William Toreki III

Dr. William Toreki III is a Senior Research Polymer Chemist with Hydrocapsule Inc. and was a co-principle investigator and co-inventor of the Hydrocapsule technology development from 1996-2000. Dr. Toreki was key to the formulation chemistry development for Hydrocapsules and is currently consulting on several polymer-chemistry-related new product applications. Dr. Toreki is currently employed as the Chief Polymer Chemist for Quick-Med Technologies, another company based in Gainesville, FL, which develops polymer-based systems for advanced wound care, cosmetic, medical, and military markets. Dr. Toreki has extensive research experience in various applications of polymer and silicone chemistry and has been recently focused on incorporating biologically active compounds and antimicrobial agents into various polymer systems and cellulose fibers for entomological, agricultural, biomedical, and wound-care research. He has been involved with microencapsulation, biomaterials research, and polymer fiber development for over 20 years and previously worked as a materials research scientist with the biomaterials research group in the Dept. of Material Science and Engineering at the University of Florida in addition to being a court-qualified expert witness in the field of polymer and silicone chemistry in several states. Dr. Toreki has additionally consulted with numerous companies in these same fields during the past 15 years and has been involved in over 100 new product development projects, and currently, has 11 issued US Patents and 9 Patents pending, in addition to co-authoring over 20 publications. He has received an Outstanding Service Merit Award from ARS, as well as received the DuPont Excellence in Teaching Award.