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, Assays
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

Machine Learning for the Design of Cancer Vaccine Adjuvants

Technology / Case number: #21680J
Robert Langer / Netra Kamat / Hyunjoon Kim / Lewis Scott Jones / Daniel Reker / Ameya Kirtane / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) / Chemicals & Materials / Drug Delivery / Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living, Uncharted Frontiers
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Multi-stable Device Configurations and Controls for Gastric Drug Delivery Devices

Technology / Case number: #22017J
Robert Langer / Ludwig Erik Aguilar / Jens Laursen / Kuldeep Sanger / Nikolaj Eusebius Jakobsen / Adam Jun Bohr / Torben Sebastia Last / Yi Lu / Graham Arrick / Declan Gwynne / Jesper Windum / Brian Mouridsen / Jacob Wainer / Morten Frederiksen / Niclas Roxhed / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biotechnology / Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Flexible Electronics for Analyte Detection

Technology / Case number: #21994JQ
Robert Langer / Luca Di Tizio / Sean You / Hen Wei Huang / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics / Biotechnology
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Flower-Inspired System with Shape-Memory Torsion Springs

Technology / Case number: #20940J
Robert Langer / Simo Pajovic / Sahab Babaee / Ester Caffarel Salvador / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biotechnology
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Tissue Platform and Machine Learning Algorithm for Drug-Drug Transporter Interaction Discovery

Technology / Case number: #21883J
Robert Langer / Daniel Reker / Vance Soares / Yunhua Shi / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics / Drug Discovery and Research Tools / Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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A Fully Implantable, Autonomous Closed-Loop System Capable of Long-Term Vital Signs Monitoring and Performing Lifesaving Treatment

Technology / Case number: #23387J
Anantha Chandrakasan / Ian Ballinger / Tom Kerssemakers / Peter Chai / Saurav Maji / SeungHo Lee / Hen Wei Huang / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics / Biotechnology / Computer Science / Energy & Distribution
Impact Areas: Healthy Living, Advanced Materials
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Thermo-Responsive, Inflammation-Targeting (TRIT) Hydrogel Formulations for Local Drug Delivery in Intestinal Inflammation

Technology / Case number: #19181J
Robert Langer / Joshua Korzenik / Ashok Kakkar / Sufeng Zhang / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Drug Delivery
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Gastric Residence Electronics

Technology / Case number: #20092J
Robert Langer / Yong Lin Kong / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics / Biotechnology / Communication Systems
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Macro-Devices for Ultra-Long Residence and Large-Dose Drug Delivery in Stomach

Technology / Case number: #20938JQ
Robert Langer / Jiuyun Shi / Simo Pajovic / Sahab Babaee / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biotechnology / Drug Delivery
Impact Areas: Healthy Living, Advanced Materials
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Systems for Electrical Stimulation

Technology / Case number: #20707JQ
Robert Langer / David Dellal / Alex Abramson / Giovanni Traverso
Technology Areas: Biotechnology / Drug Delivery
Impact Areas: Healthy Living, Advanced Materials
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