MFG TMW Podcast

Greg Kimmel, National Security Business Line Manager, and John Clay, Research Lead outline

their leadership roles and the impact of the Critical Care Decontamination System™ (CCDS) developedand commercialized at Battelle, an international nonprofit research and development firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. 

Beginning his career as a research scientist, Greg has served Battelle for 19 years. In addition to his work as general manager for Battelle’s CCDS, he spent a year as an industry fellow at The Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. He also was president of Kimmel Engineering Solutions.

John is a chemical engineer and research lead for the Battelle CCDS, where he directs research in support of field deployments, including due diligence testing and performance evaluation of N95 filtering facepiece respirators. He is also a clinical professor at The Ohio State University Department of Chemical Engineering, and a Project Management Professional.

Keywords:  research commercialization, PPE, health care, COVID 19

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Our guests include the unsung heroes of advanced manufacturing, from company C-suite executives and engineers to industry-facing academics, supportive government agencies and regional economic development organizations. Interviews cover the latest topics on products, processes – and groundbreaking relationships –the best manufacturers engage in to infuse entrepreneurialism in their daily operations.

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