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Building a Safer Future for Medical Device Sterilization: Michelle Scott on Gulf Sterilization | Building Biotech
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This week on Building Biotech, Stephanie Glines sits down with Michelle Scott, founder of Gulf Sterilization, to discuss how her company is transforming one of the most overlooked parts of medical device manufacturing.
For decades, much of the medical device industry has relied on ethylene oxide sterilization, a process facing growing regulatory pressure and capacity constraints. Gulf Sterilization is developing an alternative approach using chlorine dioxide, offering manufacturers a safer, more sustainable, and potentially faster path to sterilizing medical devices.
Michelle shares how the company identified a critical industry bottleneck, the challenges of bringing a new sterilization technology to market, and how participation in the Hatch Biotech Accelerator helped prepare Gulf Sterilization for growth and investment.
She also discusses the company's work toward regulatory milestones, the role of AI in streamlining operations, and what's next as Gulf Sterilization continues to scale.
In this episode:
- Why sterilization is a critical step in medical device manufacturing
- The challenges facing ethylene oxide sterilization
- How chlorine dioxide offers a safer alternative
- Lessons learned from the Hatch Biotech Accelerator
- Raising capital as a first-time founder
- Using AI to improve operational efficiency
- What's next for Gulf Sterilization
Learn More About Gulf Sterilization
Website: https://gulfsterilization.com
Phone: (251) 375-4836
About Building Biotech
Building Biotech is a special series from Hatch highlighting founders, innovators, and companies advancing health, science, biotech, and technology across the Gulf Coast and beyond.
Produced by Tim Scott
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