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“Olefin metathesis is a fundamental catalytic reaction that stands among a handful of the most versatile ways to make carbon-carbon bonds and build molecules.” – Ann Thayer, Chemical and Engineering News
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Mr. Robert Stewart is the Chairman of Materia’s Board of Directors. Mr. Stewart founded The Stewart Company, a diversified manufacturer and distributor of parts for the international automobile industry.

 

Dr. Robert H. Grubbs is the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology and the inventor of Grubbs Catalyst™ technology. Dr. Grubbs has received numerous professional fellowships and awards and is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also a founder, director, or advisor to numerous technology companies, including Cyrano Sciences, Coelacanth, Pharmacopeia, Insert Therapeutics, Calhoun Vision, and Symyx Technologies.

 

Dr. Charles Edwards is a former FDA commissioner and the former President & Chief Executive Officer of Scripps Institutes of Medicine & Science.

 

Mr. James Mellor is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics and serves as a director of General Dynamics, ArnerisourceBergen, Computer Sciences Corporation, Net2Phone, and USEC.

 

Dr. Jack Kavanaugh is the President of CLEAR Investment Group.

 

Mr. John Safer is the Chairman (Retired) of the Board of Directors for Nations Bank, Washington, D.C.

 

Dr. Robert J. Pangborn served as Vice President of Central and New Business R & D at Dow Chemical from 1993 — 1998. At Dow, Dr. Pangborn managed over 400 people and a budget of $100 million. Programs in his organization varied from advanced materials development for electronics and fuel cells to computer modeling and catalyst development. From 1976 to 1993,

Dr. Pangborn held positions at Dow Chemical including Research Director, Business Director, and Development Director.

 

Mr. Joseph Bernstein has been a partner of the Law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since 1962. Mr. Bernstein has been an investor in numerous start-up companies and is current or past chairman or president of six community organizations, including a foundation that funds scientific and medical research and the largest recipient of Federal grants from the National Institutes for Science to foundations of its type.

 

Dr. Michael A. Giardello is a founder of Materia and serves as President, CEO & CTO.