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Anthony Maiorana, PhD

Washington, DC
LinkedIn · The Polymerist

Professional experience

July 2022–present

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Regulatory Scientific Reviewer

  • Lead multidisciplinary reviews of medical-device submissions, integrating scientific, clinical, engineering, software, and human-factors evidence.
  • Experience across 510(k), PMA, De Novo, IDE, and Pre-Submission pathways, with additional work in postmarket surveillance and human factors.
  • Completed a Human Factors Team Lead detail in OHT3, March–July 2026, supporting guidance implementation, reviewer training, and review consistency.

December 2019–July 2022

GCP Applied Technologies

Lead Scientist · Specialty Building Materials

  • Led a cross-functional effort identifying $6 million in cost-reduction opportunities across the roofing-underlayment portfolio.
  • Led the redesign of Grace Select and development of pressure-sensitive adhesives, including manufacturing trials, field trials, and intellectual-property filings.
  • Worked across formulation, product performance, manufacturing, and certification to move new materials toward commercial use.

October 2018–December 2019

Worthen Industries

Product Development Scientist

  • Developed and launched a one-part, water-based polyurethane heat-seal adhesive for footwear manufacturing.
  • Supported domestic and international manufacturing trials, product selection, and customer root-cause analysis.

June 2016–October 2018

Hexion

Product Development Scientist

  • Developed specialty-polymer products and contributed to patent filings, including Resonance polyols for polyurethane applications.
  • Worked on low-emission novolac systems and laboratory-to-pilot scale-up for customer trials.

August 2009–September 2012

Senseonics

Research Scientist

  • Contributed to the development of an implantable continuous glucose monitor.
  • Developed glucose-sensitive hydrogels, fluorescent compounds, and sensor coatings, including work associated with pilot investigational studies.

Writing

The Polymerist · Founder & writer

September 2020–present

Independent writing about polymer chemistry, the chemical industry, technology development, and commercialization.

Education & academic research

PhD, Chemistry · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2016

Structure–property relationships of biobased epoxy resins. Research with Richard A. Gross.

BS, Chemistry · University of Maryland, College Park

2009

Undergraduate research in organometallic chemistry; earlier research at the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute.

  • Doctoral researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / NYU Tandon, 2012–2016.
  • Undergraduate research in organometallic chemistry at the University of Maryland, 2008–2009.
  • Research intern at the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, 2007–2008.
  • Taught organic chemistry laboratories at NYU Polytechnic (2012–2013) and Rensselaer (2013–2015); mentored undergraduate researchers.

Selected training & honors

  • FDA Reviewer Certification Program and Advanced Reviewer Certification Program (2022).
  • AAMI Human Factors Training (2022).
  • Best Technical Paper, Chemistry and Fundamentals Section, Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (2018)
  • W. H. Bauer Prize, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2017)
  • Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium, ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry (2016)
  • Best Paper in Green Materials for 2015, ICE Publishing
  • Johanna Maas Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award (2015)
  • Eirich Morawetz Prize (2013)

Public presentations

  • “How Is the FDA OIVT Evolving to Regulate New Technologies?” Diabetes Technology Meeting, 2024.
  • FDA public town hall on human factors content guidance, July 22, 2026.

Peer-reviewed publications

2017

A Sustainable Alternative to Current Epoxy Resin Matrices for Vacuum Infusion Molding

L. Yue; A. Maiorana; A. Patel; R. A. Gross; I. Manas-Zloczower

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing · 100, 269–274

2016

Sustainable, Electrically Conductive Bioepoxy Nanocomposites

D. Varghai; A. Maiorana; Q. Meng; R. A. Gross; I. Manas-Zloczower

Polymer · 107, 292–301

2011

Stoichiometric Aerobic Aminohydroxylation of Ethylene Mediated by a Platinum Complex

J. R. Khusnutdinova; A. S. Maiorana; P. Y. Zavalij; A. N. Vedernikov

Inorganica Chimica Acta · 369(1), 274–283

Patents & applications

Individual records; some may belong to the same patent family.

  • U.S. Patent 10,640,475. G. S. Viswanathan; A. Maiorana; S. Schröter; P. Kukkala.
  • U.S. Patent 11,479,631. S. Schröter; P. Kukkala; G. Viswanathan; A. Maiorana; A. Kerkaidou.
  • U.S. Patent 11,161,976. K. Goodwin; G. S. Viswanathan; S. Peace; A. Maiorana; V. Patil.
  • U.S. Patent 11,028,219. G. S. Viswanathan; A. Maiorana; S. Schröter; P. Kukkala.
  • U.S. Patent Application 15/812,494. A. Maiorana; S. N. M. Venkata; G. Viswanathan.
  • U.S. Patent Application 17/032,731. A. Maiorana; S. N. M. Venkata; S. W. Arbuckle; G. Viswanathan.
  • U.S. Patent Application 15/812,408. A. Maiorana; S. N. M. Venkata; G. Viswanathan.
  • WO 2022/132830 A1. A. Maiorana; X. Cao; R. Fayad; M. Couturier; L. Zhang.