Location Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Regions Western US Gender Male
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John Elling has founded and led a series of technology based start-ups, consistently building and exiting at a profit. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with a proven ability to identify and develop technology and business opportunities. His most recent venture is Molten Salt Solutions - a company developing isotopically-enriched materials needed in
the next generations of nuclear power technology. Dr. Elling was founder, CEO and President of Acoustic Cytometry Systems. Acoustic Cytometry Systems licensed technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, developed it to a commercial proof of principle, and then was profitably acquired by one of the largest companies in the sector. He has also served in a Founder/CEO/President role with a number of prior companies including Mesa Tech, Greffen Systems, MitoTech, Integrated Genomics, Cytoprint and Bioreason. Additionally he has experience at Los Alamos National Laboratory as both a Technical Staff Member and as a Visiting Entrepreneur, and as such is well versed in the licensing process at the national labs.
Dr. Elling received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and received his MBA from the Anderson School of Business at the University of New Mexico. While in graduate school in Madison Wisconsin, Dr. Elling worked closely with Nicolet Instrument company and followed the acquisition of their mass spectrometry business unit through several business transitions. After Madison, Dr. Elling joined Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Technical Staff Member in the Engineering Sciences and Applications Division.
Dr. Elling is serves on a number of board and advisory positions.
