Burt D. Ensley
President and CEO
Phytotech, Inc.
Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
burtphyto@aol.com

President and CEO of a startup plant biotechnology company. Involved in the development and commercialization of technology using terrestrial plants for the treatment of contaminated soil and water, production of plant-based nutritional supplements, and agricultural manufacture of commercial proteins using transgenic plants.

Joined Envirogen, Inc. and served as Director of Advanced Technology from 1989 to 1993. Directed research, field demonstrations and evaluation of biological and related physical/chemical technologies applicable to the treatment of hazardous wastes, including research programs related to the biotreatment of chlorinated aliphatics and aromatics, nitroaromatics, and hydrocarbons. Research manager, Amgen, Inc., for 8 years. Developed methods and applications for the genetic engineering of metabolic operons. Invented biological process for the synthesis of the textile dye indigo. Organized Specialty Chemicals Group at Amgen.

Graduate, the University of Georgia with a Ph.D. in Microbiology, and M.S. and B.S. degrees from the University of New Mexico. Professional Affiliations: Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology; Biological Sciences Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation; Board of Trustees, Biotechnology Council of New Jersey; Board of Managers, Experimental Station, Rutgers University; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Society for Microbiology.

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