Douglas Wicks

Dr. Wicks received his doctorate in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. After receiving his degree Douglas work for Bayer Material Science in a variety of research roles eventually rising to VP for Coatings and Colarants Research at Bayer. Following his time at Bayer. Dr. Wicks was introduced to antimicrobial research while a professor at the University of Southern Mississippi There his research at the interface of polymer science and medicinal chemistry was focused on using failed antimicrobial pharmaceutical candidates as biocides. Dr. Wicks’s relationship with HLS co-founders William Faulkner and Prof. Patrick Schlievert, started in Minneapolis where he was employed in venture capital-backed industrial biotech. Dr. Wicks is currently the Director of Global R&D for Imerys Corp.