Christophe J-P Sevrain to head Advanced Microbotics Corp.PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1995--Advanced Microbotics Corp., a leader in the development of chemical coatings and chemical micro-sensors, announced the appointment of Christophe J-P Sevrain as its chief executive officer. Until his move to Advanced Microbotics Corp., Sevrain was vice president for business development at Micropump Corp. which became a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Idex Corp. in May 1995. Sevrain was hired in 1989 to start Micropump's new technical center in Vancouver, Wash. Sevrain was concurrently a member of the corporate management team of Micropump and served as general manager of Concis LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a division of Micropump specializing in micro electro mechanical actuator A mechanism that causes a device to be turned on or off, adjusted or moved. The motor and mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive or an arm of a robot is called an actuator. See access arm. systems. Boasting an impressive track record with start-up companies, Sevrain is an entrepreneur and has functioned as general manager in the creation, acquisition, and growth of businesses. From 1984 through 1989, Sevrain served as chief executive officer of Sevrain-Tech, a company which conceived of and developed medical implants for the disabled. In addition, Sevrain was twice nominated as the Ernest and Young Entrepreneur of the Year and received the Wisconsin Governor's New Product Award in 1987 and 1988. In 1994, Sevrain joined the board of directors of Advanced Microbotics Corp., a start-up involved in chemical sensors. Even before formally becoming Advanced Microbotics' chief executive officer, Sevrain was instrumental in developing the strategies, in writing the business plan, and in developing the vision for the company. Advanced Microbotics Corp., located in Portland, was incorporated in 1994 to commercialize the surface functionalization Surface functionalization introduces chemical functional groups to a surface. This way, functional materials can be designed from substrates with standard bulk material properties. Prominent examples can be found in semiconductor industry and biomaterial research. and molecular imprinting This article is about polymer chemistry. The term "molecular imprinting" is also used to mean genetic imprinting. In chemistry, molecular imprinting is a technique to create template-shaped cavities in polymer matrices with memory of the template molecules. technologies developed at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . Advanced Microbotics has negotiated and obtained a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement from the University of Oregon for these technologies. For more than a decade, Sevrain has functioned in an executive capacity for various corporations. He is also a member of several corporate boards and advisory committees including the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Washington Technology Center. He recently completed his tenure as a Trustee of the French American For the language spoken by some of this people, see . A French American or Franco-American is a citizen of the United States of America or a permanent resident of the United States of America of French descent and heritage. About 13 million U.S. School and remains active in fraternal and professional organizations. Sevrain is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. in Engineering Physics and in Applied Mathematics with an emphasis on neuroscience. CONTACT: Imagineering Inc. Dave Chamberlain, 360/254-1825, 360/253-7847 fax |
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