Over 30 years, Poly-Med, Inc. has provided innovative solutions for medical device OEMs & startups to design, develop, and manufacture next-generation absorbable implantable medical devices.
Poly-Med’s mission is to design, develop, and manufacture custom components & implantable medical devices using next-generation absorbable biomaterials to propel our customers’ specialty product visions into tangible, highly-competitive, and unique product offerings.
Dr. Shalaby W. Shalaby is considered one of the forefathers of the bioresorbable polymer industry, with over 130 patents granted and author of 250 publications, including 9 books.
In the late 1970’s he led an exploratory group on polymers, for biomedical applications, at a large medical device company. During that time, he was one the lead inventors for several bioresorbable products, including the Vicryl® suture.
In 1990, his love for research and education brought him to Clemson University in South Carolina. He founded Poly-Med, Inc. in 1993 as a means to continue unfettered research and to teach and sponsor students’ education. Dr. Shalaby passed away in 2010, but his vision and mission continue today, through the dedicated work of Poly-Med employees.
Dr. Shalaby earned his undergraduate degrees in Chemistry, Botany, and Pharmacy in his native Egypt, at Ain Shams and Cairo Universities. Dr. Shalaby completed his graduate degrees at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, earning a M.S. in Textiles, a Ph.D. in Chemistry, and a second Ph.D. in Polymer Science.
After a postdoctoral assignment, he became a senior research chemist at Allied Signal, Polymer Research Group. Dr. Shalaby later joined Ethicon/Johnson & Johnson to start an exploratory group on polymers for biomedical applications. Dr. Shalaby’s focus was on new, absorbable, and radiation-sterilizable polymers. He also headed the Polymer Technology Center there.
A timeline of Poly-Med’s achievements.
InnoVision Award
The Dr. Charles Townes Individual Achievement Award
2020
Society For Biomaterials
C. William Hall Award
(posthumously)
2011
Election to the AIMBE
College of Fellows
2007
Society For Biomaterials
Technology Innovation and Development Award
2006
Small Business Administration
Tibbetts Award for outstanding contributions to the SBIR program
1988
Johnson & Johnson
Phillip Hoffman Award for Outstanding Scientist
1979
In 2010, Dave Shalaby took on the role of president after having served on the board of directors for eight years. Under Dave’s leadership, the company has grown into a vertically integrated design, development, and custom manufacturer of bioresorbable medical device and pharmaceutical products. Before stepping into his role at Poly-Med, Inc., Dave was founder and president of InSource Consulting, providing strategic consulting services to financial service companies to improve process and business efficiencies through the use of process analysis methodologies.
During his tenure, Dave personally led major merger and acquisition integrations for two Fortune 100 insurance companies and has overseen countless key strategic efforts in support of his clients.
He grew InSource Consulting into a multi-million dollar specialty management consulting firm aimed at providing strategic support services to large companies within the healthcare, financial service, and federal government sectors. InSource Consulting was acquired by Virtusa, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTU) in 2009.
This unique mix of strategic and business acumen has led to significant growth at Poly-Med, Inc. Several key initiatives encouraging the team to achieve elegant solutions are advancing the company to the next level, while staying true to the legacy of Dave’s father, Dr. Shalaby W. Shalaby.
David holds a B.S. in Aeronautical Technology from Purdue University (1992) and an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago (1994).
Through continual improvement by personal and professional growth, our employees are excited to make an impact on the medtech industry. We offer a competitive compensation program, and regularly hire for key roles across material science, polymer, extrusion, textile, electrospinning & 3D printing engineering, quality, marketing & sales, operations, manufacturing, and administrative support.
“SCBIO is proud to have an innovative company like Poly-Med represented on the SCBIO Board of Directors. The company’s platform technology, innovation and dynamic research result in leading edge products. Top medical device and pharmaceutical companies benefit from the engineering expertise of the Poly-Med team. We look forward to Poly-Med’s continued success as a leader in the life sciences industry in South Carolina and beyond.”
Looking for more information for designing your next-generation absorbable medical device? View this webinar where Poly-Med’s CTO provides an overview of absorbable polymers, use cases of these materials, & items to consider during your development effort.
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