The Team
Dr Massimo Spina
Dr Massimo Spina
Dr Massimo Spina
Dr Spina has a PhD in applied physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). He has 12 years of experience in Research and Technology Development in Material Science Engineering and Water Filtration.
He is now leading the business development and fund raising, including development of sales channel, strategic partnerships, and operations management.
Dr Jianxiong Xu
Dr Massimo Spina
Dr Massimo Spina
Dr Xu, has a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS). She has 6 years of experience in Advanced Oxidation Processes and Electrochemistry for industrial water treatment.
She is leading the technology development strategy of reActo, managing the product roadmap, and liaising with both industrial and academic partners to implement and develop reActo’s disruptive products.
Technical advisors
Prof Olivier Patrick LEFEBVRE
Prof Olivier Patrick LEFEBVRE
Prof Olivier Patrick LEFEBVRE
Dr Olivier LEFEBVRE is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research work is in electrochemical technologies and advanced oxidation processes for industrial wastewater treatment and reuse. He is also an adjunct Professor at the Research Institute of Mines and Environment of the University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT). Olivier is an IWA Fellow and administrator of the specialist group on water reuse, within the International Water Association (IWA).
Prof Slaven GARAJ
Prof Olivier Patrick LEFEBVRE
Prof Olivier Patrick LEFEBVRE
Slaven Garaj’s research is focused on curious nanoscale phenomena at the interfaces between soft and hard matter, with particular interest in nanofluidics, single-biomolecule analysis using nanopores, and nano-electronics. His research has been features in top journals such as Nature, Science, and PNAS, and received a keen attention in media including BBC. While pursuing in-depth scientific understanding, his research group drives the development of technologies in the fields of medical diagnostics, water filtration and energy harvesting; and his patents are licensed by major companies.
Business Advisors
Mr Hock Meng Yew
Mr Hock Meng Yew
Mr Hock Meng Yew
Hock Meng specializes in innovation and entrepreneurial consulting. He has more than two decades of experience in the telecommunications industry.
He holds a degree in Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, and a Masters of Science in Management of Technology from National University of Singapore.
Mr Jack So
Mr Hock Meng Yew
Mr Hock Meng Yew
- Associate Director, NUS Industry Liaison Office
- Venture Development Manager for Graduate Research Innovation Programme (NUS GRIP)
- Guide NUS GRIP deep-tech start-ups from venture creation to fundraising
- Actively develop partnership and ecosystem for deep-tech start-ups