Siluria Technologies CEO and leadership

“Solving a difficult problem with a multi-disciplinary approach is extremely gratifying for any scientist or engineer. At Siluria, we combine recent advances in biotechnology, nanomaterials synthesis, high-throughput screening, and chemical engineering – applying them together to address an economically important need.'' Dr. Scher was Siluria’s second employee and oversees the company’s research and development and engineering groups. He is responsible for developing a commercial process based upon the combination of Siluria's catalyst, reactor, and process technologies. Prior to joining the Siluria team, Dr. Scher ran several engineering groups at Kovio Inc, including the process engineering and tool development groups that were responsible for Kovio’s pilot processes. Prior to Kovio, Dr. Scher was the first technical hire at Nanosys in Palo Alto upon its founding in early 2002, most recently serving as the program manager for Nanosys’ materials and photovoltaics efforts. Dr. Scher earned his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley under the tutelage of Prof. A. Paul Alivisatos, now the Director of Lawrence Livermore Berkeley National Labs. For his work in nanocomposite materials, Dr. Scher was selected as one of MIT Technology Review’s Top 100 Innovators under the age of 35. He holds over 35 issued patents and has over 50 patent applications in process.

“Solving a difficult problem with a multi-disciplinary approach is extremely gratifying for any scientist or engineer. At Siluria, we combine recent advances in biotechnology, nanomaterials synthesis, high-throughput screening, and chemical engineering – applying them together to address an economically important need.'' Dr. Scher was Siluria’s second employee and oversees the company’s research and development and engineering groups. He is responsible for developing a commercial process based upon the combination of Siluria's catalyst, reactor, and process technologies. Prior to joining the Siluria team, Dr. Scher ran several engineering groups at Kovio Inc, including the process engineering and tool development groups that were responsible for Kovio’s pilot processes. Prior to Kovio, Dr. Scher was the first technical hire at Nanosys in Palo Alto upon its founding in early 2002, most recently serving as the program manager for Nanosys’ materials and photovoltaics efforts. Dr. Scher earned his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley under the tutelage of Prof. A. Paul Alivisatos, now the Director of Lawrence Livermore Berkeley National Labs. For his work in nanocomposite materials, Dr. Scher was selected as one of MIT Technology Review’s Top 100 Innovators under the age of 35. He holds over 35 issued patents and has over 50 patent applications in process.