Richard Sayre is a Professor of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology at Ohio State University and co-founder of Phycotransgenics, L.L.C.
Phycotransgenics is a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of transgenic algae that have market-driven properties. Markets that the company is focusing on include animal health, animal feed, bioremediation, environmental monitoring and biopesticides.
Richard received his undergraduate degree from Humboldt State University in California and his Ph. D. in Biology from the University of Iowa. He has completed postdoctoral research at Florida State University, University of Kentucky, and Harvard University.
Well I think perhaps most importantly in terms of product development is again this issue of biocontainment. We're developing a product that has the potential to cause in essence harm for people that may have allergic reactions to it. Now currently, we're not actually developing any vaccines for h...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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