About Us

Our company started in 2015 with an idea of commercializing nanomaterials based technologies by providing scalable solutions. We expanded our focus to other novel materials for environmental, energy and consumer applications.  

Our Founder, Dr. Alexander Orlov, holds several appointments in academia, industry and governmental organizations. He is a Founder of three startups and serves as adviser and advisory board member of several technology companies. His commercialization efforts have been recognized by the R&D 100 Award, often referred to as the "Oscar of Innovation", and the 2021 AIChE Sustainable Engineering Forum Industrial Practice Award. He also serves as a reviewer for over 25 Governmental/International  agencies, which includes his recent appointment as an academic and scientific expert to the European Parliament. In addition, Dr. Orlov is a Professor of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University and visiting Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge University (UK). From 2007 till 2014 he was appointed by two UK Secretary of States for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to advice the Government on environmental issues such as hazardous substances and environmental impact of nanotechnology. He was a policy adviser on science, technology, engineering and innovation policy development to the UK Shadow Cabinet of the Rt Hon. David Cameron MP (the UK Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016) prior to 2010 General Election. Additionally, he has used his research experience to advise several US Congressmen, the EU Parliament, UK Members of Parliament, the EU Commission and various governments in Europe and Asia.  Among his current activities, Dr. Orlov is contributing to work of the United Nations Environmental Program, being the lead author for the GEO report and reviewer of various reports, and to activities of the UK Parliamentary and Scientific Committee.  Dr. Orlov's opinions, interviews and comments have been sought through numerous speaking engagements and quotes throughout international media including on Newsweek, BBC, NBC, NPR, Channel 12, World Economic Forum, Newsday, Nature, Daily Telegraph, Smithsonian Magazine and Cambridge Evening News. 

We worked with multi-billion dollar companies and SME on various projects related to advanced manufacturing, materials development and characterization. We also provided general policy advise on consumer safety and technology policy to numerous governmental agencies throughout the world.