B.S. Chemistry – Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Ph.D. Chemistry – University of California, Irvine
Jorge Lamboy is a Technical Program Manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine. Jorge conducted post-doctoral work in Biophysics at the University of California, San Diego.
Before NIST, Jorge held Lead roles at Beckman Coulter for nearly 10 years, where he directed the design, development and manufacture of new devices for metabolic, renal, allergic and drug-therapy clinical diagnostics. Following his industry work, Jorge served as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he propelled research to advance biotechnology innovation. He followed his AAAS Fellowship with a Scientific Advisor role at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), where he advised on life sciences and cybersecurity of medical devices while supporting the establishment of a new program to automate the resilience of healthcare networks.
At OAM, Jorge champions technology innovation across industry, academia, and the public sector to advance domestic biomanufacturing. Among his responsibilities, he steers key portfolios and spearheads NIST’s public-private partnership with the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) to accelerate biopharmaceutical manufacturing innovation and strengthen industrial competitiveness.