Harry George, Chairman
Harry George has over 35 years experience in founding, operating and investing in successful rapid growth technology-related companies. He is a co-founder of Solstice Capital. From 1981 to 1989, Mr. George was co-founder, Director, and Vice-President of Finance for Interleaf Inc. During this time Interleaf grew to be a publicly traded company with $100 million in annual revenue . In January 2000, Interleaf was acquired by Broadvision in a stock merger that valued Interleaf at approximately $900 million. Harry has been a Director of a number of private and public companies and is a member of the Investors’ Circle. Harry is a member of the advisory committee of the MBA program at the Eller School of Business of the University of Arizona. He received an AB from Bowdoin College.
Mark Banister, CEO
Mark Banister is the inventor of the Medipacs pump system and unique polymer actuator materials. He has 5 issued patents and 16 pending patents and has authored several published technical papers on smart polymer materials and devices. Mark has over 30 years of experience in business, product design, polymer chemistry, mechanical engineering, manufacturing and tooling design. Currently the PI on a National Science Foundation STTR Phase II Grant, Mark has been able to leverage over $1M in grant funding into over $3M in angel funding.