ChromaTan Inc.

Transformational next-generation biomanufacturing solutions.

  • Stage $1M in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • Location Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2009
  • Employees 23
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website chromatan.com

Company Summary

ChromaTan is commercializing the first-ever, single-use, column-free steady-state continuous elution chromatography platform that revolutionizes the 123-year-old batch column chromatography technique.

Paid proof-of-concept studies with leading gene therapy companies have shown up to 20-fold improvements in productivity, using only 5%-10% of the expensive resins used in columns.

ChromaTan has been selected as a JLABS | Blue Knight Company.

Team

  • Oleg Shinkazh
    Founder & CTO

    Oleg Shinkazh, founder and CTO of ChromaTan and the inventor of Continuous Countercurrent Tangential Chromatography (CCTC) is a chemical and biotechnology engineer 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.

  • Craig Pointer
    Associate Director of Engineering

    Large-scale manufacturing. Overall responsibility for engineering and systems development.

  • Thiago Millen, PhD
    Associate Director of Process Development

    Process Sciences and Design, Cell & Gene Therapy

  • Yvonne Connolly
    Associate Director, HR and Operations

    Human Resources Management, Project Management, Bookkeeping, Inventory

  • Oleg Shinkazh
    President & CEO

    Experienced bioentrepreneur with 25+ years in drug & bioprocess development. 3 start-ups. C-level experience with reverse merger and listed company. 2 M&As. Exited early biotech asset to J&J. Raised a career total of $90 million across equity, debt, PIPE and project finance.

Advisors

Previous Investors

  • Ben Franklin of Central PA $500,000
    Unconfirmed
    Life Science Greenhouse of Central PA $600,000
    Unconfirmed
    Series A - Lehigh Valley Angels $215,000
    Unconfirmed
  • Series A - Ben Franklin of Southeastern PA $250,000
    Unconfirmed
    Series A and Notes - $350,000 Sorensen Family Office
    Unconfirmed
    Series A- MRA Realty $160,000
    Unconfirmed
  • Frank Li
    Unconfirmed
    Dennis Annarelli
    James Furey
    Unconfirmed
  • Alex Chen
    Unconfirmed
    Neal Mody
    Unconfirmed
    John Otte
  • John Lilly
    Unconfirmed
    Catherine Mott
    Unconfirmed

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