Tech Pioneers

Safe Chemical Transport

SiGNa Chemistry

New York
Sector: Pharmaceuticals
Michael Lefenfeld, President
Age: 27

What's the best way to transport alkali metals that become highly flammable when they come into contact with water? SiGNa Chemistry has the solution: a nanostructure that ionizes the dangerous chemicals into powder form. It may sound simple, but the company has stumbled on a solution to a problem that has plagued pharmaceutical companies for years. Not bad for a startup that has only been around since 2003.