Chief Scientific Officer and EVP ProDevLab
Alira Health
Framingham, MA
Mitchell Sanders, PhD currently is the Chief Scientific Officer of Alira Health and WoundForce LLC, and CEO of FIreFly Innovations LLC. Mitch is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. In the past 20 years Mitch's Lab (ProDevLab) focuses on antimicrobials, biofilm models, diagnostics, and novel biomaterials for wound repair and regeneration.
Mitch as over 30 years of experience in preclinical animal models and clinical product development in advanced wound care. He has produced over 15 peer-reviewed publications and 40 worldwide patents in medical device and in vitro diagnostics. He is an expert in clinical and translational research and is a reviewer for the Wound Healing Society, Wounds International, Tissue Engineering, and Journal of Wound Care. Mitch is also on the editorial board of Wounds Master Class.
Mitch has BS in Biology with a Minor in Latin Language and Literature from Boston University, an MS & PhD from WPI in Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences, and Postdoctoral training in (Biochemistry and Host Pathogen Interactions) at the Whitehead Institute/MIT.
Mitch is an active member of the Wound Healing Society and serves on three committees: Industrial, Communications, and Program. He is Past Chair of the Communications Committee.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Friday, April 28, 2023
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM