DiPole Materials, Inc.

We manufacture and market high performance fibers for use in tissue engineering, smart garments and other high value markets.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Chemicals and Chemical Products
  • Location Baltimore, MD, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2015
  • Employees 2
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website dipolematerials.com

Company Summary

We manufacture and market high performance fibers. Using a specialized processing technique, electrospinning, we produce fibers thinner than a human hair. By developing/licensing enabling intellectual property, we are providing value into the newly developing tissue engineering and smart garment markets (video below) while opportunistically pursuing market share in the existing $400 million markets for filters, catalyst supports and sensors.

Team

  • Ken is a serial entrepreneur with 25 years of experience running large and small materials science companies. He has engaged in the commercialization of hundreds of new products in advanced materials and life sciences and brings a broad experience base in manufacturing, business operations, marketing, intellectual property management, M&A, finance and government affairs. Ken holds a Ph.D. in Polymer Science.

  • Scott is an experienced research director with over 20 years of new product development experience in polymer materials and has extensive knowledge in PVDF materials, the most widely used class of piezoelectric polymers. He has developed and commercialized numerous products using industry proven Stage-Gate project management systems. Scott holds a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry.

  • Kelli is a serial entrepreneur with 20 years of business and financial planning experience in material science companies. She has extensive product management and chemical processing expertise. Her negotiating and marketing efforts led to four tech start-up companies and sales, research and licensing contracts totaling over $10 million. Kelli holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.

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