Donna Matuizek Featured in Exclusive Interview Highlighting Her Lifelong Commitment to Quality and Innovation

Biotech veteran shares insights on a career shaped by science, leadership, and purpose

SEATTLE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / May 6, 2025 /Donna Matuizek, a respected figure in the biotech and medical device industries, has been featured in an exclusive online interview titled "A Life in Quality: Donna Matuizek 's Journey Through Science, Compliance, and Curiosity." The article captures Donna 's decades-long career and offers a rare glimpse into the steady, behind-the-scenes work that ensures the safety and reliability of healthcare innovations.

In the feature, Matuizek reflects on her early days in Seattle 's first biotech company, where she contributed to the nation 's first FDA-cleared HIV blood screening test. Her role in this groundbreaking achievement set the stage for a career rooted in problem-solving and public health impact.

"At the time, people were scared," she recalls. "We just knew the blood supply needed to be safe."

The article traces her journey through major biotech milestones, including her work on Leukine at Immunex, the first FDA-approved GM-CSF, and Provenge at Dendreon, the first FDA-approved cell therapy for prostate cancer. Matuizek 's role evolved from scientist to quality leader, building teams, navigating global inspections, and guiding companies through complex regulatory pathways.

"Quality isn 't glamorous," she says. "But it 's essential. You don 't notice it until something goes wrong."

The interview also touches on the personal side of her story. In 2007, Donna took a brief break from biotech to open On The Fly, a takeout restaurant inspired by her passion for food. She later returned to the field, helping companies earn ISO certifications, CE marks, and FDA clearances across medical devices and biologics.

Most recently, Donna led Quality and Regulatory Affairs at Magnolia Medical Technologies, where she oversaw the FDA clearance of a next-generation Class II device that reduces false-positive sepsis diagnoses. She also built a high-performing QA team with a remarkable staff retention rate of over 95%.

"I believe in investing in people," she notes. "If you support them, they stay. If you listen, they excel and advance in their careers."

Beyond her career, Donna is active in her local community. She participates in supper and book clubs, enjoys gardening and golf, and regularly prepares meals for a Burienwomen 's shelter. She has also completed multiple half-marathons and one full marathon at Disney World.

Now open to new opportunities, Matuizek continues to apply her focus and curiosity to everything she does.

"I 'm still learning," she says. "Still exploring. I think that 's what keeps it all interesting."

About Donna Matuizek

Donna Matuizek is a Seattle-based expert in Quality, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs with over 30 years of experience in pharmaceuticals, biologics, cell therapy, and medical devices. Known for her detail-driven leadership and calm, consistent approach to complex challenges, she remains passionate about building strong systems and stronger teams.

To read the full interview, clickhere.

Contact:info@donnamatuizek.com

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