Dr. Gabriel Tkacik, Industrial Advisory Board Chair, Millipore Corporation.

Millipore is a Life Science leader providing cutting-edge technologies, tools, and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Millipore's success critically depends on innovation. Membrane technology is one of the core technologies Millipore depends on for business growth. Millipore's participation in the MAST Center is an excellent opportunity to access innovative ideas in academic research in membrane technology and applications from a number of institutions. This assures that wherever cutting-edge ideas exist, Millipore is positioned to leverage them to help our customers solve their problems. The Center also provides excellent opportunities to network with key industry participants and exchange ideas on significance of on-going Center research projects. Our interaction with faculty and graduate student helps identifying new talent that is critical for Millipore's future success. A number of previous graduate students that participated in Center projects have been recruited by Millipore and now enjoy successful careers as senior scientists in Millipore's R&D. The MAST Center is a very valuable resource to Millipore and we are pleased to participate as sponsors and fully support the Center.

Dr. Uwe Buescher, W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc.

"W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is a maker of innovative, best-in-class products, which improve daily life. For a company that invests significantly in R&D to assure our products' performance and fitness for use, the MAST Center is a valuable resource and an excellent partner. Membership in the Center gives us access to top academic researchers from many universities. Their varied expertise affords the opportunity for cooperation across a variety of applications. Our guidance to long term research projects will lead to information that can be immediately applied in our business. By influencing the Center to work in areas that are relevant to the industry, Gore can provide helpful direction to the faculty. In addition, we are able to help in shaping future researchers by advising the students on their research and by providing feedback to the bi-annual presentation of their work. This leads to the opportunity to recruit these graduates from the Center, many of which we have become very familiar with. The center is also an excellent platform for networking with other sponsors across a multitude of industries. Overall, the MAST center has become very valuable to our company and we are pleased that we can provide support to the center."

Dr. Kumar Abhinava
Engineering Consultant, Eli Lilly and Company

"The MAST consortia provides an important avenue for Eli Lilly and Company for effective leveraging in carrying out and having access to the results of medium to long-term membrane technology developments. The MAST Center has an excellent track record since the Center was formed 14 years ago and has access to a number of faculties at CU and UC - both academic staff and specialized lab and analytical equipment to support the research work. The research projects are undertaken by high-quality research graduate students or post-docs and this provides an opportunity for recruitment of well-trained researchers. Bi-annual meetings allow for good networking with fellow sponsors, research students and academic staff - the format of the meeting is excellent and has led to some tangible benefits already."

 

These are just a few comments from people who have been involved in the MAST Center. You can learn more about the Center by attending our next meeting, where our sponsors will gather for several days of networking and interactions. Or you can arrange a personal visit with one of our co-directors.