Wael Mamdouh is an Associate Professor of Nanotechnology and leader of one of the largest dynamic research groups at AUC, “Biomedical Polymer Nanocomposites, Hydrogels and Tissue Engineering”. He is also the founder of a recent Spinoff startup Company (NANO-FiB-TECH) for producing nanotechnology-based disinfectant solutions and Nanocosmetics for the healthcare sector. Mamdouh received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium in 2002 and 2005, and B.Sc. in Science: Chemistry from Ain Shams University, Egypt in 1997. His h-index is 24, and his publications and U.S. patents have received more than 4000 citations worldwide. His research is focused on designing novel polymer nanocomposites, electrospun nanofibers, nanoparticles, drug delivery nanocarriers, antibacterial nanocoatings and nanoscaffolds for wound dressings and tissue/bone/cartilage regeneration, Nanocosmetics, and Nanoporous membranes for biomedical and packaging applications.