I met co-founder Tak-Sing and CEO Birgitt shortly after joining Penn State’s tech transfer office in 2017. How did you get connected as a mentor to the spotLESS team? The key elements I look for are: a solution to a real-world problem, access to capital and resources to grow, and the quality of the team. Helping to bring all the pieces together to develop a new business is exciting and rewarding. It’s really the opportunity to do something new and provide a solution to a problem that can make an impact and create value. I felt that eventually I would move into business operations/management so the startup environment was a great fit for me as it provided exposure to other aspects of the company ( e.g., patents/intellectual property, business development and contracts, etc.). It so happened that Zetachron was looking to hire a process engineer, so it worked out well. I was looking to return to State College. I started my engineering career at Zetachron, Inc., a local drug delivery development startup founded by Penn State professors Alec Keith and Wally Snipes. Can you give me a bit of a background on your experience before joining spotLESS? We are able to solve problems associated with surface fouling with a fast and simple method for applying our repellent coatings. spotLESS coatings are designed to prevent fouling caused by liquid, sludge-like materials, bacteria, mineral deposits and more. Our coating innovation is a true platform technology in that the core elements can be applied to solve problems across multiple applications and industries. Can you explain your product in a nutshell? Happy Valley Industry sat down with Hurley to learn more. “Human waste is extremely sticky and up until the invention of spotLESS, nothing was able to repel it,” according to co-founder and CEO Birgitt Boschitsch. Under Hurley’s leadership, the company is launching its anti-fouling coating, initially developed for a sewer-less, waterless toilet for the developing world. In bringing Hurley on board, the company’s goal is to attract more customers in the both residential and commercial markets on a global scale. After starting out as a mentor to the spotLESS Materials team, he took on the role of Vice President of Business Development in November, 2022. Tim Hurley doesn’t shy away from sticky situations.
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