Karl Kraus

Karl Kraus is a versatile entrepreneur with a strong background in business start-up, new product development, and commercializing technology innovations, especially in the physical sciences such as materials, chemicals, and engineered devices.

His technical expertise lies in applying technologies to commercial applications, improving manufacturing processes, developing products, and analyzing and characterizing materials like pharmaceuticals, excipients, and supported catalysts, as well as utilizing quality improvement tools and processes.

Karl's specialties include commercializing technologies, new product development, strategy development, technical, marketing, and financial due diligence, business start-ups, catalyst manufacturing processes, catalyst product development, and catalyst analysis and characterization.

He pursued an MBA in International Business from Saint Joseph's University - Erivan K. Haub School of Business and holds a BS in Chemistry from Ursinus College.

Karl has held key roles in prestigious organizations including Manager Ambler SBDC, Senior Business Consultant, and Adjunct Faculty at Fox School of Business at Temple University. He was also the Managing Partner at Material Growth Partners, LLC, Technical Consultant / Principal at CAI Catalysts, LLC, Director of New Markets at Foamex International, Director of New Businesses at PGI Nonwovens, and Business Manager at Johnson Matthey.