Anthony English earned his Doctorate from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology where he received a Raytheon Fellowship and a Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Fellowship. He is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, has over 70 publications, and holds patents related to novel bioreactor design and smart hydrogels. He has been actively involved in two startup companies, one of which he has serves as the vice president of research.