{"id":77,"date":"2025-02-26T21:34:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2025-05-19T23:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T23:27:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"77\" class=\"elementor elementor-77\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee07dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ee07dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d52d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1d52d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e1bc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06e1bc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42c2eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c42c2eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ac492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29ac492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7d2a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd7d2a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0585dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0585dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/contact-head.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/contact-head.png 600w, https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/contact-head-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bd788 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61bd788\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c9408 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3c9408\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43151be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43151be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ISurTec was founded in 2004 by Dr. Patrick Guire and his team of fellow scientists, focusing on the surface interface of a solid with water and biological fluids. <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f4057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f4057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our science has been supported by the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program at the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.<\/p><p>Initially we developed surface coatings to control whether water spreads out when contacting a surface (hydrophilicity) or forms a tight ball that dances off the surface (superhydrophobicity). From that early research, the ISurGlide family of UV-cured lubricious hydrophilic coatings was born. ISurGlide was first commercialized in 2007, followed by the PhotoPrime family of primers in 2009.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3419a57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3419a57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598f937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"598f937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/about-us-ill1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/about-us-ill1.jpg 760w, 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elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4afcb82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research and development is a core<br class=\"fix\"> strength at ISurTec<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fe0e5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53fe0e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur team of scientists and engineers continually works to design innovative new coating\nchemistries, often in collaboration with commercial and academic institutions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db73e19 btn4 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"db73e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8caf12b e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8caf12b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3b4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b3b4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f231bb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f231bb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736a3d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736a3d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85d924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85d924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2006\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb35fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcb35fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sbir-logo-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-947\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sbir-logo-1.png 308w, https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sbir-logo-1-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e11ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03e11ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNational Tibbetts Award\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357382e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"357382e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daac025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daac025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2008\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e97daf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e97daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tekne_Finalist_Seal_2008.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-960\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tekne_Finalist_Seal_2008.png 240w, https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tekne_Finalist_Seal_2008-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1212041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1212041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tekne Executive of the Year \u2013 Small and Growing Businesses<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e89780 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e89780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42905aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42905aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2010\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24c981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d24c981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Medical_Alley.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Medical_Alley.png 240w, https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Medical_Alley-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe6dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffe6dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMedical Alley New Technology Showcase Winner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e1420 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50e1420\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a1cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a1cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2016\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0160a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0160a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zubasti.com\/isurtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UEL-Logo-Final-1-300x141-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-961\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165336e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165336e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUEL Graduate \u2013 Life Science Community\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979ead1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"979ead1\" 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class=\"twae-year twae-year-container story-year-9e7f904\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"twae-year-label twae-year-text\">2004<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-9e7f904\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-right twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\"><p>Founded by Dr. Patrick Guire and a team of four scientists at Gortner Labs, University of Minnesota<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Label --><div class=\"twae-year twae-year-container story-year-921e7ab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"twae-year-label twae-year-text\">2005<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-921e7ab\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-left 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class=\"twae-description\"><p>SBIR Award from National Institutes of Health<\/p><p>ISurGlide hydrophilic coating solutions developed for lubricity in medical devices<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Label --><div class=\"twae-year twae-year-container story-year-6a68478\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"twae-year-label twae-year-text\">2007<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-6a68478\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-left twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\"><p>ISurGlide 475 medium viscosity coating solution commercialized through a distributor<\/p><p>ISurTec expands to a dedicated production facility<\/p><p>Superhydrophobic coatings featured in a traveling exhibit for science museums nationwide<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Label --><div class=\"twae-year twae-year-container story-year-70bc8e9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"twae-year-label twae-year-text\">2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-70bc8e9\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-right twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\"><p>PhotoPrime 150 and 955 Primer Solutions launched, enabling improved adherence of lubricious coatings<\/p><p>ISurGlide 200 and 460 expand ISurTec portfolio of hydrophilic medical device coatings<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Label --><div class=\"twae-year twae-year-container story-year-ca2336f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"twae-year-label 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