2004-2014

Donald J. Wagner II (Donnie) was a founding member and inventor of the novel silicon-based antimicrobial polymer known as BIOSAFE®. Donald also played a pivotal role in its scaling, commercialization, and navigating regulatory approvals through EPA, FDA, and NSF.

2014-2019

He formed a strategic partnership with Gelest, Inc. in 2014, who eventually acquired the BIOSAFE in 2016. Donald was brought into Gelest to serve as the technical expert and regulatory liaison as the Antimicrobial Market Manager for Gelest (a New Mountain Captial Company acquired by Mitsubishi Chemical in 2020).

2019 - Current

In 2019 Donnie started his own company, ECHO SCIENTIFIC, a firm that helps formulate, test, verify, and validates performance, navigates regulatory, and scales production to grow client businesses. ECHO SCIENTIFIC has now productized its efforts and partnered with industry experts to solve problems with unique electrolytic zeolites and hypochlorous acid chemistry. ECHO SCIENTIFIC leverages a network of manufacturers, laboratories, regulatory experts, and distribution channels to deliver game changing solutions to customers and has delved into the realm of acidified mineral microparticles, leaning on decades of silicon chemistry experience. The potential of acidified prehydrated microparticles (PMPs) in Healthcare, Food Processing, Agriculture, and Oil & Gas industries is exponential.

Donnie graduated from Virginia Polytechnic and State University 2001.

• US 2022/0062859 A1 · Trapping and Sequestering of Contaminants with Prehydrated Microparticles

• US 7858141 B2 · Issued Dec 28, 2010 Method of creating a sustained silicon-containing quaternary ammonium antimicrobial agent within a polymeric material

• US 7851653 B2 · Issued Dec 14, 2010 Method of creating a solvent-free polymeric silicon-containing quaternary ammonium antimicrobial agent having superior sustained antimicrobial properties

• US 6911249 · Issued Jun 28, 2005 Surface for use on an implantable deviceSurface for use on an implantable device

• The Role of Electrolytic Acidified Minerals (Prehydrated Microparticles, PMPs) in Food Safety: A Field Trial and Case Study at Breeders and Packers Uruguay (BPU)

• Comparison of the Bacterial Removal Performance of Silver Nanoparticles and a Polymer Based Quaternary Amine Functiaonalized Silsesquioxane Coated Point-of-Use Ceramic Water Filters

• New Antimicrobially Amended Media for Improved Nonpoint Source Bacterial Pollution Treatment

• Comparison of the Bacterial Removal Performance of Silver Nanoparticles and a Polymer Based Quaternary Amine Functiaonalized Silsesquioxane Coated Point-of-Use Ceramic Water Filters

• Gelest – Advancing Antimicrobial Technology To Protect Medical Textiles

• SOFW Journal: Safe and Persistent Antimicrobial Performance

• International Fiber Journal: Gelest BIOSAFE – Protecting Textiles Safely

• An Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of the Crosstex Face Mask treated with BIOSAFE Antimicrobial Agent

• BIOSAFE Technical Guide for Performance and Regulatory Compliance

• BIOSAFE Food Contact Guide: EPA, FDA, NSF

• BIOSAFE Plastic Compounding Guide

ECHO SCIENTIFIC is focused on a wholistic approach to the microbial world. Controlling the bad guys with the safest available technology that mimics nature, and supporting the beneficial flora so they can do their job of enhancing nutrient uptake, disease control, nitrogen fixing, carbon cycling, and water purification.