ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | NOVEMBER 2026 45 entire value chain, developing proprietary magnetic steels, designing high-power density cores, and managing domestic manufacturing. Wish list: Talented metallurgist and commercial leadership, as well as prospective customers in data centers and energy. Contact: Dr. Sam Kernion, info@corepowermagnetics.com Website: corepowermagnetics.com THINTRONICS INC. • Year Founded: 2019 • Location: Alameda, Calif. • Founder: Dr. Stefan Pastine Thintronics is building the next generation of semiconductor interconnect materials, engineered for AI-scale data rates and additionally, have a $50M CHIPS Act award expected to be finalized shortly. The company is remaking the dielectric materials inside every chip substrate— replacing a 30-year-old, single-supplier bottleneck with a U.S.-made alternative built for AI-scale computing. As data rates move into the 448G/terabit era, the dielectrics used for decades are hitting physical limits in heat, signal loss, and power efficiency; with nearly the entire industry sourcing this material from one supplier in Japan, it is a single point of failure sitting at the center of every advanced chip. Wish list: Conversations with potential customers and toolmakers in the ecosystem. Contact: James Davis, james@thintronics.com Website: thintronics.com PROTECTION OF CRITICAL ASSETS BEL INC. • Year Founded: 2024 • Location: Sakai, Osaka, Japan • Founder: Prof. Hideyuki Kanematsu, FASM Biofilms and corrosion quietly degrade infrastructure, marine structures, and medical devices. BEL Inc., a private research institute spun out of the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN) and The University of Osaka, evaluates and develops surface treatments, corrosion protection and biofilm-engineering solutions. Following Lean Startup principles, the team operates in a spiral of hypothesis, validation, pivot, and re-hypothesis. Intellectual property anchors open innovation with Japanese industry, including Zeo Next—the world’s only producer of nano-sized zeolite—and PacForce, whose mission is to connect Japanese dual-use technologies with the United States. Wish list: U.S. pilot projects and early-stage users (marine and water infrastructure, medical devices, dual-use applications); U.S. partners for distribution and joint R&D of nano-sized zeolite and anti-biofilm coatings; introductions to U.S. universities, national laboratories, and defense-related programs; advisors and funding to support U.S. market entry. Contact: Hideyuki Kanematsu, President & CEO, hideyuki.kanematsu@bioenglab.org Website: bioenglab.org/en BIOFLAV INGENIERÍA DE SUPERFICIES S.A.S. • Year Founded: 2025 • Location: Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza Province, Argentina • Founder: Dr. Patricia Silvana Carrizo BIOFLAV Ingeniería de Superficies (BIOFLAV Surface Engineering) develops sustainable solutions for protecting metal surfaces against corrosion. Its flagship product, BIOFLAV PRIMER, is an ecofriendly, nontoxic anticorrosive primer developed under circular-economy principles. It is a sustainable alternative to traditional protective systems—addressing the environmental and health concerns of conventional protective coatings. Wish list: Industrial partners, early adopters, and investors interested in sustainable anticorrosion technologies. Contact: Patricia Silvana Carrizo, Ph.D., silvana_ carrizo@hotmail.com Website: linkedin.com/company/bioflav-ingenieríade-superficies Kanematsu Silvana Carrizo Pastine
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