NESCC Chapter Meeting with Featured Speaker Marjorie Linares
Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Cowesett Inn in West Warwick, RI 02893
Event Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Location: Cowesett Inn, 226 Cowesett Avenue, West Warwick, RI 02893
Registration: 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Speaker: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM onwards
Microbe’s in the Makeup
The trends in beauty and personal care highlight consumer preference for milder, more natural products due to concerns over product safety. Understanding the balance between more natural, biodegradable products and their susceptibility to microbial contamination is critical when innovating modern formulations and designing their manufacturing process. There is no doubt that product recalls, both public and silent, pose significant health risks and are a financial drain that can cause serious brand damage. Arxada has expertise in microbial control in home and personal care formulations as well as disinfection. An in-house genetic identification program for microbial contaminants and plant hygiene consultation are part of our comprehensive environmental monitoring support for customers. Here we highlight examples where a partnership with Arxada can provide in-depth knowledge of raw materials, formulation attributes, and manufacturing processes to support the integrity of a consumer good once it hits the market and build sustainable business.
About our Speaker:
Marjorie Linares is the Technical Service and Development Manager – Microbiology and Applied Sustainability for Arxada LLC. Her industry experience spans consumer and industrial segments looking at the development and application of preservatives that prevent spoilage. She currently manages tech service projects in the New Jersey lab as well as the Arxada global Genetic Species ID program that tracks contamination events. Her background lies in using molecular tools to answer ecological questions and is currently interested in scoping more sustainable chemistries. She obtained a B. Sc.in Biology from University of New Orleans where she held a scholarship to study butterflies in Madagascar. She obtained her M.Sc. in Molecular Medicine from Charité Medical School researching the molecular mechanisms of gene regulation in Salmonella at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin Germany. She also teaches synthetic biology at a community lab and incubator in Brooklyn, NY (www.genspace.org). She’s a huge fan of women’s sports, which she supports by coaching middle school girls rugby and playing competitive beach volleyball.
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