Brad Goskowicz, Chief Executive Officer of Microbiologics, was unanimously selected as the newest member of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Board of Directors as a Director-At-Large. AOAC INTERNATIONAL is a globally recognized, 501(c)3, independent, not-for-profit association serving communities of the analytical sciences as a standards developing organization. Microbiologics, a global manufacturer of ready-to-use QC microorganism products, has been actively involved with AOAC INTERNATIONAL since 2010 when they became Organizational Affiliates.

For more than 40 years, Microbiologics has been a global leader in producing lyophilized microorganisms in convenient, ready-to-use formats for quality control testing. These QC microorganism preparations are used in microbiology laboratories as reference material for validating, verifying and routine monitoring of their pathogen detection methods and equipment.

Goskowicz commented, "I am very honored and excited to begin serving on the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Board of Directors. Microbiologics and AOAC INTERNATIONAL share a mutual passion for instilling world-class excellence and quality in the laboratory and I look forward to contributing to that mission."

AOAC INTERNATIONAL President, James Harnly, stated, "We are very pleased to have Brad joining the AOAC Board of Directors. His knowledge and experience will be a great asset to our team and we look forward to working together to build and strengthen the community of analytical sciences and realize our vision of 'worldwide confidence in analytical results.'"