Robert Scott, PhD
Director, Polymer Research, CIBA Vision Corporation

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Robert Scott is the Director of Polymer Research for CIBA Vision Corporation, a Novartis company headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.  CIBA Vision is a global leader in the research, development and manufacturing of contact lenses and lens care products.  Dr. Scott joined CIBA Vision in 2006 and is responsible for creating enabling material technologies for innovative contact lens products.  In prior positions with Alcon Laboratories and with the Ethicon division of Johnson & Johnson, he was involved in the development and launch of various medical device products, including intraocular lenses and surgical meshes.  Dr. Scott was the former Chair for the Ophthalmic Biomaterials Special Interest Group, Society for Biomaterials and is currently a member of the American Chemical Society and Society for Biomaterials.  Dr. Scott holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and was a GAANN Fellow and Graduate Researcher with Emory University.