Ben Harp, President
Ben Harp oversees the strategic direction for Polymer Medical including technology development, M&A, and industry relationships. Before founding Polymer Medical, Ben was president of a contract molding and assembly services firm for healthcare and biomedical applications. While there, he and his team helped OEMs develop and design complex components and finished devices made from plastics including contract molding.
As a plastics industry executive and advocate, he has a reputation for putting in place best-in-class QMS, quality management systems, that support clients’ needs and application requirements. For example, Kentucky’s governor acknowledged Ben’s commitment and dedication to improving plastics manufacturing by awarding him the title of Kentucky Colonel. Colleagues and clients alike note Ben’s remarkable know-how of materials science and process engineering combined with his mastery of business. His plastics industry career began nearly 30 years ago as a territory manager with Ashland, a publicly traded and global provider of additives and specialty ingredients for industries including pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.
He has also served as president of the board of directors of Healthy Manufacturers of New York State (HMNYS) and the Manufacturers Association of Plastic Partners (MAPP). Ben earned his MBA and bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Canisius University where he was also a Division I athlete.
Tom Rybicki, Vice President of Operations
Tom Rybicki manages the teams designing, producing, and assembling components for Polymer Medical’s healthcare and bioscience clients. Along with ensuring the company’s industry-leading manufacturing standards, Tom continually evaluates Polymer Medical’s processes, people, and technologies to implement best practices, invest in improving the team’s skills, and acquire new software and machines. Tom and the team of professionals he leads are experts in injection molding as well as rapid prototyping. Tom applies his expertise and skill for Polymer Medical’s clients from concept to production of a finished, world-class component.
Before Polymer Medical, Tom was part of the leadership team for a New York-based contract manufacturer of components for healthcare and bioscience clients. He has more than two decades of experience with the plastics industry and contract molding.
Our Orchard Park, N.Y.-based company is a world-class provider of injection-molded components for the healthcare and biosciences industries. To develop components ranging from connectors to medical devices, we offer tool transfer, assembly, and product enhancement. Our founders and staff have decades of experience as contract manufacturers for healthcare and biomedical applications. With passion, creativity, and precision, we help you develop and design complex components and finished devices made from plastics.
Certifications:
ISO Class 7 Cleanroom
ISO Class 8 Cleanroom