Prior to joining Matrix, Hall held the position of chief microbiology and food safety officer for Kraft Foods Global where he was responsible for microbiological safety and stability
Matrix MicroScience reports that Paul Hall has joined the company as vice president of global business development.
Hall comes to Matrix with over 30 years food safety leadership experience in the industry.
Prior to joining Matrix he held the position of chief microbiology and food safety officer for Kraft Foods Global.
At Kraft, Hall was responsible for the microbiological safety and stability of some of the most well-known food and beverage brands in North America and in the world.
Hall holds his bachelors degree from the University of Missouri-St Louis, his masters degree in management of technology from Washington University in St Louis, MO, and his PhD in quality management from Lasalle University.
Hall is a world renowned expert in the microbiological safety and stability of foods and beverages, says Matrix.
He is past president of the International Association for Food Protection and has been actively involved with various professional organisations and institutes, including the International Life Sciences Institute, the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety, the National Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Society for Microbiology, the Food Products Association, and the International Dairy Foods Association among others.
Hall has published and lectured extensively in many areas including rapid detection and characterisation of foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms, HACCP, food preservation, food hygiene, and employee training.
He comments: "I am extremely excited to bring my background and experience to the Matrix team.
"Pathatrix is the only commercially available system successfully addressing the up-front selection and concentration of target organisms.
"Pathatrix is extremely flexible in that it is compatible with a number of existing rapid microbiological methods, and, when applied in a sample pooling format, can literally save a company thousands of dollars in testing costs.
"I believe that my experience as a practicing industry food microbiologist will help the industry embrace this technology as a integral part of their environmental, ingredient, and finished product testing programs".
Adrian Parton, CEO of Matrix MicroScience, commented: "We are delighted that someone of Dr Hall's integrity and world-class reputation has joined the Matrix team.
"His intimate knowledge of the food industry will provide Matrix with another dimension to satisfy our customers needs.
"We see this as another endorsement of our novel and exciting range of Pathatrix products."
