54. William Morris (NuMat) on metal organic frameworks (MOFs)

from Activation Energy · host Selma Duhovic

William Morris of NuMat talks about metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for filtration, separation, and storage of gases, as well as about his journey helping spin out a startup from Northwestern University. Bryce Meredig joins as co-host.OUTLINE(00:00) Introduction(00:53) Career path(05:29) NuMat’s origin(06:10) Metal organic frameworks (MOFs)(10:39) Market opportunity(12:16) Partnership models(14:35) Invention to commercialization(16:48) Partnership with Merck(17:32) Technoeconomics(20:39) Market pull(23:07) Market research and customer discovery process(27:08) Challenges(31:46) Culture and team dynamics(33:48) Vision for NuMat

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