Hans Hon Sang Chan MSci, MRSC is the CTO and Cofounder of Matoha Instrumentation Ltd., a London-based company commercialising industry-leading, cloud-enabled infrared scanners for accurately identifying plastics and textiles by blend composition in under a second. In a few short years, Hans and the Matoha team have sold hundreds of material identification solutions to waste sorting and recycling operations in 5 continents. At Matoha, Hans is responsible for the innovation of new technology and products, combining deep science with commercial research and development. In addition, he also leads Matoha’s fundraising efforts – the company is currently raising a seed round to accelerate the development of products in automated sorting and beyond. In 2020, he graduated with First-Class honours for a Masters in Chemistry with Molecular Physics from Imperial College London, and will obtain a Doctorate in Quantum Computing from the University of Oxford in 2024.