Director Biotechnology Scouting
DSM
Mount Airy, MD, United States
Ross Zirkle is Director, Biotechnology Scouting at DSM Nutritional Products in Columbia, MD and currently responsible for evaluation of external innovation realted to DSM’s biotechnology projects and products. Ross had previously led R&D activities focused on developing new and improved strains of microalgae to produce nutritional oils. Ross joined Martek Biosciences in 2003 and aquired by DSM in 2010 and has served as R&D lead on projects involving microalgae as production platforms for therapeutic proteins, biofuel and omega-3 rich oils. Prior to joining Martek Biosciences, he was a Research Scientist at Novartis/Syngenta in Research Triangle Park, NC. His research centered on production of bioactive secondary metabolites and polyketide biosynthesis. Ross is a co-inventor on more than 30 US patents. Ross earned his Bachelor and Master of Science in biochemistry and microbiology from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.
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Microbial co-production of EPA and DHA for fish oil replacement
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM MDT