Petfood Forum 2019

J.J. Lin
Chief Scientist
Imagilin Technology LLC


Lin is the chief scientist of Imagilin Technology and an adjunct professor of Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. At Imagilin, Lin leads the group to develop novel, patented plant-based probiotics, Pediococcus acidilactici NRRL B-50517. With more than 30 years’ experiences in microbial physiology, microbial genetics and molecular biology at academic research institutes as well as at commercial research and development division, Lin has published more than 50 papers and is frequently invited to present scientific results in many international conferences. From years of research and development, the research group leads Imagilin to have six issued and seven pending patents related to compositions and applications of Pediococcus-based probiotics, including the patent pending for the integration of the probiotic into pet foods/treats through freeze-dried process. Lin earned a bachelor’s degree in plant pathology from the National Taiwan University, a doctorate in molecular virology from the University Of California and postdoctoral work in microbiology and genetics at Cornell University.

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