Free webinar presentation

Wendy McMahon, MS, Research Director, Merieux NutriSciences

Wendy McMahon is Research Director for Silliker’s Food Science Center in Crete, IL managing method validation studies and specialised microbiological and molecular solutions for food industry clients.

Wendy has been very active within a variety of industry associations and committees. She is currently on the Official Methods Board (OMB), the Co-Chair of the Expert Review Panel for Microbiology Methods, and a Fellow for AOAC. She is also Chair of the Dairy Quality and Safety Professional Development Group (PDG) at IAFP, a member of MicroVal’s General Committee, and a member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). She has numerous publications and is a co-author of the Salmonella chapter in the Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods (5th edition).

Matthew Hahs, Global Brand Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Matthew Hahs is the Global Brand Manager for validated PCR molecular products in food protection at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Matthew has nine years’ experience serving operational and marketing functions at Thermo Fisher. His areas of focus have been in culture media, and, most recently, PCR solutions for pathogen detection in food protection workflows.

Jérôme Combrisson, Microbiology Capability Director, Mars

Jérôme has more than 20 years of experience in microbiology analytical sciences (Kronenbourg, Danone, bioMérieux, Merieux NutriSciences), he strengthened his worldwide expertise on genomics and metagenomics applied in the food industry.