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David Bolliet, Kalsec ® After completing his undergraduate degree in analytical chemistry at CPE Lyon (formerly Lyon Superior School of Chemistry), Lyon, France, David Bolliet earned a Master of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry under the guidance of Dr. Colin Poole at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, where he studied and modeled the effects of solvent, temperature, and pH on the HPLC retention mechanisms of

polymeric stationary phases.

Currently, David holds a position of Senior R&D Manager & Analytical Platform Lead at Kalsec ® , Kalamazoo, MI, a family-owned and B Corp certified global company that provides a full portfolio of high quality, natural food and beverage ingredients for savory food and brewed beverage applications.

In his spare time, David enjoys downhill skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing, and kayaking.

John Mills, bioMérieux John Mills is an Associate Director in the Industry Scientific Affairs division of bioMérieux, Inc, and has been with bioMérieux for 27 years. John has worked in Food and Cannabis Safety for the majority of that time. John is currently responsible for support and application activities in St. Louis involving the TEMPO, VIDAS, GENE-UP, VITEK 2 Compact, and VITEK MS systems. John has a significant

amount of experience with Quality Indicator testing, Pathogen testing and identification of bacteria and yeasts. John also works extensively with AOAC, NCIMS, and Health Canada regarding the approval and validation of bioMérieux products. John is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and a Masters of Natural Science.