Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Contour Energy Names Advisory Board

Azusa-based Contour Energy, the advanced battery company backed by CMEA Capital, Harris and Harris, Schlumberger and US Venture Partners, said today that it has formed a new Scientific Advisory Board. The firm said it has added Dr. Robert Grubbs, of the California Institute of Technology; Dr. Andre Hamwi, co-founder of Contour Energy Systems and professor at the University of Blaise Pascal; Dr. James Akridge, president of JRA Advisors; Dr. Marc Dubois, University of Blaise Pascal; Dr. Yang Shao-Horn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Dr. Brent California Institute of Technology. Contour Energy is developing Flourine-based batteries.

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