Mariam Maghribi
Applied Biology graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology, with PhD from UC Davis. Currently pursuing dual MBA at Columbia and Berkeley and working as independant consultant.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, Leadership, Management |
| Groups: | 2011 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, 2012 UC Berkeley Startup Competition, UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2009-2010, [INACTIVE] UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2008-2009 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Columbia University, University of California System - Davis, University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology |
FULL BIO
- Over eight years of professional experience with leadership/management roles. Identified new business opportunities and generated successful partnerships and IP strategies.
- Developed product concepts and enabling technologies in the specialized field of bioelectrical stimulation and polymer microtechnology. Over fifty issued patents and published applications. Numerous awards for groundbreaking research.
- Board member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the University of Southern California NSF-ERC Biomimetic Center.
- Co-founder of Moda Microtech, a startup focused on medical microsystems (the nascent startup morphed into JJ MeMs as part of Johnson & Johnson).
- Subject matter expert in polymer microtechnology.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Independant – Fremont CA |
| Position: | Independant Consultant |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | - Consulting in product, technology, and intellectual property development.
- Developing go-to market strategies and business plans for new ventures. |
| Employer: | Johnson & Johnson – Fremont CA |
| Position: | Principal Engineer |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2007 |
| Description: | Business Development
- Co-founded JJ MeMs, an early stage incubator of medical microsystems at Johnson & Johnson. - Identified new business opportunities and worked closely with legal and business executives to develop strategic business and IP roadmaps to pave the path for J&J to enter new markets. - Built a multi-million dollar microfabrication facility to enable new technology development. - Established partnerships across J&J companies to solve unmet medical and market needs. - Preformed due diligence on new opportunities and made recommendations to top J&J executives. - Generated a strategic patent portfolio to allow J&J to enter new markets. - Managed engineering team. Product Development - Developed medical device products/technologies and performed pre-clinical trials. o Invented new patch technologies for wound healing. o Generated multilayer/patterned biodegradable scaffolds for stem cell and drug delivery. o Developed stem cell separation and characterization tools. o Enhanced transdermal drug delivery system. o Created electrical-based therapies for metabolic health conditions. Technology Development - Engineered new polymer processes. o Cylindrical polymer processing for medical devices. o Biodegradable polymer systems with electronic and wireless functionality. o Parylene patterning and metallization. |
| Employer: | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – Livermore, CA |
| Position: | Research Scientist |
| Time period: | December 1999 - November 2003 |
| Description: | Business Development
- Led the technical team at LLNL for the Department of Energy’s Retinal Prosthesis project. - Identified new opportunities and established partnerships with universities and other research labs. - Generated an extensive and strategic patent portfolio that allows LLNL to out license the technology and be a leading world-class polymer microfabrication facility. - Served as a technical advisor on numerous projects and assisted in design and development of new concepts ranging from biomedical to renewable energy sources. - Supervised graduate students’ research projects and theses. Technology Development - Pioneered novel polymer processing techniques that provided solutions to numerous high profile projects resulting in numerous awards and publications. o Conformable flex-circuits (silicone metallization) for electronic functionality. o Low-cost 3-D patterning. o Low-cost silicone processing and patterning. - Enabled fabrication of conformable microelectrode array that interfaces with delicate retinal tissue, leveraging semiconductor and miniaturization techniques. - Developed and managed transdermal drug delivery research project. |
| Employer: | NSF Institute of Theoretical Dynamics – Davis, CA |
| Position: | Doctoral Research Fellow |
| Time period: | December 1997 - November 2000 |
| Description: | - Generated research proposal for microneedle assisted transdermal drug delivery system and obtained $250K funding from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
- Developed computer simulation of microneedle transdermal drug delivery. |
| Employer: | Georgia Institute of Technology – Atlanta, Georgia |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | December 1995 - November 1998 |
| Description: | - Led research team to investigate non-invasive methods of detecting hairline fractures. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Columbia University |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Dual MBA, Executive Program. Columbia Business School and Haas School of Business |
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 1997 - 2003 |
| Degree: | Biomedical Engineering, PhD |
| University: | University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 1992 - 1997 |
| Degree: | Applied Biology , BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | - Maghribi, M.N., et al., Micro Total Analysis Systems 2001, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 165.
- Maghribi, M., et al., 2nd Annual International IEEE- EMB Special Topic Conference. 2002 Page(s): 80-83 - Maghribi, M., et al., University of California Biomedical Engineering proceedings. May 2002. - Maghribi, M. Electrical Engineering seminar, University of California Santa Cruz. June 2003. - P. Krulevitch, W. Benett, J. Hamilton, M. Maghribi, and K. Rose. J. Biomedical Microdevices. May 2003. - Maghribi, M.N., et al., 33rd annual NIH Neural Prosthesis Workshop October 2002. - Guven D. Weiland JD., Maghribi M. et.al. Exp Eye Res. 2005 Aug 24. |
| Patents: | - US7342311B2 Electronic unit integrated into a flexible polymer body
- US7337012B2 Stretchable polymer-based electronic device - US7265298B2 Serpentine and corduroy circuits to enhance the stretchability of an electronic device - US7186352B2 Microfluidic systems with embedded materials and structures and method thereof - US7146221B2 Flexible electrode array for artificial vision - US7145229B2 Silicone metallization - US7025323B2 Low power integrated pumping and valving arrays for microfluidic systems - US7036220B2 Pin-deposition of conductive inks for microelectrodes and contact via filling - US7035692B1 High density polymer-based integrated electrode array - US7030411B2 Electronic unit integrated into a flexible polymer body - US7005179B2 Conductive inks for metalization in integrated polymer microsystems - US6991963B2 Electronic unit integrated into a flexible polymer body - US6921603B2 Microfluidic fuel cell systems with embedded materials and structures - US6878643B2 Electronic unit integrated into a flexible polymer body - US20080103550A1 Multiple electrode wound healing patch - US20080103549A1 Wound healing patch with guard electrodes - US20080103462A1 Wound healing patch with integral passive vacuum and electrostimulation - US20080026138A1 Serpentine and corduroy circuits to enhance the stretchablity of electronic device - US20080009802A1 Method of treating acne with stratum corneum piercing device - US20070270738A1 Method of treating ACNE with stratum corneum piercing patch - US20070142878A1 Flexible electrode array for artificial vision - US20070128420A1 Hybrid composite for biological tissue interface devices - US20070037315A1 Silicon metalization - US20070049901A1 Method of treating acne with stratum corneum piercing device - US20060253079A1 Stratum corneum piercing device - US20060253078A1 Method of treating skin disorders with stratum corneum piercing device - US20060226575A1 Micro-fabrication of bio-degradable polymeric implants - US20060074460A1 High density polymer-based integrated electrode array - US20060113537A1 Electronic unit integrated into a flexible polymer body - US20050273049A1 Drug delivery device using microprojections - US20050273075A1 Method for delivering drugs to the adventitia using microprojections - US20060052656A1 Implantable devices using magnetic guidance - US20060029731A1 Conductive inks for metalization in integrated polymer microsystems - US20060042830A1 Flexible multi-level cable - US20050136639A1 Pin-deposition of conductive inks for microelectrodes and contact via filling - US20050030698A1 Electronic unit integrated into a flexible polymer body |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | - Scientific Advisory Board member of the USC NSF-ERC Biomimetic Center
- Industry coach for Stanford University MEMS team - Executive member of Women’s Leadership Initiative at Johnson & Johnson - Founder of ACT, community tutoring organization - Board member of the Global Institute for Technology Advancement (GIFTA) - Founder of Al-Juzoor Dabkeh Troupe |
| Awards: | - Johnson & Johnson patent award
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory outstanding research award - U.S. Secretary of Energy Recognition Letter - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory fellowship award for doctoral research - NSF’s Institute of Theoretical Dynamics research training grant - Biomedical engineering semester abroad scholarship to Oxford, England - Four-year undergraduate scholastic scholarships |
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Bioelectric Solutions
The Non-Invasive Neural Stimulator (NINeS) is a new neuromodulation platform. The product creates a 3D virtual electrode at target tissue non-invasively to induce the same effect as a localized implantable spinal cord stimulator for pain management