PierceSchiller

Bioengineer turned serial founder. I take science out of the lab and into the market.

Harvard MBA. Innovation at IPG. Boston.

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Science, then market

I started at a lab bench, building microbial fuel cells at a Harvard spinout. I've spent the years since moving ideas from research into businesses that ship.

That path has run through two biotech startups, licensing Harvard research, early-stage venture investing, and founding hardware, blockchain and ecommerce companies. I also led a meltblown materials manufacturer through its acquisition.

Today I work on innovation at IPG, the North American tape and packaging manufacturer.

The work

Build

Companies I've started, run or grown.

  1. Innovation IPG, Intertape Polymer Group

  2. CEO Massachusetts Standard MaterialsAcquired

    Domestic maker of meltblown polypropylene and converter of respirators.

  3. Owner Giffen Brands

    A collection of low-profile, internet-first brands built for ecommerce. Design, manufacturing and sales.

  4. Founder Librium

    A decentralized digital labor platform connecting oversupplied and undersupplied labor markets through tokenization.

  5. CEO TarDisk

    A plug-and-play hybrid drive that expanded MacBook storage.

  6. Co-founder DriveForTheCureUSA

    A cross-country road trip with the American Cancer Society that raised $10,000 and earned its Notable Service Award.

Capital

Finding, funding and commercializing new technology.

  1. Investment Associate Applied Ventures

    Early-stage science and technology investing in Silicon Valley.

  2. MBA Harvard Business School

  3. Business Development Associate Harvard University

    Found commercially viable Harvard research and drove it to market through licenses, startups and industry partnerships.

  4. Research Associate Trans American Investment

    Recommended energy and technology investments.

Lab

Where it started: biology, electricity and instruments.

  1. Founder BlackBoxBio

    A bio-electrical platform for removing hydrogen sulfide from sour natural gas.

  2. Visiting Scholar Harvard University

    Research on bio-electrical systems and microbial fuel cells.

  3. Founder, CTO ArguoBiotech

    An optical instrument that detects bacteria through tryptophan fluorescence, built for food safety.

  4. Senior R&D Engineer Trophos EnergyAcquired

    A venture-backed Harvard spinout developing electricity-generating microbial fuel cells. Acquired by Teledyne Benthos.

Education

Harvard Business School
MBA, 2015
Binghamton University
Bioengineering, with biology and philosophy, 2008

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