Chris Barbé
CEO
ceramicsphere
Australia
Biography
Chris is the CEO of Ceramisphere Pty Ltd, an Australian company based on the sol-gel encapsulation of actives inside biodegradable silica particle. Chris received his BSc from the Université Pierre & Marie Curie in Paris and a PhD in Materials Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). He has over 20 years of experience, spanning 3 continents, in developing and commercialising new technologies and materials for a wide range of commercial applications including high temperature superconductors, blue-lasers, biosensors, solar cells and drug delivery. Having gained experience at world-class R&D organisations such as Dupont Central Research, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology (ANSTO), he has been leading innovation at Ceramisphere for the last 7 years. His current focus is to commercialize and expand Ceramisphere’s proprietary encapsulation and controlled release technology for both, industrial and healthcare based applications.
Research Interest
Chris is the CEO of Ceramisphere Pty Ltd, an Australian company based on the sol-gel encapsulation of actives inside biodegradable silica particle. Chris received his BSc from the Université Pierre & Marie Curie in Paris and a PhD in Materials Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). He has over 20 years of experience, spanning 3 continents, in developing and commercialising new technologies and materials for a wide range of commercial applications including high temperature superconductors, blue-lasers, biosensors, solar cells and drug delivery. Having gained experience at world-class R&D organisations such as Dupont Central Research, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology (ANSTO), he has been leading innovation at Ceramisphere for the last 7 years. His current focus is to commercialize and expand Ceramisphere’s proprietary encapsulation and controlled release technology for both, industrial and healthcare based applications.
