Advisory Board
Ben Bordes:
Ben Bordes is co-founder and former VP Business Development of Miortech. He retired in 2011. Ben has extensive manufacturing experience in the Far East and many years of experience as a Senior Director of Business Development at Philips Research. In that time he commercialised numerous Philips Research technologies including batteries, displays and image processing software. Ben has a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Richard Buttrick:
Richard Buttrick is a qualified UK and European patent attorney and a renowned IP expert with over 30 years of international experience in the intellectual property industry. Richard specialises in IP Strategy and IP Value Realisation, including IP Licensing. He works primarily in Consumer Electronics, Telecommunications, Software, and related industries. Richard has held senior management positions at several multinationals, including British Telecom, BTG and Philips.
Dag Wagner, Ph.D.:
Dag Wagner is co-founder of Ephosys, a consultancy firm for the automotive industry. Dag has several decades of international experience in product development and concept creation of automotive ECUs and optoelectronic applications for automotive exterior and interior lighting, comfort systems and driver assistance systems. As Executive VP Global Engineering at Schefenacker, Dag successfully introduced several new automotive electronics products for vehicle lighting, comfort systems and driver assistance.
Cyril Chiang, Ph.D.:
Cyril Chiang received his Ph.D in solid state chemistry from Northwestern University in 1989. After returning to Taiwan, Cyril spent more than 20 years in the rechargeable battery, flat panel display and optoelectronic industries. This included roles at companies in both the private and public sectors. As a consultant to Philips Research, Cyril was responsible for the Lithylene battery licensing business in Greater China, where he has a broad network of investors and financial institutions.
Ben Bordes is co-founder and former VP Business Development of Miortech. He retired in 2011. Ben has extensive manufacturing experience in the Far East and many years of experience as a Senior Director of Business Development at Philips Research. In that time he commercialised numerous Philips Research technologies including batteries, displays and image processing software. Ben has a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Richard Buttrick:
Richard Buttrick is a qualified UK and European patent attorney and a renowned IP expert with over 30 years of international experience in the intellectual property industry. Richard specialises in IP Strategy and IP Value Realisation, including IP Licensing. He works primarily in Consumer Electronics, Telecommunications, Software, and related industries. Richard has held senior management positions at several multinationals, including British Telecom, BTG and Philips.
Dag Wagner, Ph.D.:
Dag Wagner is co-founder of Ephosys, a consultancy firm for the automotive industry. Dag has several decades of international experience in product development and concept creation of automotive ECUs and optoelectronic applications for automotive exterior and interior lighting, comfort systems and driver assistance systems. As Executive VP Global Engineering at Schefenacker, Dag successfully introduced several new automotive electronics products for vehicle lighting, comfort systems and driver assistance.
Cyril Chiang, Ph.D.:
Cyril Chiang received his Ph.D in solid state chemistry from Northwestern University in 1989. After returning to Taiwan, Cyril spent more than 20 years in the rechargeable battery, flat panel display and optoelectronic industries. This included roles at companies in both the private and public sectors. As a consultant to Philips Research, Cyril was responsible for the Lithylene battery licensing business in Greater China, where he has a broad network of investors and financial institutions.