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Board of Directors

Dr. Pavel Lazarev, Chairman of the Board

Dr. Pavel Lazarev, Chairman of the Board
Founder & CTO Cryscade
Crysoptix, Optiva, Carben Semicon, Nanotechnology-MDT
MS Moscow State University, PhD Russian Academy of Sciences

David de Weese, Board Member

Partner - Paul Capital
SigA Pharmaceuticals, Cygnus Therapeutic Systems
BA Stanford, MBA Harvard

Management

Dr. Pavel Lazarev
Founder & CTO

Pavel is the inventor of Cryscade’s DBA technology and founder of the Company. He received his Masters from Moscow State University, Ph.D. in Crystallography and Dr. of Science Degree in Biophysics from the Russian Academy of Science. Previously, Pavel founded Nanotechnology MDT (www.nt-mdt.com), Akva (www.akvion.ru), Optiva Inc., Ribtan Inc. (www.ribtan.com) and Crysoptix KK, (www.crysoptix.com). Pavel was an editor of International Journals ‘Molecular Engineering’, ‘Nanobiology’ and ‘Molecular Materials’. Pavel has published several books, over 100 technical publications and 100 inventions with emphasis on R&D and production of functional crystalline films based upon coatable lyotropic liquid crystals.

Wolfgang Mack
CEO

Wolfgang worked in the solar industry as the COO of OneSun, as the Company raised its seed and Series A financing. He developed Company’s business plan, financials and due diligence documentation, created the go-to-market OPEX and CAPEX plan, managed the development of the technology in the laboratory and pilot line as well as analyzed the Company’s IP portfolio. He received a Chemical Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. Linkedin

Technical Advisors

Dr. Alan Heeger
PV Science Advisor

Professor at University of California Santa Barbara
Co-founder and former CSO of Konarka
UNIAX Corporation, CBrite Inc, Cynvenio, Cytomx Therapeutics
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2000)

Professor Dr. Christoph Brabec
Process Development Advisor

Director of the SolarFactory
ZAE Bayern
Erlangen University, Advanced Materials Engineering
Former CTO Konarka