My name is Marsha Wender Timmerman and I am an experienced research entrepreneur. I joined La Salle in September 1999 to assist in the development of the ISBT program, specifically the biotechnology sector. I spent the previous 14 years with biotechnology start-up companies. I was a founding scientist with Enzymatics, Inc. a medical diagnostics company. At Enzymatics I was one of the inventors of the QED® Saliva Alcohol Test, a test that measures blood alcohol using saliva. After Enzymatics, I co-founded JWT, Inc. a sports medicine company that developed and manufactured LacTest®, a lactic acid test kit for endurance athletes. I was President of JWT until its merger with Binax, Inc. I have hands on, practical experience in biotechnology, industrial microbiology, biochemistry and water pollution treatment. I am very interested in biotechnology research that has practical applications and has entrepreneurial potential. My one claim to national fame was being named the 1995 Working Woman Magazine Entrepreneurial Grant Award Winner. I am co-inventor of four US and several international patents.