Derek Prince began his professional career working at Gibraltar Laboratories, where he became an expert across various compendial tests on sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical and health care related products. He has experience performing and developing procedures and test methods for a variety of microbiology, virology, and molecular biology-related test services, including rapid micro methods. In 2018, Prince formally departed Gibraltar to lead Prince Sterilization Services, a leader in environmentally friendly and safe outsourced pharmaceutical and medical device sterilization, wash & pack services, cleanroom assembly and kitting, and RTU products. The company is FDA registered, cGMP, and ISO 13485 certified. As president, Prince leads a high-performing team and fosters a quality-minded, performance-focused, safe, and friendly work environment. Prince is a subject matter expert in microbiology and sterilization science. He is a member of two Kilmer Collaboration sterilization workstream groups focused on Parametric Release and VH2O2 sterilization. Prince has a bachelor’s degree in biology, a Master’s degree in microbiology, and a Ph.D. in microbiology from Rutgers University. He lives in New Jersey and enjoys playing hockey, hiking with his dog, and spending time with his family.