Oleg Shinkazh, founder and CEO of ChromaTan and the inventor of Continuous Countercurrent Tangential Chromatography (CCTC) is a chemical and biotechnologyengineer with 17 years of experience in the biotechnology industry, specializing in downstream processing and purification of biologics. Oleg has been with ChromaTan since October 2009, leading technical and business development of the company.

Dr. Andrew Zydney is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Penn State University. He is one of the leading researchers in the bioseparations industry, with more than 150 publications in leading industry journals. Dr. Zydney supervises the technical partnership of ChromaTan with Penn State, and has been an invaluable resource for the company.

Paul founded Restek (www.restek.com) in 1985 to manufacture innovative, high quality chromatography products. The company’s sales exceed $60 Million and continue to outpace competitors. Paul is ChromaTan's largest individual investor and has been an invaluable adviser as a member of the board of directors.

Steve Carpenter is the Vice President of Venture Operations at the Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania. The LSGPA provides investment and support to promising life sciences companies in central Pennsylvania. Since joining the LSGPA in 2004, Steve has served as a board observer or director for 10 startup companies while evaluating prospective companies for investment.