Our Management
Avantama consists of a diverse team of highly skilled chemists, material scientists and engineers with an extensive experience in material, process and product development. Our team is dedicated to develop and produce the best possible materials and processes for your product.
CEO and founder
Samuel Halim earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). He was educated in materials engineering in Zurich, Lausanne and Stockholm. Samuel has worked with Avantama's technology since 2003. He is co-inventor of technology that was acquired by a Fortune 100 company. Samuel is winner of the Venture Leader 2009 award.
CTO and founder
Norman earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) after completing his materials engineering education in Zurich and Sydney/Australia. During his education Norman has developed several patent protected materials and processes. He is winner of the Quadrant Award and the ETH medal for the best doctoral thesis. Norman is in charge for the materials development at Avantama.