"I am not so smart, I just stay with the problem longer" - Albert Einstein

PolyPops* Development Foundation is registered in USA as a 501(c) Non Profit organization. The initial funding is provided by:

Clyde and Marion Keaton** of New York, USA
Roy & Maureen Manns*** of Boston, USA
Additional funding is provided by individuals and companies involved in BioPharma, Plastics and Polymers.

The Foundation has been setup to recognize innovation in the design and application of Plastics & Polymers in Microplates and other devices used in Healthcare worldwide. The "micro" Awards are given to Biologists, Chemists, Designers, Engineers and Researchers worldwide. Preference is given to individuals, with or without academic background, working in educational & government institutions.

PolyPops and Roy Manns, as members of the Plastics Historical Society, provide support to PHS to honour the late Dr. Anthony L. Challis for his contribution to the growth of plastics and people, including Roy Manns himself. As a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, we also support the Young Designer Award presented biannually by the Institute of Materials in London

* The word "Poly" is taken from Polymers and Polymerization, a process used to make plastics and also the basis for the success of blending the ideas of multi-discipline persons to develop a new product. "Pops" was the affectionate family name for the late Clyde C. Keaton Senior.

** Clyde is the son of Clyde C. Keaton Sr. Clyde had a successful carrier at General Electric before deciding to use his experience & resources in smaller companies, including Polyfiltronics of which he was a Director and Investor. Clyde is currently President of Argo Turboserve Corporation, another company he is building rapidly. In what time he can find, he provides valuable support to Innovative Microplate Inc.

*** Roy, Indian by Birth, British by adoption and American by residence, was the founder of Polyfiltronics, a technical leader in Microplates. Polyfiltronics is now part of Whatman PLC, a 270 year old British company involved in Separation Technology using Plastics and Papers. Manns also set up the Independent Plastics Engineering Center (IPEC) in 1972 and later merged it with Fulmer Research to become Yarsley Polymer Engineering Center (YPEC).