Joe Landolina Explained

Joe Landolina
Birth Date:January 27, 1993
Birth Place:Pine Bush, New York, U.S.
Alma Mater:New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering[1]
Occupation:President & CEO of Cresilon, Inc.

Joseph Alexander Landolina (born January 27, 1993) is an American inventor and biomedical engineer, who is known for starting his company Cresilon, Inc. (formerly Suneris, Inc.)[2] at a young age.[3]

Career

While an undergrad at NYU Poly, Landolina invented Vetigel, a substance intended for the treatment of wounds to skin, internal organs, and arteries.[4] The gel can be used as a replacement for traditional gauze bandages. Landolina created the substance using the extracellular matrix matter from skin as a blueprint using plant-derived versions of polymers.[5] In 2010, Landolina founded Suneris, Inc. with business partner Isaac Miller.[6] Landolina is also a 2014 TED Fellow and received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in 2013 for his work in the field of biomaterials.[7] [8] [9]

Personal life and education

Landolina is Italian-American, and was born in Pine Bush in Ulster County, New York. As a child, he learned about chemistry from his grandfather at their family's winery, Baldwin Vineyards.[10] He graduated from Pine Bush High School in 2010 before attending New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering.[11] As of 2015, he has a bachelor's degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from New York University.[12]

External links

Interviews

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entrepreneur and Alum Joe Landolina Chosen as 2014 TED Fellow | NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
  2. Web site: Embracing a new name: Cresilon.
  3. Web site: Entrepreneur and Alum Joe Landolina Chosen as 2014 TED Fellow | NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
  4. News: NYU student invents wound-closing goo . New York Post . Bob . Fredericks . 18 March 2013.
  5. Web site: Ansa . Varughese . College Student Joe Landolina Creates Healing Gel; How Does Veti-Gel Work? . IBT Media . 27 December 2014 . medicaldaily.com. 19 March 2013 .
  6. Web site: Suneris | Technologies in Partnership with Your Body . 2014-12-27 . 2014-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218091556/http://suneris.co/ . dead .
  7. Web site: This gel can make you stop bleeding instantly. 20 November 2014 .
  8. Web site: Joe Landolina | the Inventor. 12 December 2013.
  9. News: NYU undergrad invents gel to instantly stop mass bleeding . USA Today . Stephanie . Haven . 2 April 2013.
  10. Web site: Safford . Matt . This Plant-Based Gel Stops Bleeding in Seconds . Smithsonian.com . Smithsonian . 27 December 2014.
  11. News: 19 March 2013 . Times Herald-Record . 27 December 2014 . JEREMIAH . online . HORRIGAN . Student from Pine Bush has smart idea: bandage made from gel . Local Media Group, Inc. . Times Herald-Record.
  12. News: Fall 2013 . NYU Alumni Magazine . 27 December 2014 . Alyson . 21 . Krueger . Bloody Brilliant Undergrad Joe Landolina may revolutionize healing . New York University . nyu.edu.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Joe Landolina".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.