Chemistry & Materials Group Leader:

Maxim Pometun, Ph.D.
Dr. Pometun has led and worked on projects representing a wide array of technologies, such as small molecules, polymers, petrochemicals, industrial processes, drug delivery platforms and inorganic materials, among others. He directs all chemical structure searching efforts, including Markush structure and chemical reaction searching and specializes in cost efficient comprehensive search strategies in support of FTO, acquisition due diligence, prior art, and IP landscape analysis projects for clients in the Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Biotechnology industries. Dr. Pometun received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Louisville where he studied dynamics of structural hydrates in small molecules and fibrous proteins.

Project Managers:

Olga Finikova, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Moscow State University
Expertise in organic synthesis, imaging, polymers

Marta Garcia, B.S.
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Expertise in biological and polymeric materials, drug delivery

Daniel Neuman, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara
Expertise in drug delivery platforms, polymers, organometallics

Additional Expertise:

Chie Nakamura, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Freie University
Expertise in drug delivery, material sciences

Jenna Yaney, B.S.
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Expertise in biosensors, semiconductors, industrial processes