 | Robert Mehalso (USA) |
Dr. Robert Mehalso is internationally recognized for his pioneering and innovative approaches to the commercialization of micro/nano/biosystems - integrating the development of manufacturing approaches, the building of infrastructures, and the delivery of products to the marketplace. His focus on commercialization of micro/ nano/biosystems in the automotive, medical, and communications industries has enabled new products that include fuel-injection systems, ink-jet printheads, optical and wireless telecommunication devices, the CD ROM, various medical diagnostic devices, and sensing systems. Dr. Mehalso founded and built the world's first corporation dedicated to the commercialization of micro/nano/biosystems and has subsequently been involved in founding over a dozen micro/nano/biosystems companies, including co-founding Ardesta, the first micro/nano/biosystems venture fund, and Small Times Media. Dr. Mehalso has held senior management positions at RCA Corp, Xerox Corp, DT Industries, and several entrepreneurial companies. He provides advisory support to industry, universities, and governments internationally on the development of micro/nano/biosystems commercialization strategy. He has consulted for over one hundred companies on the commercialization and business development of micro/ nano/biosystems. Dr. Mehalso holds a B.S. in Ceramic Science from The Pennsylvania State University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a University Fellow of The Pennsylvania State University and Rensselaer. Dr. Mehalso continues to lecture widely and serves on advisory boards of several academic and financial institutions, and on the boards of several companies.
COMS2009 Plenary Lecture Title: Funding Start-Up Companies in an Economic Crisis |