Dr. Adam Jakus is Founding-CEO of BioThera3 Advising & Consulting, a Chicago-based organization that, through deep technical, strategic, and talent-focused advising, strives to elevate the new industry emerging from the convergence of advanced biomaterials, cell therapies, and pharmaceuticals. He is also the Founder and former Chief Technology Officer of Dimension Inx Corp, an advanced biomaterial company focused on developing, manufacturing, and distributing 3D-printed tissue regenerative and therapeutic products – including CMFlex™, the first FDA cleared 3D-printed regenerative product on the market – as well as soft-tissue reparative and cell therapeutic systems. He is the primary inventor of nearly one-dozen patent families, author of dozens of research publications, book chapters, and professional communications on 3D-printing and tissue engineering. Dr. Jakus has BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering and a MS degree in Biomedical Engineering. He serves as a biofabrication SME to numerous organizations, is active in standards development, and participates as an Executive-In-Residence for numerous organizations. He is deeply passionate about mentoring young scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs and expanding this new convergent therapeutic industry.