Bio

Dr. Boonrat is an Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering at Chulalongkorn University. Dr. Boonrat combined executive leadership skills with technical expertise in the field of precision manufacturing and materials science, he held executive positions and advisory positions such as: Committee Boards of the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Founder and Director of Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Founder and Director of Chulalongkorn University Technology Center (UTC) MedTech division, Assistant Dean in Research, and Deputy Head of Department. He also works closely with various companies in the electronic, automotive, biomedical and jewelry industries. He has completed more than 30 research projects with industrial partners such as Western Digital, Pandora, Toyota, Mattel, Thaioil, IRPC, PTT, Beauty Gems, etc. Accolades included Thailand Young Metallurgist award (2013) and Thailand Young Technologist award from Princess Mahachakkri Sirindhorn (2012), and Research Awards (2014, 2015), and Innovation Award (2007) from the Santa Fe Symposium for jewelry manufacturing technology. He has pioneered the 3D printing of biomedical titanium for orthopedic, plastic surgery and neuro-surgery applications. As the devices are fully customized and patient-specific, the outcomes of 600+ clinical cases have demonstrated that this technology is viable and transformative for medical treatments. The TFDA approval and commercialization of research gave birth to Meticuly, a spin-off company that focuses on the platform to create on-demand devices for leading medical professors from medical schools in Thailand and South East Asia. Conformed with Thai FDA and EN ISO13485 by TUV SUD, many products are currently in commercial stage helping patients in Thailand. In December of 2021, cranifacial products have passed the USFDA 510(k) approval. Working closely with surgeons in the fields of orthopedic, neuro surgery and plastic surgery, fully anatomical devices may restore full range of motions and expedited recovery. The drop-in solution allows for minimally-invasive incision and short surgical theater time. Meticuly recently received the following awards: First Place of the Digital Venture Accelerator batch 1 (2017), and First Place at the 5th Seedstars Global Summit (2018)'s pitch corner.