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Fireside chat: The right tools for the job

Join us for a presentation and interview with Silliker moderated by Mars Inc.’s Jerome Combrisson, as we find out how one can select the right food microbiology testing tools.

Selecting a testing method is often a conundrum.   

How do you establish what the most important method performances criteria are among such a long list of accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, trueness, limit/probability of detection…?

What is the scope of method and the validated scope by certification bodies?

Which type of testing should be used to make sure the method is fit for purpose for the lab and its routine samples?

If you’re sick of puzzles and want clear, expert advice, join us for this engaging one-hour session, in which we’ll hear from expert Wendy McMahon as she offers tips and tricks that benefit from her years of experience in the field.

Following her presentation, Wendy will sit down with Mars Inc.’s Jérôme Combrisson in an insightful one-on-one discussion.

Register today and watch on-demand for free!

Agenda:

  • Introduction and welcome from New Food and Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Presentation – your guide to finding the right tools for the job by Wendy McMahon
  • Fireside chat with Wendy McMahon, moderated by Mars Inc.’s Jérôme Combrisson
  • Closing comments from New Food.

Speakers:

Wendy McMahon, MSWendy McMahon, MS, Research Director, Merieux NutriSciences

Wendy McMahon is Research Director for Silliker’s Food Science Center in Crete, IL managing method validation studies and specialised microbiological and molecular solutions for food industry clients.

Wendy has been very active within a variety of industry associations and committees. She is currently on the Official Methods Board (OMB), the Co-Chair of the Expert Review Panel for Microbiology Methods, and a Fellow for AOAC. She is also Chair of the Dairy Quality and Safety Professional Development Group (PDG) at IAFP, a member of MicroVal’s General Committee, and a member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). She has numerous publications and is a co-author of the Salmonella chapter in the Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods (5th edition).

Matthew Hahs, Global Brand Manager, Thermo Fisher ScientificMatthew Hahs

Matthew Hahs is the Global Brand Manager for validated PCR molecular products in food protection at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Matthew has nine years’ experience serving operational and marketing functions at Thermo Fisher. His areas of focus have been in culture media, and, most recently, PCR solutions for pathogen detection in food protection workflows.

Jerome CombrissonJérôme Combrisson, Microbiology Capability Director, Mars

Jérôme has more than 20 years of experience in microbiology analytical sciences (Kronenbourg, Danone, bioMérieux, Merieux NutriSciences), he strengthened his worldwide expertise on genomics and metagenomics applied in the food industry.