Joe Salamone, Ph.D., an adjunct professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and a member of the department's External Advisory Committee, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Joe Salamone
Joe Salamone, Ph.D., an adjunct professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and a member of the department's External Advisory Committee, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Salamone is a leading pioneer in the development of novel biomaterials for ophthalmology and for wound care, having commercialized 45 products in rigid and soft contact lenses, silicone hydrogel contact lenses, contact lens care solutions and cleaners, intraocular lens materials, controlled drug delivery, and spray-on, non-stinging liquid bandages for human and veterinary use. He is actively involved in the development of cell-compatible substrates for wound healing and is currently working on research with Professor Laura Suggs in this area.
Salamone has 206 U.S. patents and patent applications and 764 international patents and applications. In addition to his role at The University of Texas at Austin, he is a professor emeritus of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, the Chief Scientific Officer of Rochal Industries, and the former VP of Research at Bausch and Lomb. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Election to NAI Fellow status is a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.
