Matteo D’ Este
Clavadelerstrasse 8
7270 Davos, Switzerland
Fax: +41 81 414 22 88
Dr Matteo D’Este has a background in Physical Chemistry from the University of Padova, where he achieved the MSc in 2002, and the PhD in 2006. After the PhD, Matteo has been working as researcher in pharmaceutical industry, focusing on the chemical modification of biopolymers, tech transfer, and the development of injectable medical devices.
His career in Biomaterials Science started in 2011, when he joined the AO Research Institute Davos, where his current position is Principal Scientist. Dr D’ Este has wide expertise in biopolymers chemical modification for the development of molecular networks to be used for fundamental and translational research. His research interests embrace biofabrication, immunomodulatory biomaterials, and drug delivery. Dr. D'Este is also actively committed to the growth of the biomaterial community and rising of the research level in areas previously penalized by geopolitical situation and lack of infrastructures.
Dr D’Este is author of 6 patents and over 75 papers. He is adjunct professor at the Laval University in Quebec City, Canada, and he teaches biomaterials for skeletal repair at the ETH Zürich. He served as Chair of the 33rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials. He is Vice President of the Swiss Society for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, and member of the Council of the European Society for Biomaterials.
