Lahasky – a chemist with broad research and product development experience – to explore new research areas and provide technical assistance for Early Charm’s Company Suite
April 21, 2023, Baltimore, MD – 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.
Lahasky graduated from Tulane University with a BS in Chemistry, and later earned a PhD in Chemistry from Louisiana State University, with an emphasis in organic and polymer chemistries. 
Lahasky then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Delaware’s Material Science and Engineering Department where he studied the aggregation of amyloid peptide conjugates.
In addition to his academic career, Lahasky worked in product management for Indorama and was Senior R&D Research Scientist with Oxiteno where he focused his research on surfactant chemistry and surface science.
Lahasky also worked as Chief Technical Officer with SciGenesis, a Materic portfolio company that develops specialized cosmetics and textiles to protect warfighters, workers and recreationists from environmental elements.
In his new role with Early Charm, Lahasky will focus on the preparation of research outlines, conduct grant writing and provide technical assistance across Early Charm’s portfolio of companies in advanced materials, blue economy, drug design and engineered products.
“We’re thrilled to have Sam join our growing team in a comprehensive research and technical role to further advance our overall product suite,” said Ken Malone, Executive Officer with Early Charm. “Sam brings a problem-solving, customer-centric approach to his work, which will go a long way to helping meet our customers’ dynamic product needs.”
About Early Charm:
Early Charm creates, owns and operates businesses that convert science into revenue. We are the management team, the operators and the entrepreneurs. We don’t write checks and just pop in for board meetings. We show up to our labs, our production facilities and our offices every day to do all the heavy lifting in our portfolio companies. Learn more: www.earlycharm.com
Media Contact:
Ken Berlack
Early Charm
ken.berlack@earlycharm.com
