Patrick Berbon
Co-founder and Managing Partner, China Materialia
• Entrepreneur, Team player, Leader
• Global perspective, Experience in Asia, Europe, and the USA
• Scientific background, Ph.D. in Materials Science, Experience in R&D
• Strategic thinker, Sound business judgment
• Industry knowledge in Energy, Cleantech, and Nanotechnology
• NLP practitioner, Driver-Expressive
China Materialia is an advisory and investment firm that is focused on the China market and on industries where materials sciences is a key pillar. We aim to be the "Gateway to China" for industries underpinned by materials and materials sciences. We work closely with the Yanpu district government in Shanghai and with the Binghu district government in Wuxi. We have two offices and currently about 20 full time and consulting personnel. We are active in Open Innovation. We are in the center of one of the leading Chinese innovation area, the Yangpu KIC near Fudan University.
California Clean Technologies specializes in three areas of the cleantech world: solar thermal energy, clean water, and green buildings.
2005 - 2007Development, processing, marketing, and sale of cryogenically milled metallic and composite powders and other nanocrystalline materials. market applications in high strength to weight products such as Aerospace, Defense, and Sports & Recreation. The company is now traded on the Toronto Venture Exchange.
2003 - 2008Specialists in Technology Assessment and Technology Transfer. DDG has performed for clients in Europe, Asia, and the USA. Areas of expertise are Materials Science, Energy, Water treatment, and Strategy.
1998 - 2005Started as the central R&D lab for Rockwell International in the 1960s, Rockwell Scientific Company (RSC) became an independent high-tech enterprise in 2002, conducting R&D services and deriving commercial revenue from a diverse product portfolio and its out-licensing arm. As a principal investigator and program manager, lead advanced research in processing, consolidation, characterization, and testing of nano-composite materials for aerospace components, propulsion, fuel cells, and high-temperature applications. Customers included Boeing, General Electric, FuelCell Energy, US Air Force, NASA, and DARPA