Connecting the dots.
Our team brings together world-leading experts in photocatalytic chemistry, chemical engineering and computational physics to harness the full potential of a truly integrated R&D process.
Core team
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER
Chao-Jun Li
E. B. Eddy Chemistry Chair of McGill University
Co-Director, Green Chemistry & Catalysis Centre, FQRNT
Humboldt Research Award
CIC Medal & Catalysis Award
US Presidential Green Chemistry &
National Science Foundation Career AwardsRoyal Society Canada CSC Lemieux & Bader Awards
Canada Green Chemistry & Engineering Award
Fellow World Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Chemistry,
European Academy of Sciences, Chemical Institute Canada,
Royal Society Canada, American Chemical Society & AAASPhD Chemistry, McGill University
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Catherine Gagnon
Former VP Business Dev and Investment, Axelys
15 years experience scaling up biopharma
manufacturing & IP management at
AngioChem & ConjuChemMSc Photocatalytic Chemistry, Université de Montréal
GREEN CHEMISTRY LEAD
Siting Ni
Inventor of GaN catalyzed CO2 reduction
Post-Doctoral Fellow Chemistry, McGill University
PhD Green Chemistry, McGill University
BSc Chemistry, Nanjing University
PHOTOCHEMISTRY LEAD
Lida Tan
Inventor of GaN catalyzed production
of cyclohexane from methanePhD Chemistry, McGill University
BSc Chemistry, University of Toronto
CATALYSIS SIMULATION LEAD
Botong Miao
Strong background in computational physics and data science
PhD Materials Engineering, McGill University
MSc Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing
CEO
Frédéric Francis
Serial deep tech Entrepreneur
SVP, Syniad Innovations
Former CEO or Co-Founder, Imagia,
PreNuvo, Arrayus Technologies,
Resonant Medical, Lateral LogicPhysics, McGill University