Michael Loewenstein Q Labs LLC

Michael Loewenstein is the current Vice President of Scientific Consulting at Q Labs LLC in Cincinnati, OH. Mr. Loewenstein earned his B.S. in Microbiology, with a research focus in Molecular Genetics and Cellular Physiology from The Ohio State University. After graduation in 2011, Michael obtained a position in Corporate R&D Microbiology at Procter & Gamble before joining Q Labs in January 2019. Throughout his career, Michael has developed a passion for “end-to-end” Microbiology - from product development and formulation, through microbiological control of manufacturing, and he has published several articles, and given numerous public presentations on these subjects. Michael currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Microbiology Committee for the Personal Products Council. As part of the PCPC Microbiology Committee, Michael serves as a founding member of the Manufacturing Hygiene and Rapid Microbial Method Task Forces. He is an active member of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, and currently serves as a member of the Official Methods Board (OMB), and as co-chair of the Legionella Working Group. Michael also lectures on the topics of purified water system design, validation, and monitoring, as well as microbiological testing, for the Hygienic Manufacturing Graduate Program at the University of Cincinnati.