Stopping Bullets with 3D Printers
Winston Frazer learned it is not uncommon for soldiers and cops to remove their body armor, or simply not wear it regularly, because it is uncomfortable and unwieldy. It's a problem he thought his company’s 3D printing technology could help solve.
What’s for Dinner? Probably a lot of Microfibers.
Microfibers that are shed from textiles are usually too small to see with the naked eye. But they end up contaminating everything from the fish we eat to the air we breathe.
Getting your Employees Drunk
How can ventures balance the conflict between productivity and creativity? Perhaps we should have a drink and think about it.
Your PowerPoint Presentation is Trash
Pretty much no one likes to listen to a PowerPoint presentation. So why are you still making them?
Finding Your Why
Write down on a scrap of paper ‘your why’. Not what you do, but why it matters to you.
Meet Keturah: The Scientist Making Flame-Retardant Textiles for Soldiers
What if the uniforms worn by American soldiers could prevent them from getting badly injured by a fire, or from getting bitten by bugs that may carry disease? That kind of question drives Keturah Postell in her work, each day.
Samuel Lahasky, PhD, Joins Early Charm as Manager, Research Planning
Early Charm, a company that creates, owns and operates ventures that convert science to revenue, today announced the hiring of Samuel Lahasky, PhD – a chemist with significant research and corporate product management experience – as Manager, Research Planning.
Alex MacKerell, PhD, SilcsBio Co-founder & CSO, Co-Leads Study on Use of SILCS Technology to Improve Lung Disease Treatments
Early Charm Venture's portfolio company, SilcsBio, a technology company that develops and markets software and services for structure-based drug design, today announced its Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Alexander D. MacKerell Jr., PhD, has co-led a study focusing on improving respiratory treatments via SilcsBio’s Site Identification by Ligand Competitive Saturation (SILCS) technology.
Samir Rashiduddin Joins Early Charm Ventures as Finance & Operations Director
Early Charm Ventures today announced the hiring of Samir Rashiduddin – an experienced professional in accounting and business administration – as Finance & Operations Director with a focus on financial reporting, budgeting, HR, risk management and office operations.
Mohan Nartu, PhD, Joins Early Charm Ventures as Scientist – Ceramics and Additive Manufacturing
Early Charm Ventures today announced the hiring of Mohan Nartu, PhD – an engineer with expertise in materials science – as Scientist-Ceramics and Additive Manufacturing. Nartu’s work will center on Early Charm’s Materic company, Synteris, with a focus on driving technical advancement of Synteris’s 3D-printable ceramic packaging for power electronic modules.
Optave Diagnostics Awarded $256,000 in SBIR Phase I Funding for Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Medical Device Development
Optave Diagnostics, a technology company developing an endoscopic probe device that uses photoacoustic imaging (PAI) to aid in cancer detection and diagnosis, today announced it has been awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Rashi Sultania Joins Early Charm Ventures as Research Associate with Focus on Drug Design and Advanced Materials
Early Charm Ventures, a company that creates, owns and operates ventures that convert science to revenue, today welcomed Rashi Sultania – a chemical and biomolecular engineer – as Research Associate focusing on R&D and product development for Early Charm’s advanced materials and drug design portfolio of companies.
