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Specialty Biopolymers Corporation was founded in 2003 as a biotechnology discovery company. SBC has developed novel adhesive technologies that are based on environmentally friendly microbial exopolymer products. The company has extensive R&D capabilities for the discovery, characterization, and production of biological polymers for industrial, environmental, and medical applications.
Dr. Mittelman is a microbiologist with over twenty years experience in environmental and medical microbiology. He was previously director of biomaterials development for Altran Corporation, a consulting engineering firm located in Boston, MA. Before joining Altran Corporation, Dr. Mittelman was an Associate Professor in the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, and director of the Centre for Infection and Biomaterials Research (CIBR) at the University of Toronto. This research institute was established to study medical and industrial microbial contamination problems. Dr. Mittelman obtained B.S. and M.S. degrees in microbiology from CSU-Long Beach in California. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he studied mechanisms of bacterial biofilm formation on engineered surfaces. In addition to his 6 years with the University of Toronto, Dr. Mittelman's career experience includes 3 years with Riker Pharmaceuticals as a process development microbiologist, 6 years in the analytical services/consulting business with Applied Microbiological Services and Water Micro Associates, and 1 year post-doctoral research with Oak Ridge National Laboratories/University of Tennessee. The majority of his research and consulting work has been in the area of microbiological contamination detection and mitigation for clinical and industrial applications. Dr. Mittelman is the author or co-author of over 70 scientific papers and books/book chapters. He was previously the North American editor for Biofouling.
Professor Geesey teaches and conducts research in applied and environmental microbiology. He has expertise in bacterial adhesion to surfaces, and has published numerous articles on the consequent biological fouling and deterioration of materials resulting from biofilm development in natural and engineered environments. Geesey received his B.A. in Biology from the University of California, San Diego, and M.S. and Ph.D. in microbiology from Oregon State University. He conducted field research on microbial biofilms in streams and rivers of Alberta, Canada while working as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Calgary. Geesey taught in the Microbiology Department at California State University, Long Beach for 13 years before joining the Department of Microbiology and Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University in 1991. During his tenure at Montana State University he has applied surface chemical analytical techniques to evaluate the influence of surface-associated microbial populations on surface properties. This has led to a better understanding of the mechanisms of microbial adhesion to a variety of surfaces. More recently, Geesey has combined new techniques in molecular biology with surface chemical analyses to describe the behavior of individual bacterial cells at surfaces. He is also pursuing research on the mechanical properties of bacterial adhesives and exploring commercial applications for these biologically-derived polymers. Geesey currently serves on the Research Advisory Board of the National Water Research Institute, and as an editor for the Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
