WHAT WE DO AND WHY?

Our skill is in understanding :

How to take first of kind technologies from concept to product

How to manage project risk

Where to find the force multipliers

How to minimize start-up capital and resources.

These skills come from doing, learning and improving. Skills not often found in conventional research centers.

First of kind technologies are unique

Many of the great ideas, the scientific and technological breakthroughs that really transformed humanity, occurred outside of the mainstream academic fields.

Tesla, the Wright brothers, and Sir Henry Royce didn't have a formal education in their chosen fields. Pancini's discovery of the cholera bacillus, was ridiculed and ignored for several decades, because of the intellectual investment in the "miasma theory".

Interdisciplinary collaboration is the

key but a challenge to get right

We work to create a common understanding between research fields - often the biggest challenge as fields and disciplines become ever more specialized.

We learned that advanced in one field of application are often unknown to problem owners in another.

Many and probably most of our biggest success have been the application of a known and proven approach in one filed to a seemingly intractable problem in another.

Just because others tried and failed, that doesn't mean we should not try again. New knowledge equals new possibilities.

We start from first principles, question every assumption and re-validate our models - knowing that advances in understanding can and will re-write everything we think we understand.

ABOUT US

Private, Independent & tenacios

OUR JOURNEY

We started our journey over 30 years ago providing non-obvious, deep tech solutions to large scale, high impact challenges. Clients included DOD, DOE, aerospace, energy and utility companies, City, State and government agencies and often included close consultation with regulatory authorities and certifying agencies. This led to a growing portfolio of IP and start-up technology businesses, which continued us on our journey to explore the edges (Verge) of the unknowable and uncertain (Quantum) in technology and applied science. With multiple successful technology spinouts, licenses and IPOs completed, and many lessons learned along the way, we have the independence and maturity to take the long view, sort signal from noise, and drive from concept to commercial scale.

Our portfolio of Ebonex® materials, IP and know-how, helps us deliver exceptional value and performance, to our clients, strategic partners and licensees. Our founders are the pioneers in Magnéli Phase materials. These becoming the "go to" materials for advanced electrodes, catalyst supports and sensors. With 3 decades' experience developing optimal deployments of these uniquely capable materials in water treatment, advanced batteries and other applications, we have expanded our Ebonex branded portfolio far beyond the original Ti4O7 based materials.

Ebonex® History

WE SPECIALIZE IN FIRST OF KIND ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Water re-use, purification and sterilization

Ebonex® electrodes enable electrochemical processes that destroy persistent pollutants, pathogens, and industrial contaminants at the molecular level. Unlike traditional filters or carbon media that simply capture impurities, our technology actively breaks them down into harmless byproducts. From municipal reuse to decentralized treatment, we make safe, sustainable water access possible where conventional solutions fall short. We have decades in experience developing, deploying, and commercializing water treatment systems for industrial, agricultural, black sites, and other waste streams.

Advanced batteries, fuel cells and clean hydrogen

We are advancing the next generation of energy storage and conversion systems by leveraging the unique stability and conductivity of Magnéli-phase titanium oxides. Our work spans high-power batteries, durable fuel cells, and efficient clean-hydrogen production. By designing electrodes that outperform conventional carbon and precious metal systems, we deliver solutions that lower cost, extend lifetime, and accelerate the global shift toward a net-zero energy future.

Clean and sustainable electro-synthesis of materials

Our platform makes it possible to manufacture essential chemicals and materials without relying on fossil-based feedstocks or hazardous reagents. Using Ebonex® as the catalytic backbone, we drive selective, energy-efficient electro-synthesis pathways that minimize waste and emissions. This approach unlocks a new class of sustainable manufacturing, from specialty chemicals to critical raw materials.

Novel nano-scale and micron-scale coating technologies

With decades of experience in coating science, we engineer surfaces at the nano- and micro-scale to enhance performance, durability, and functionality. Our proprietary methods create coatings that resist corrosion, improve catalytic activity, and enable precise control over electrode morphology. These innovations expand the design space for electrochemical devices, opening pathways to entirely new applications.

Strategic Milestones

1991-1999

Founded as consultants in electrochemical technologies for DOD, DOE, EPA and industrial clients, leveraging our novel Ebonex® electrodes and background in RedOx electrochemistry

2000-2006

Closed our first technology sale and founded in-house "Deep Tech Accelerator" to continue forming and spinning-off battery, metals refining and water technologies. Launched 3 additional start-ups

2007-2012

Continued founding and launching portfolio businesses.

Survived the global market crash.

Expanded Ebonex® materials portfolio with new applications in water treatment

2014-2018

Planned wind-down of our Deep Tech Accelerator - last portfolio business launched via IPO.

Acquired complementary technologies to focus on next generation electrode materials

2019-2021

Launched expanded range of Ebonex® branded materials and coatings for electrodes, catalyst supports, sensors and other applications.

Secured launch partners for commercial scale applications

2022

Closed our first sale of a commercial coating system.

Accelerated applications of Ebonex in batteries, hydrogen, synthetic fuels and water treatment.

2024-

Launched the Vortex Cell, the world's first bench scale water treatment characterization cell, enabling developers and researchers to characterize the preferred kinetics of waste streams and their variability.