EXHIBIT 31.1

 

I, Manfred F. Dyck, certify that:

1. Ihave reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hydromer, Inc.;

2. Basedon my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Basedon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present inall material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periodspresented in this quarterly report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer, Mr. Robert Y. Lee and I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controlsand procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as definedin Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)forthe registrant and have:

a) designedsuch disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) designedsuch internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed underour supervision, to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financialstatements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

c) evaluatedthe effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;and

d) disclosedin this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’smost recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) that has materially affected,or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5. Theregistrant's other certifying officer, Mr. Robert Y. Lee and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant'sauditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) allsignificant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's abilityto record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknessesin internal controls; and

b) anyfraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internalcontrols; and

6. Theregistrant's other certifying officer, Mr. Robert Y. Lee and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether there were significantchanges in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of ourmost recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date: November17, 2011	

 

 /s/Manfred F. Dyck

Manfred F. Dyck, President and CEO