugs in equatorial regions of the world. 

Research Interest

 product development ,business and adminstration