Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World,, and Beyond…
Accelerating eBeam Technology
Commercialization: A US-Mexico case study
Suresh D. Pillai
Professor of Microbiology
Director, National Center for Electron Beam Research
Texas A&M University
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Vision
Harness E-Beam and X-ray Technologies To
Clean, Heal, and Feed the World and
Beyond……
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World,, and Beyond…
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Mexico and US share a Common
Border
Common Border: 3145 km
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Texas and Mexico share a Common
Border
Common Border: 2020 km
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Water is a Precious Commodity
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Water is a Precious Commodity
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Water is a Precious Commodity
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Water Wars
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eBEAM TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
•Drinking water treatment
•Wastewater treatment
• Industrial waste treatment
•Medical waste treatment
•Cable curing
•Automotive cable processing
•Polymer development
• Food Irradiation
•Phytosanitary
• Shelf-life extension
•Value-added products
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•Medical device sterilization
•Material transformations
•Blood sterilization
Medical Products
Food
Environment Industrial Products
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Opportunities for Mexico
• eBeam for effluent treatment
Water Quantity
• eBeam against insects & pests
Secure Foods
• eBeam against foodborne pathogens Safe Foods
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Opportunities for Mexico
Food Security
Water Supplies
Public Health
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Refining the Vision
Food Safety Applications
Environmental Applications
Vaccine Development
Phytosanitary/Quarantine
Applications
Polymer
Modifications
Medical Device Sterilization
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The Reality Based on Return of
Investment (ROI)
Medical device sterilization
Phytosanitary applications
Food Quality
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• Mexico # 1 for medical product/device exports to the US
• Mexico exports > $2.5 billion in advanced life-sciences technology products to the United States
• Costa Rica is quickly becoming a hub for medical device manufacturing
– A direct threat to Mexico’s manufacturing industry
Executing the Vision
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Current Challenges
• Need to pack, transport across border, E-Beam irradiate and bring it back across the border
• Excessive amount of paperwork
• Significant time delays
• Need to maintain excess inventory
– Cash flow implications
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Partnership Model
TAMU
E-Beam Center
Academic institutions
Regulatory Agencies
Equipment Providers
Private Investors
End-Users
Local Govt.
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Installing eBeam Technology – Putting
investments into perspective
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Executing the Vision
E-Beam Center
Office of Tech Comm (OTC)
Investment Bankers
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Mevex Corp
Linear Accelerator
Technology
Texas A&M University
Research & Development
Dose Validation Suppliers
Process and Safety Control
Suppliers
Avantti Medi Clear
Executing the Vision
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Universidad de Baja
California
Texas A&M University
Research & Development
CONACYT SEDECO
Avantti Medi Clear Medical Cluster
Baja California
Worldwide Hub of Medical
Device Manufacturing
and Sterilization
Making it Sustainable!!!
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• Completely New Jobs!!
– eBeam plant managers
– Sterilization specialists
– Dosimetry QA/QC specialists
– Linear accelerator operators
– Product package design specialists
– Microbiology testing laboratories
– Linear accelerator maintenance specialists
Value Proposition of eBeam
Technology to Mexico
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Realizing the Vision
E-Beam facility # 1: Under construction – expected start date Jan 2013 Focused on medical device sterilization ( US $ 8 million facility)
Suresh D. Pillai [email protected] (979) 845-2994