Matthew Heidecker, PhD

Vice President, PSN Labs

Matthew Heidecker, PhD, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Plastics Engineering Technology and a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering, from Penn State University. His career experience spans from industrial goods to high-pressure high-temperature upstream oil and gas development applications to the medical device industry. Matt took the PSN Testing Lab to the next level, overseeing the process to certified under ISO/IEC 17025:2017 almost five years ago. Matt’s current focus is in the medical device industry combining the concepts of early intervention in the development phase, functional and clinically relevant testing, and performance analysis under actual use scenarios to ensure that safe, reliable, and effective medical devices are developed. Matt is the Vice President and Principal Scientist of PSN Labs.

All Sessions by Matthew Heidecker, PhD

  • Day 1

    May 10, 2023

  • 2:55 PM  - 3:45 PM
    Characterizing the hazards of medical devices has always been a challenge. Materials are at the core challenge as supply chain disruptions have led to the need to alter materials in order to continue production of critical devices. The understanding of toxicology and the effect of chemistry on the human body is evolving in real-time. When you combine all these factors into an industry that is classically slow to alter the charted course – it leads to a perfect storm. We will take a look at what this means to the industry based on our belief that engineering, material selection, and biocompatibility are a three-legged stool in which each has to be effectively balanced all along the way of device manufacturing.
    Manufacturing, Materials, Sourcing




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Matthew Heidecker, PhD