The Center of Excellence in Industrial Biotechnology (CoEIB) is under the umbrella of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, a consortium of units that cut across dozens of departments at Penn State. Working in this environment – competing organizational demands, evolving market needs and diversity of perspectives, the CoEIB’s strategic team taps into the unique perspectives of its members to identify and address strategic challenges and opportunities facing the center and its collaborating facilities driving long-term value for Penn State.
Ali Demirci
Professor-in-Charge of the CSL Behring Fermentation Facility; Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Daniel Hayes
Director, Center of Excellence in Industrial Biotechnology; Huck Chair in Nanotherapeutics and Regenerative Medicine; Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Yuguo (Leo) Lei
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Faculty Oversight, Sartorius Cell Culture Facility
James Marden
Associate Director of Operations, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; Professor of Biology
Wendy Oakes
Associate Director, Center of Excellence in Industrial Biotechnology
Beatrice Sirakaya
Director, Bio-Tech Cluster (Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor), Assistant Teaching Professor and Consultant in Biotechnology