CEO, Cambridge Polymer Group

At Cambridge Polymer Group, Gavin Braithwaite handles day-to-day operational concerns and guides the overall strategic direction of the company. He is also actively involved in project work.  He received his BS in Physics from Edinburgh University, his MS in Electrical Engineering from Southampton University, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineer from Imperial College. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he designed and tested a micro-shear rheometer. Gavin is author on multiple technical publications ranging from the use of atomic force microscopy in colloid stability to measurement and modification of native tissue for biomedical purposes. In addition, he holds multiple patents on hydrogel formulations, biomedical materials and analytical instrumentation.