CBE News Update

A record 85 people came to this summer's meeting to interact with and learn from biofilm experts. Of these attendees, 68 represented 41 individual companies; 10 attendees were from 7 different colleges/universities, and 4 were from government agencies.

Twenty-three Industrial Associate companies and 20 visiting companies were represented. We asked our industrial members if the large attendance at the meeting had any negative impact. The emphatic answer was "Not at all! The large attendance simply validates the value of your program."

Session Topics

Biofilm Behavior and Control

Biofilm Methods

Biofilm in Water Venues

Fungal Biofilms

Microscopy

Wound Biofilms

See Agenda (pdf)

Invited Speakers

Each speaker was invited to share his/her expertise relating to session topics (see above). Professionals came from a variety of affiliations (industry, university and government) and contributed to the applied theme of the conference.

John Olerud, MD, Professor of Dermatology, University of Washington

Philip Bowler, Director, Anti-Infectives & Microbiology, Wound Therapeutics Global Development Centre, ConvaTec, Flintshire, UK

Stephen Davis, Research Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Patricia Mertz, Professor of Dermatology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Randy Wolcott, MD, Southwest Regional Wound Care Center, Lubbock, TX

Stephen Tomasino, Senior Scientist, US EPA-OPP Microbiology Laboratory, Environmental Science Center, Fort Meade, MD

Bill Costerton, Director, Center for Biofilms, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California

Daniel Kadouri, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology & the Center for Oral Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark

Michael J. Beach, Acting Associate Director for Healthy Water, National Center for Zoonic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Kurt Toenjes, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, MSU-Billings

Michael V. Enzien, Senior Research & Development Specialist, DOW Biocides, The Dow Chemical Company

Tim Ford, Department Head, Microbiology, Montana State University

WORKSHOPS

Every conference begins with a one-day workshop. This workshop was divided into Basic and Advanced simultaneous sessions to accommodate industry needs. Workshops are crafted each time to present new methods and techniques developed at the Center.

Pictured: Lindsey Lorenz, Research Assistant

POSTER SESSION & OPEN HOUSE

We wanted to give everyone the opportunity to see our labs and visit with the students about their projects. Not only did attendees enjoy the interaction with students, but also liked the opportunity to be in the labs and handle the laboratory equipment described in the research presentations.

Pictured left to right: Sabrina Behnke, MS Candidate Microbiology, and Daniel Kadouri, Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark

A NEW VENUE

The Hilton Garden Inn, Bozeman, MT Attendees enjoyed the convenience of staying at the conference hotel - and the Hilton's staff and food were wonderful!

Rock'n TJ Ranch The evening at the Ranch provided a relaxed setting for a catered dinner in the comforts of an indoor space. A large outdoor patio gave people plenty of scenic mountain views and fresh mountain air.

▪ 3M ▪ Novozymes ▪ Church & Dwight ▪ Covidien ▪ Okayama University, Japan ▪ US-EPA-OPP ▪ Ethox International

▪ Aramco Services Co. ▪ Bausch & Lomb ▪ Procter & Gamble ▪ Big Sky Statistical Analysts, LLC ▪ BD Medical

▪ Glanbia Nutritionals ▪ University of Southern California ▪ Ciba Speciality Chemicals ▪ ICF Italy ▪ GlaxoSmithKline

▪ Albemarle ▪ Celleration ▪ Southwest Regional Wound Care Center ▪ MSU - Billings ▪ Sandia National Laboratories

▪ Baxter Healthcare ▪ R&C Walter Enterprises, LLC

MEMBERS AND GUESTS

We enjoyed hosting the summer Technical Advisory Conference and having the opportunity to tell you about our research and show you our labs. We hope you enjoyed it, too, and that we'll see you again at the next conference, February 6-7, 2008!

Pictured: Liz Sandvik (MS Candidate), Mike Nolop (Computer Support), Laura Jennings (Visiting Graduate Student)

▪ Dow Chemical Co. ▪ NASA ▪ Colgate-Palmolive ▪ M�lnlycke Health Care, AB ▪ Ecolab ▪ QuoNova Ltd

▪ Cook Incorporated ▪ Kay Chemical Co. ▪ Whirlpool Corp. ▪ LSCI Solutions, Inc. ▪ Centers for Disease Control

▪ MedPointe Pharmaceuticals ▪ Bridge PTS ▪ Embro ▪ Nitric Bio ▪ Unilever ▪ Bacterin ▪ Cardinal Health Care

▪ enturia, Inc ▪ Rohm Haas ▪ Targanta Therapeutics Inc. ▪ Whirlpool Corporation ▪ University of Miami

▪ University of Washington ▪ ConvaTec ▪ W.L. Gore

Next Conference

Winter Conference:
February 6-7, 2008

Winter Workshop:
February 5, 2008

Contact Paul Sturman at (406) 994-2102, for information about the Industrial Associate Program or the Technical Advisory Conferences and Workshops.

We look forward to seeing you again in 2008!

August, 2007

Volume 9, Issue 7-8

Technical Advisory Conference

July 23-26, 2007

Session Topics

Invited Speakers

We enjoyed hosting the summer Technical Advisory Conference and having the opportunity to tell you about our research and show you our labs. We hope you enjoyed it, too, and that we'll see you again at the next conference, February 6-7, 2008!

Next Conference