About Silatronix:

Silatronix, founded in 2007, is an early-stage start-up company located in Madison, Wisconsin.   The company was founded by Robert West and Robert Hamers, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Winslow Sargeant of Venture Investors, LLC. The company's technology combines Dr. West's expertise in organosilicon compounds with that of Dr. Hamers in nanostructured electrodes and electronic properties of materials. Our goal is expand the use of organosilicon compounds as safe, environmentally friendly electrolytes for use in energy storage devices such as ultracapacitors (electrochemical double-layer capacitors), lithium-ion batteries, and other electrochemical energy storage devices.

Silatronix has received Phase I and Phase II SBIR grants from the National Science Foundation and is a portfolio company of Venture Investors, LLC.

Management Team:

	Dr. Robert West President	Dr. West is an internationally recognized expert in the synthesis and characterization of organosilicon compounds.  In 2005, Dr. West received an R&D 100 Award for technical Innovation regarding the organosilicon electrolytes being commercialized by Silatronix.  Dr. West received a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University in 1954.
	Dr. Robert Hamers Chief Technology Officer	Dr. Hamers is an expert in nanostructured materials and in the electrical/electronic properties of materials and interfaces. He received his Ph.D. in 1986 from Cornell University and has been a Professor at the University of Wisconsin since 1990.
	Mr. Mark Zager Chief Executive Officer	Mr. Zager is a serial entrepreneur with more than 12 years in senior management of technology and early stage ventures.  Mr. Zager  previously managed and served as CEO at Alfalight, Inc., a maker of high-power diode lasers and Rockbats, LLC, a manufacturer of professional baseball bats.

Development Team:

	Mr. Michael Pollina Development Engineer
	Dr. Monica Usrey Research Scientist
	Mr. Ed Decker Applications Engineer