About Charles A. Abbas, Ph.D.
iBiocat provides consulting and troubleshooting services to the bioethanol and biotechnology industries
with
particular emphasis on the fermentation area. Dr. Charles Abbas, the Founder and CTO of iBiocat, has
over 30
years of industrial experience in the successful development of both bench scale and industrial scale
fermentation and deployment. With this extensive experience, Dr. Abbas is well-positioned to
troubleshoot
contamination and to focus on practical, cost-effective approaches.
IBiocat also provides independent technology and feasibility assessments of new technology prior to
deployment. Clients will find this critical in avoiding costly mistakes prior to scale up. Most failures
are
due in great part to the lack of knowledge of the critical process parameters that prevail at large
scale
up, which are often not well understood by researchers making predictions using small lab scale
fermentation
parameters. Thanks to his extensive experience in industrial fermentation and bioprocessing, Dr. Abbas
is
well recognized in this area for his expertise.
- Founder and CTO, Ibiocat, inc.
- Tel: 1-217-412-8096
- Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Biology, U. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Member of US Dept. of Energy (DOE) Biomass Advisory Committee (TAC) 2017-2020
- Member Advisory Board, U. of Iowa Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing (CBB)
- Member of Scientific Advisory Board, 3 F Bio Glasgow UK
- Affiliate, U. of Illinois-CU Carl Woese Institute for Genomics Biology
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, U. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
- Former Chair of the International Yeast Commission (ICY)
- Adjunct Professor, FSHN, U. of Illinois-CU
- Former Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, U. of Illinois-CU
- Former Faculty Advisor, U. of Illinois Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)
- Former Director Yeast and Renewables Research at ADM
- Email: cabbas@illinois.edu
- Email: biocat1@icloud.com
- Recipient of Alltech Medallion of Excellence in 2004 for work on nonconventional yeast
- Recipient of Charles D Scott Award in 2016 for contributions to the biotechnology of fuels and chemicals
- Recipient of BBI FEW Alcohol Award of Excellence in 2016 in recognition of significant contributions to the fuel ethanol industry through research, technical advisory or development activities