Additionally, he has held various marketing and management positions with Miller Brewing Company.

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He has worked in process control for companies as varied as Miller Brewing and Genentech, a firm of biotech pioneers.

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There's even a national sponsor, Miller Brewing.

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Last year, American companies Firestone Walker Brewing and Miller Brewing won the World Beer Cup championship for both midsize and large breweries, respectively. (Small went to a German brewer.) And Sierra Nevada Brewing's Draught Ale and the Boston Beer Co.

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Miller Brewing has done the same.

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UK-based brewing group SAB Miller traces its origins back to South Africa, and it remains the largest brewer in the country.

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The work is in partnership with brewing company SAB Miller (Coors Lite, MDG64 etc), and has the goal is developing a new nano-material that will help preserve the amber stuff (in plastic bottles) for longer in stores or homes.

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