Publications

• A Readily Scalable, Clinically Demonstrated, Antibiofouling Zwitterionic Surface Treatment for Implantable Medical Devices

Medical Devices/Materials - Founder and CTO

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Brian T. McVerry, Ph.D., is a scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and medical device executive with deep expertise in biomaterials, anti-fouling surface chemistry, medical device design, regulatory strategy, and clinical evidence generation. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Silq Technologies, where he conceived and developed a clinically demonstrated zwitterionic surface treatment for implantable medical devices and led its translation from laboratory concept to FDA-cleared commercial products. Dr. McVerry holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His doctoral work produced multiple high-impact publications, patents, and licensed technologies, including a universal anti-fouling surface modification licensed to Silq Technologies and a non-flammable electrolyte technology licensed to a private energy storage company. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a Finalist in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office National Collegiate Inventors Competition, and winner of several academic and research awards. At Silq Technologies, Dr. McVerry leads the development, scale-up, and commercialization of anti-fouling medical device coatings and builds strategic partnerships with major contract manufacturers. He leads regulatory strategy and worked closely with CROs to secure multiple FDA clearances for urethral, suprapubic, and nephrostomy catheters. He designed randomized and quasi-experimental clinical studies demonstrating reduced complications and improved quality of life for chronically catheterized patients. Dr. McVerry established collaborations with leading OEMs across implant categories and has built a global supply-chain network for commercial manufacturing. He has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and patents in biomaterials, surface modification, graphene, membranes, and energy materials. His work has appeared in Advanced Materials, Nano Letters, Chemical Science, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and other leading journals, with coverage from ScienceDaily, MSN, NBC Los Angeles, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. McVerry’s technical expertise includes: • Medical device coatings, biomaterials, and implantable device design • Zwitterionic, hydrophilic, and anti-fouling chemistries • FDA regulatory strategy, claims, and submissions • Clinical study design and analysis • Patent strategy, licensing, and technology commercialization • Polymer and organic synthesis, microfluidics, thin-film technologies • Surface characterization (AFM, SEM, profilometry, zeta potential) • Manufacturing scale-up and supply-chain development He holds a B.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned Dean’s Honor Roll distinction. Dr. McVerry serves as an expert witness in disputes related to: • Medical device design, coatings, biomaterials, and catheter performance • FDA regulatory pathways, clearances, and compliance • Product liability, failure analysis, and warnings • Intellectual property, patent validity, and infringement involving chemistry, coatings, and materials • Technology development, licensing, and commercialization He is experienced in scientific communication, technical reporting, and explaining complex concepts clearly for legal audiences, making him well-suited for deposition and trial testimony. Dr. McVerry also has laboratory access to conduct chemical, biological, and material science experiments to support his expert report writing, depositions, and testimony.