Experts Exchange: Opportunities in Bio-Innovation

Lawrence Drzal, MSU University Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Mechanics, will speak at the MSU Bioeconomy Institute in Holland, Mich., on Wed., Nov. 4 at 7:30am. The talk, entitled "Structural and Multifunctional Biomaterials,” is the third event in the MSU Bioeconomy Institute’s early morning speaker series, Experts Exchange: Opportunities in Bio-Innovation.

Drzal led the research group that developed a nanoscale material called xGnP Exfoliated Graphite NanoPlatelets, with a unique set of physical, chemical and morphological attributes. It is manufactured by a new startup company, XG Sciences Inc. (www.xgsciences.com), located in mid-Michigan, a spinoff from intellectual property owned by MSU. XG Sciences has an exclusive license to manufacture this material.

The Experts Exchange: Opportunities in Bio-Innovation speaker series is free, accessible and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Please call (517) 432-4499 to request accommodation.

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The MSU Bioeconomy Institute, located at 242 Howard Ave., Holland, Mich., opened in spring 2009 in a research and development building and pilot plant donated by Pfizer Inc. The 138,000-square-foot facility complements and extends campus research that supports the state’s emerging bioeconomy, including biomaterials, biofuels and bio-based chemicals. 

Michigan State University has been advancing knowledge and transforming lives through innovative teaching, research and outreach for more than 150 years. MSU is known internationally as a major public university with global reach and extraordinary impact. Its 17 degree-granting colleges attract scholars worldwide who are interested in combining education with practical problem solving.