Rich Apolinar is a Business Development Manager for Merrick and Company, an international full-service laboratory planning, design, construction administration, commissioning, and lab operations planning firm. Rich has over 24 years of diversified experience in several market sectors including the Life Sciences; His focus on Lab Equipment, Equipment Planning, Processes and Design has touched many life science facilities world-wide. In addition to his business development work, he is a past contributor of ALN articles regarding sterilization and containment, in an effort to network with industry professionals, learning and sharing, thinking out of the box and providing innovative solutions and best practices to lead the forever evolving Life Science Market.