Presentation for Midwest Cosmetic Chemists
March 20, 2008, St. Louis, MO –John Herries, Ph.D., Senior Director of Analytical Services, Chemir Analytical Services, will present an educational session at Teamworks 2008, the meeting of the Midwest chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists in Chicago, IL, March 26, 2008. The presentation, “The Art and Science of Formulation” details the steps of successful formulations, beginning with targeting desired properties of a personal care product. Dr. Herries will describe the various analytical tools utilized in a deformulation (reverse engineering) project. This instrumentation is also used in solving problems, such a materials identification or quantitation. Case studies illustrating product development solutions will be presented.
About Chemir Analytical Services
Chemir Analytical Services solves challenging manufacturing and industrial problems involving chemical analysis and material testing. Since 1959 this independent laboratory has solved thousands of issues involving material analysis, contaminant and impurity identification, deformulation (reverse engineering), formulation, product failure analysis, stability testing, analytical method development, patent, intellectual property, and other legal challenges for over 6000 clients. Many of Chemir's clients are Fortune 500 companies. The scientific staff of 25, including 10 Ph.D. level chemists, uses state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation and expert interpretations to assist such industries as polymers, plastics, packaging, paints and coatings, food and beverage, personal care, consumer products, specialty chemicals, semiconductor and high-tech materials and more. For more information, visit www.chemir.com.
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Contact:
Shri Thanedar, Ph.D.
CEO, Chemir Analytical Services
2672 Metro Blvd.
Maryland Heights MO 63043
800-659-7659
www.chemir.com
info@chemir.com