Furat Sawafta
About Furat Sawafta
Furat Sawafta is the R&D Manager for Ligation Sustainability at Teleflex, with extensive experience in biomedical engineering and product development.
Title
Furat Sawafta is currently the R&D Manager, Ligation Sustainability at Teleflex.
Company
Teleflex
Education and Expertise
Furat Sawafta holds a Master of Science (MS) in NanoScience from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, achieved from 2011 to 2013. Previously, he earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed from 2007 to 2011. He has expertise in ISO 14971 and ISO 13485 standards, crucial for risk management and quality systems in the biomedical field. Additionally, he specializes in design verification and validation, ensuring products meet specified requirements and function as intended.
Professional Background
Furat Sawafta's professional journey includes various roles at Teleflex, starting from R&D Quality Engineer-Respiratory (2016-2018) to Senior R&D Quality Engineer-Respiratory (2018-2020), then as Project Engineer/Project Lead, Surgical R&D (2020-2022), followed by a brief stint as Senior Project Engineer/Project Lead, Surgical R&D in 2022, and currently as R&D Manager, Ligation Sustainability. Before Teleflex, he worked as a Product Development Engineer at Phase Change Energy Solutions (2013-2016) and held positions at JSNN and QuarTek Corporation from 2011 to 2013.
Achievements in R&D
Furat Sawafta has significant experience in research and development within the biomedical sector. At Teleflex, he has contributed to various roles related to respiratory and surgical research and development, enhancing product quality and innovation. His work includes extensive design verification and validation, ensuring that products meet required standards and function effectively.