Expertise

• Product & process discovery & development in life sciences
• Hydrocolloids, polysaccharides
• Biosciences technology ventures & technology assessments
• Gel electrophoresis separations
• Biosciences market development
• Isolation of biopolymers
• Immunochemistry

Experience

Reagent in film applications

• Gelbond film
• RepliPlate microbial transfer plates

Rehydratable agarose products

Reagent in film

• Diagnostic applications

Hydrosponges for plant culture

Polysaccharide gelling agents

Coprocessed hydrocolloids

• Rehydratable hydrocolloid microparticulates

Oligosaccharide based nucleic acid sequencing gel systems

Dry film clinical diagnostic procedures

Microalgae culture

Joint venture in human monoclonal antibodies

Joint venture for cloning & expressin the Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal gene

Applications of hydrocolloids to biotech

Sourcing of agarophyte and carrageenophyte

Honors & Publications

PUBLICATIONS:

• 30 In print, 1 unpublished

PATENTS:

• 19 issued, additional applications in process

PRESENTATIONS:

• 15 Invited presentations

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS:

• 5 Special assignments fo governmental and other agencies

Education

• Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Michigan State U., East Lansing,
• B.S. Chemistry, Franklin & Marshall, Lancaster, PA,