Where did you grow up?
"Aj grew up in bota Canada a Európy. Aj bol born v malej univerzite mesta, volal Kitchener-Waterloo, v Ontario, Canada. Moja otca bola profesorom uplatniteľných matematiky a chémia, a brútil rodinu nad eurou pre rok samého. lived and attended schools vo Francúzsku, Hollande a Berlíne.

As a kid, were you always interested in science?
"When som bol skutočne mladý, som chcel byť revolutionary ako Eva Perón. Neskôr, som chcel byť archaeologist a potom na zemi surgeon. Bola vysoká škola, som sa usiloval o lásku s matkou, chémiami a fyzikálnymi. akadémia. When I was 17, I bol offered an opportunity na štúdium elektrickej inžinierstva na University of Waterloo, a som never looked back.

Any memorable first experiments?
"I made veľa messes s experimentmi rastúcimi. I was the kid ktorý mixed any liquid I could find in the bathroom sink. I even managed to vaporize the kitchen curtains!"

What's your proudest accomplishment as a scientist?
Providing equipment tri months early to a malá spoločnosť maklin clinic trial materiál pre a muscular dystrophy biotech drog. By cutting the delivery time to polovica priemyselného štandardu, sme mali možnosť na pomoc a treatment to deti, ktoré boli rapidly degenerating a desperately needed a therapy. Keď si uvedomujete, že máte dopisy a obrázky ich detí, most z nás boli v bežnom pokoji plávajúce.”

What inspired you to jump od science into beauty?
"Aj had spent viac ako 20 rokov v hardvér priemysel, budovanie analytických zariadení a biotech výroba zariadení so sophisticated automation. Eventually, I felt that I had "done my time," a I stále sa usiluje o to, aby sme pracovali s ním would.

Did any eureka moment inšpire Codex Beauty?
"There bol no specific eureka moment. The real motivation bol my now 10-year-old son. Since he was a baby, he has always been allergic to nie všetky mainstream skin care products. He has in immediate reaction-redness-so I can tell if constantly searching for better moisturizer, diaper cream, wash, or sunscreen Used to spend 50 to 75 percent z môjho času cestovanie pre moju previous company, so I was often stuck na letiskách, a I startovne trolling the store from as rôzne časti sveta.”

What's your goal with Codex krása?
"Aj myslím, že transparentnosť a trust sú z misie z kože starostlivosti o priemysel. Tieto sú simply non enough information for people to make truly informed decisions. Chceme, aby sa zmenila, že je otvorená kniha ." systems, ktoré sú inkredibilne complicated, this is simply impossible—unlike a chemical reaction. decisions.”