About the Owner

Dr. Daryl S. Paulson, President and CEO, has extensive experience in skincare research designs, clinical trials, and biostatistics. He is the author of the standard texts of the industry -- Topical Antimicrobial Testing and Evaluation, Applied Statistical Designs for the Researcher, and Handbook of Regression and Modeling: Applications for the Clinical and Pharmaceutical Industries -- as well as the editor of the Handbook of Topical Antimicrobials: Industrial Applications in Consumer Products and Pharmaceuticals (Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Processing). Dr. Paulson has designed the procedures used at BioScience Laboratories, Inc., for evaluation of skin care and cosmetic products, as well as the statistical models used to assess the data. These include factorial designs, Analysis of Variance designs, regression analysis, exploratory data analysis, and integrative and statistical design in both parametric and nonparametric methods.

He is a member of the American Society for Testing and Materials Subcommittee that concerns itself with antiseptic-testing, the American Society for Microbiology, the American Organization of Analytical Chemists, the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control, the Parenternal Drug Association, the American Society for Quality Control, American Psychological Association, and the American College of Forensic Examiners.

Dr. Paulson is the author of seven books and has published articles in several industry journals including, but not limited to American Journal of Infection Control, AORN Journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Dairy, Food & Environmental Sanitation, Environmental Health, Food & Environmental Sanitation, Food Protection Trends, Food Quality, Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry  Pharmaceutical Engineering, Journal of the American Dental Association, Lab Manager Magazine, Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Quality, Soaps & Cosmetics, and Soaps/Cosmetics/Chemical Specialties.

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