Patrick Hayden's Biography

Patrick Hayden, Vice President for Scientific Affairs, MatTek Corporation

As Vice President of Scientific Affairs at MatTek Corporation, Dr. Hayden is involved in directing product development research and commercial production of the company’s engineered in vitro human tissue models. His interest in cellular and molecular toxicology research using both in vivo and in vitro model systems and has spanned more than 30 years. He has served as Principal Investigator on NIH and Department of Defense funded projects that led to development of widely utilized commercial in vitro tissue models including MatTek’s EpiAirway™ human airway tissue model and EpiDerm-FT™ human skin model. He has also been an active collaborator in academic and industry research projects which have utilized these in vitro human models, and has authored/co-authored numerous research publications. Dr. Hayden received his B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of MD (College Park, MD), a Ph.D. in chemical biology from Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY), and conducted post-doctoral studies at NIEHS. Prior to joining MatTek, Dr. Hayden gained experience in preclinical toxicity and efficacy testing of consumer products while employed by the Gillette Company.