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Brianna Schaeffer

Brianna Schaeffer is the VP of Program Management and has been with Boyd Technologies since 2014. In her current role, she oversees commercialization of new products, the material sourcing and product development platforms, and enacting the company’s strategic growth plan. Brianna received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Western New England University. Previously, she worked as a research and development engineer with Flo Design Sonics where she assisted in the development of a novel acoustophoretic liquid filtration system that focused on blood filtration and biopharmaceutical processing. In her spare time, she enjoys coaching figure skating at the local rinks and mentoring young women in STEM.

Effects of Water Impurities in Laboratory Use
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Effects of Water Impurities in Laboratory Use

Water impurities can alter the quality of results in a pharmaceutical setting. These impurities can be introduced from the water supply during the purification process...

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Water Quality and Contaminants in Laboratory Use
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Water Quality and Contaminants in Laboratory Use

Water is one of the major utilities used by the pharmaceutical industry. It is used during the production of the finished product or as a cleaning agent for rinsing...

Using Biopolymers In Biomedical Applications
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Using Biopolymers In Biomedical Applications

Biopolymers have revolutionized lifesaving treatments and medical devices used in healthcare today. Scientists use these macromolecules to deliver drugs to patients,...

Using Acetals In Biomedical Applications
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Using Acetals In Biomedical Applications

Acetals are easy to machine, general-purpose engineering plastics of outstanding dimensional stability. They are high molecular and high crystalline plastics produced by...

Membrane Device Development for In Vitro Diagnostics
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Membrane Device Development for In Vitro Diagnostics

The surging trends of an aging global population, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and the rise in outbreaks of infectious diseases have helped to expand the growth...

Demystifying Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs) in Medical Device Manufacturing
Design
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Demystifying Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs) in Medical Device Manufacturing

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a design review tool used to identify and correct all possible failures in a product, service, design or manufacturing...

Challenges and Risks in Batch Bioprocessing
Technology
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Challenges and Risks in Batch Bioprocessing

Batch bioprocessing is the industry standard in biopharmaceutical production. Although the advancements in biomedical technology that have allowed for batch...

Is Aliphatic TPU Foam All it's Cracked Up To Be?
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Is Aliphatic TPU Foam All it's Cracked Up To Be?

Polyurethane raw materials themselves have long seen use as dressings in the medical industry, but aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane (aliphatic TPU) foams are gaining...

What's New With Nonwovens in the Medical Industry?
Materials
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What's New With Nonwovens in the Medical Industry?

The utilization of nonwoven fabrics in the medical field has outpaced woven materials in recent years. Even when traced back to their rapid adoption during WWII,...

Vision for the Future: Smart Contact Lenses
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Vision for the Future: Smart Contact Lenses

Researchers are working to develop and fabricate soft, smart contact lenses by combining recent advances in wearable electronics with wireless communications. Their...

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