Dr. Jan Feijen is Professor in Biomaterials and Polymer Chemistry, University of Twente, the Netherlands. He is co-founding editor of J. Control. Release, co-founder of European Degradable Polymer Society, and Scientific Director of the institute for Biomedical Engineering.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1995-2008, Scientific director of the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, BMTI, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands.
1989 ‑2003, Affiliate Professor in Bioenginee­ring, University of Washington, Seattle, US
1979 ‑ present, Professor of Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials, Twente University of Technology, Enschede, The Netherlands.
1979-1985, Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceu­tics, University of Utah, Salt lake City, US.
July ‑ August 1978, Visiting Associate Professor Dept. of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US.
1 Oct. 1978 ‑ 1979, Adjunct Associate Professor Dept. of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US.
1973 ‑ 1978, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Twente University of Technology, Enschede, Netherlands.
Juni 1972 ‑ September 1977, Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Pharmaceutical Scien­ce, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US.
June 1973 ‑ September 1973, Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt lake City, US.
1970 ‑ 1972, Assistant Professor, Materials Scien­ce and Engineering, Twente University of Technolo­gy, Enschede, Netherlands.
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biomedical Polymers
Biointerfacial Phenomena
Artificial Organ
Drug Delivery Systems
Tissue engineering
Ring-opening polymerization
Engineering polymers
MEMBER OF SOCIETIES
European Society for Artificial Organs
Royal Dutch Chemical Society
Controlled Release Society
European Society for Biomaterials
International Society for Artificial Organs
American Chemical Society Dutch Biomaterials Society (NVB)
(Email: j.feijen@tnw.utwente.nl)