Spekciton®  Biosciences LLC 

We are a biotech measurement science and technology company. Our plant, soil and seed analyzers and services support increased crop plants and water safety, understanding and performance and other bioprocesses through novel biophotonic measurement systems:

•	Sustainable agricultural yields through rapid and precise early warning detection of plant viability and stress.
•	Biosensors for fast water contamination detection 
•	Systemic bioprocess characterization for increased performance 
We provide biotechnology measurement services and sensors that rapidly detect early stage onset of water supply contamination as well as biostressors events that impact crops and soil. Our company supports rapid and effective remediation.  We serve R&D institutions, industrial utilities, growers and value chain suppliers that supports improved water quality, and plant, and soil health. 

Collaborators and Partners 
University of Delaware Ag Plant and Soil Sciences 
University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean and Environment 
Aerofarms
University of Copenhagen
Videometer A/S
Local bounti
Local Grown Salads
Photon Systems Inc./ NASA JPL
AmplifiedAg
University of Chicago (Engel group – Biophysical Sciences)
Delaware Small Business Development Center (DE SBDC)
Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO)

Founder CTO/CIO

DuPont

Biotechnology and materials science Engineering R&D  leader - real time process and material measurement 

high speed sensing of plant, plant embryo and microbial phenotypes and functional biology such as carboxylation rate, and impact of stressors (drought, nutrients, pathogens) 

 advanced phenotyping employing and developing multispectral and hyperspectral imaging, deep UV sensing, high speed and remote imaging

o Novel spectral imaging methods for rapid plant carboxylation rate deteremination with high   
  precision, especially related to the impact of stress conditions and to genetics modifications

o real time deep UVF sensing and multispectral imaging for water and soil contamination - microbes, heavy metals, algae, nutrient run off (ex: ammonium nitrate) 

o mechanistic approach to plant and plant embryonic tissue health - developing mode of action to 
   determine type and extent of plant stress via chemical imaging methods.

o development and implemetation of novel contamination detection for food, soil and plants via high speed (< 5 sec) multimode spectral methods - detection methods include ability to count and classify microbes(bacterial and fungal ) across UV-VIS-NIR

o leader of multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers and instrumentation specialists to conceive and develop new analyzers to meet growing demand for detection and classification of stress and contamination based excursions in biological systems 
development and implementation of  bioprocess analyzers for contamination (pathogens, degradation, senescence)

Focus includes both lab and portable analyzers in support of field and QC support

Principal Investigator, Engineering R&D  Applications Development and Engineering Mechanics

Biotechnology and materials science R&D and Engineering leader 

high speed sensing of plan phenotypes and functional biology such as carboxylation rate, and the physiological and phenotypical  impact and characterization of stressors - drought, nutrients, pathogens - developer of rapid vegetative indexing technologies

o mechanistic approach to plant and plant embryonic tissue health - developing mode of action to 
   determine type and extent of plant stress via chemical imaging methods.
o high speed sensing of plant pathogenic, herbicidal and pesticidal photosynthetic and mesophyllic 
   tissue detection and analysis 


o development and implemetation of novel contamination detection for food, soil and plants via high speed (< 5 sec) multimode spectral methods - detection methods include ability to count and classify microbes(bacterial and fungal ) across UV-VIS-NIR

o leader of multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers and instrumentation specialists to conceive and develop new analyzers to meet growing demand for detection and classification of stress and contamination based excursions in biological systems 
development and implementation of  bioprocess analyzers for contamination (pathogens, degradation, senescence)

Focus includes both lab and portable analyzers in support of field and QC support

Principal Investigator,  Engineering Measurement Systems at DuPont

Development of new particle analzyers for fluids and solids

A)developed and implemented laser -based sensors and imaging systems for production processes:
food ingredients (0.1 to 20% range) and contaminants ( 10 ppb to 0.5%)

B) Developed amd commericalized laser-based sensors and imagers for detection and classification in liquid/melt polymers and solid (pellet and films)
1) contaminants / degradation and 
2) ingredients (ex: TiO2, pigments) 
    material include polyimides, polyamides, polyesters and polyethylenes) 

C) Films: sensor employing laser rastering of film surfaces for contaminants and uniformity

Principal Investigator, Corporate Analytical Sciences,  CR&D

Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences and DuPont polymers  - process and instrument sensors for polymer quality and productivity: laser based real time process sensors for melt polymer particle contamination and ingredient dispersion.  Laser based real time sensors for in process fiber structure: shape and   molecular structure determination; Infrared thermography analyzers applications and development  (FLIR) to polymerization and melt process (fibers and films) for quality control

Principal Investigator, Corporate Analytical Sciences; Fibers and Polymers departments 

Fiber sensor development for real time fiber and and polymer properties  - laser velocimetry  for fiber process characterization and improced process control

Research Scientist

Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. Skilled in Bioprocess understanding and control, including Ag crop photobiology, stress and genomics . Nanomaterials, Patent Law, Biotechnology, Polymer Chemistry, and Research and Development (R&D). Strong information technology professional with a PhD focused in Chemical Physics from University of Chicago. 

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