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P&G Shares How Biotechnology Fuels Innovation at SynBioBeta 2025
June 15, 2025
The Global Synthetic Biology Conference, known as SynBioBeta, brings together individuals across a broad range of industries who share a passion for biological engineering and sustainability.
P&G R&D Experts Explore Sustainable Polymer Development at the American Chemical Society’s Spring 2025 Meeting
May 8, 2025
The American Chemical Society’s (ACS) annual Spring Meeting assembles industry experts and academic minds to explore the latest chemistry insights, seeking potential solutions for the industry's biggest challenges.
Scaling Dissolution Recycling Supports a Circular Future
April 24, 2025
P&G R&D is committed to developing and adopting the latest technologies to address sustainability challenges. These efforts enable us to make better products and support the industry at large in implementing practices that benefit the environment.
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Mark Sivik, PhDResearch Fellow, Fabric and Home Care
In his 30-year career with P&G, Mark has worked on many impactful projects, including the development of a cleaning polymer technology for Dawn Dish Wash that was used to remove spilled oil contaminating wildlife. Mark was instrumental in the recent Tide Laundry and NASA collaboration that will help keep astronauts' clothing clean in deep space. Even more, his team continues to explore the on-board opportunities to work with limited available water for wash treatments and to purify laundry wash water back to drinkable water. His work is focused on technologies with a low carbon footprint for use in laundry products for consumer use across the globe. With over 200 granted U.S. patents and 40 peer-reviewed publications under his belt, Mark strives to advance the industry and to, ultimately, make a positive impact on consumers’ lives.
