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Mike Zimmerman

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Founder at Z Polymers

North Andover, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedZ Polymers

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About

Mike Zimmerman is the CEO and Founder of Z-Polymers, a position he has held for three years, with a background in materials science that began at Bell Labs. He previously founded the materials science startup QLP, which raised more than $50 million in strategic and venture capital before its acquisition by a global manufacturer, and later established iQLP, an incubation lab focused on electronic materials and energy storage. He has also served as a faculty member at Tufts University for over 30 years, teaching materials science, polymers, composite materials, and finite element analysis.

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Asimov VenturesNew York CityMassVenturesWaltham · $250K – $500K checksService Provider CapitalVail

Experience

  1. Z-PolymersCEO/Foundercurrent2021 — presentLowell, Massachusetts, United States
  2. iQLP Incubation LaboratoryFounder/Headcurrent2011 — presentWoburn, MA
  3. Tufts UniversityProfessor of Practice, Mechanical Engineeringcurrent1990 — present
  4. Ionic Materials, IncFounder, CEO2011 — 2021Woburn, MA
  5. Saint-GobainScientific Director2008 — 2011Northborough, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Quantum Leap Packaging, IncCTO, Founder2001 — 2008Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Bell LabsConsulting Member of Technical Staff1988 — 2002

Skills & more

Materials Science50IP5Entrepreneurship8R&D25Semiconductors15Composites8Engineering Management13Materials33Start-ups11Polymers19Failure Analysis8Characterization6
+8 moreSensorsProduct DevelopmentEngineeringLean ManufacturingProduct ManagementDesign of ExperimentsElectronicsCross-functional Team Leadership

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Who is Mike Zimmerman?
Mike Zimmerman is the CEO and Founder of Z-Polymers, a position he has held for three years, with a background in materials science that began at Bell Labs. He previously founded the materials science startup QLP, which raised more than $50 million in strategic and venture capital before its acquisition by a global manufacturer, and later established iQLP, an incubation lab focused on electronic materials and energy storage. He has also served as a faculty member at Tufts University for over 30 years, teaching materials science, polymers, composite materials, and finite element analysis.
Where does Mike Zimmerman work?
Mike Zimmerman is Founder of Z Polymers.
What companies did Mike Zimmerman found?
Mike Zimmerman founded Z Polymers.
Where did Mike Zimmerman go to school?
Mike Zimmerman studied at University of Pennsylvania (PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS, Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SM, Fibers and Polymers Division).

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