Texas Tech Researchers counter chemical warfare with new technology

04 Dec '08

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The technology has been licensed by Texas Tech's Office of Technology Commercialization to Waco-based Hobbs Bonded Fibers. The company is organizing a global marketing team to expedite the commercialization of Fibertect. The initial member of the team is The Bellator Group, which has a successful history of commercializing products into the military sector.

“The exciting news here is that the federal government saw a need for this product, and Texas Tech came up with a product to meet that need,” said Carey Hobbs, president of Hobbs Bonded Fibers. “Now, the federal government is going to see an actual return on its money. You can buy this product today, and we're already manufacturing and exhibiting it to people in the marketplace.”

Hobbs Bonded Fibers has been one of North America's most innovative and technically advanced fiber processing companies since 1953. From the company's multi-location manufacturing facilities with headquarters in Waco, a variety of synthetic and natural fibers are used to produce more than 150 branded and specialized products used by military, industrial and consumer markets.

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