Giovanni Traverso

Associate Professor
Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Technology Areas
Chemicals & Materials: Polymers, Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials, Catalysis & Synthesis, Composites, Metals / Drug Delivery: Microparticles & Nanoparticles / Biotechnology: Biomedical Devices & Systems, Sensors & Monitoring, Biomanufacturing, Tissue Engineering, Cell Separation, Prostheses, Synthetic Biology, DNA & RNA Editing / Drug Discovery and Research Tools: Genomics & Proteomics, Cell Interrogation, Animal Models, Cell Culture, Cell Lines & Organoids / Therapeutics: Small Molecules, Vaccines, Proteins & Antibodies, Cell Based Therapy, Regenerative Medicine, Nucleic Acids / Biomaterials & Bioelectronics: Health Monitoring, Medical Device Coatings, Tissue Repair / Communication Systems: Wireless / Agriculture & Food: Delivery, Nutrition / Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) / Electronics & Photonics: Semiconductors / Sensing & Imaging: Chemical & Radiation Sensing, Imaging / Industrial Engineering & Automation: Robotics, Motors, Autonomous Systems, Manufacturing & Equipment / Energy & Distribution: Electrochemical Devices, Energy Storage / Computer Science: Bioinformatics / Diagnostics: Imaging Agents
Impact Areas
Healthy Living, Advanced Materials, Uncharted Frontiers, Connected World

Multidisciplinary researcher and clinician who combines engineering and medicine to create innovative solutions for drug delivery, sensing and cancer detection.

Background and Experience

Giovanni Traverso is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and also a gastroenterologist in the Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School. His current research program is focused on developing the next generation of drug delivery systems to enable safe and efficient delivery of therapeutics, biomedical device to support new modes of drug administration and sensing a broad array of physiologic and pathophysiologic signals. Additionally, Dr. Traverso continues his efforts towards the development of novel diagnostic tests that enable the early detection of cancer.

Technologies

Self Actuating Systems for Retention and Electrical Stimulation in the Gastrointestinal Tract

Technology / Case number: #20292JQ
Robert Langer / David Dellal / Ester Caffarel Salvador / Niclas Roxhed / Minsoo Khang / Alex Abramson / Taylor Bensel / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics / Biotechnology / Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Self-Actuating Needle/Biopsy Punch

Technology / Case number: #19808J
Robert Langer / Ester Caffarel Salvador / Niclas Roxhed / Minsoo Khang / Alex Abramson / Taylor Bensel / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics / Biotechnology / Sensing & Imaging
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Solid Formulations with Ultra-High Drug Loading

Technology / Case number: #19446J
Robert Langer / Ester Caffarel Salvador / Niclas Roxhed / Minsoo Khang / Alex Abramson / Taylor Bensel / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Multi-Pronged Self-Orienting Millimeter-Scale Actuator for Drug Delivery

Technology / Case number: #21169JQ
Robert Langer / Jacob Wainer / Michael Williams / Alex Abramson / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biotechnology / Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Self-Righting Systems for Tissue Wall Localization

Technology / Case number: #19012JQ
Robert Langer / Ester Caffarel Salvador / Niclas Roxhed / Minsoo Khang / Alex Abramson / Daniel Minahan / Taylor Bensel / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics / Biotechnology
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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MICRONEEDLE DEVICES AND USES THEREOF

Technology / Case number: #14758JQ
Robert Langer / Carl Schoellhammer / Baris Polat / Giovanni Traverso / Avraham Schroeder / Daniel Anderson / Daniel Blankschtein
Technology Areas: Biotechnology
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Injectable, Thermogelling, Prolonged-Release Hydrogel Formulations for CPG-ODNs

Technology / Case number: #26051J
Robert Langer / Stephen Linderman / Eric Wehrenberg-Klee / Jan-Georg Rosenboom / Avik Som / Ameya Kirtane / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Drug Delivery / Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Wearable Bio-adhesive Metal Detector Array (BioMDA) for Spinal Implants

Technology / Case number: #26075J
Giovanni Traverso / Xinge Yu / Jian Li / Ganesh Shankar / Kewang Nan
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics / Biotechnology / Sensing & Imaging
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Flexible Phase-Transitioning Needles for Shear Stress Reduction

Technology / Case number: #24651J
Giovanni Traverso / Young-Geun Park
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics / Biotechnology / Chemicals & Materials
Impact Areas: Healthy Living, Advanced Materials
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Self-Righting Systems, Methods, and Related Components

Technology / Case number: #20706JQ
Robert Langer / Ester Caffarel Salvador / Niclas Roxhed / Minsoo Khang / Alex Abramson / Taylor Bensel / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biotechnology / Drug Delivery / Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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