Dr. Jed Riemer is Principal Scientist at Jeen International, where his responsibilities include new product development as well as managing regulatory. He has over twenty years’ experience in the personal care industry and worked for Lipo Chemicals and Vantage Specialty Ingredients before joining Jeen. He has developed and commercialized innovative ingredients for personal care market, including skin care actives, optical effect powders, biopolymers, antimicrobials, rheology modifiers, emulsifiers, peptides, anti-inflammatories, and environmental protection. He holds ten US patents and has co-authored numerous trade and scientific publications. Dr. Riemer holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Stony Brook University.