Ed Damiano

Ed Damiano

Founder & Executive Chair

Ed is a co-founder of Beta Bionics. Ever since his son developed type 1 diabetes at 11 months of age, Ed has been committed to building a bihormonal bionic pancreas. Ed has been a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University since 2004. He was an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois prior to that. Ed received a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.