Steve Klemm

Chief Scientific Officer
Leonardo Biosystems Inc.

Mr. Klemm joined Leonardo BioSystems with over 30 years of R&D, QA, and Manufacturing experience in the consumer product, medical device, and controlled release pharmaceutical industries. Prior to joining Leonardo BioSystems, in his previous position as COO of Corium International, he managed a tenfold growth in company revenues and employment levels. He has extensive technical experience in controlled release technologies and combination product drug delivery systems. Under his leadership, Corium took several "first in class" product concepts from the early product development stage through successful full scale commercialization with large pharmaceutical company partners.
 
Mr Klemm has seven patents issued and nine pending on various controlled release drug delivery systems including conventional transdermal drug delivery products and leading edge drug-in-tip erodible microneedle drug delivery systems. He has been recognized by the International Society of Performance Improvement and Beyond Computing magazine for his work on improved product and specification development systems.
 
Mr. Klemm earned a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan and is an active member of their Chemical Engineering and Material Science Advisory Board. He serves on IdeoMed's Scientific Advisory Board and is a past member of Gradient Technologies' Scientific Advisory Board.