Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor at Stanford University | Chemist, Inventor & Entrepreneur
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Joseph DeSimone
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor at Stanford University | Chemist, Inventor & Entrepreneur
At-a-Glance
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor in Translational Medicine & Chemical Engineering at Stanford University.
Co-founded Carbon, a 3D printing technology company, and served as CEO from 2014-2019.
Co-founded Liquidia Technologies (NASDAQ: LQDA), commercializing nanoparticle fabrication technology (PRINT) for drug and vaccine delivery.
Co-founded Focal Medical, Inc. (pancreatic cancer treatment) and Blue Current, Inc. (solid-state batteries).
Invented polymer synthesis in supercritical CO2, eliminating PFAS from Teflon production.
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2014), National Academy of Sciences (2012), and National Academy of Engineering (2005).
Serves on the Board of Trustees for the National Geographic Society and Ursinus College.
Biography
Joseph M. DeSimone is the Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor in Translational Medicine and Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, where he joined the faculty in 2020. He also holds a courtesy appointment in the Graduate School of Business.
