TIAX
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TIAX LLC is a laboratory-based technology development company that takes early stage inventions, and in its labs, transforms them into technology-enabled products ready for spin-out and commercialization. TIAX is headquartered in Lexington, MA with non-laboratory offices in Cupertino and Irvine, CA. In its CA offices, TIAX provides technical advisory services and technology development support to government agencies and industry in alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles.

History

In 2002, Kenan Sahin
Kenan Sahin
Kenan Eyup Sahin is a Turkish scientist and entrepreneur in the United States.After graduating from Robert College of Istanbul, he received both his B.S. and Ph.D...

 formed TIAX LLC, which acquired the assets, contracts, and staff of Arthur D. Little
Arthur D. Little
Arthur D. Little is an international management consulting firm originally headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and formally incorporated by that name in 1909 by Arthur Dehon Little, an MIT chemist who had discovered acetate. Arthur D. Little pioneered the concept of contracted...

's Technology & Innovation business for $16.5 million. A Turkish-born MIT professor turned technologist, Kenan Sahin is the founder and President of TIAX.

TIAX is ISO 9001 certified and maintains a US Government Contract Audit Agency compliant financial accounting system. TIAX actively participates in the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program and is a successful commercialization entity in the U. S. SBIR community.

TIAX has received patents for its lithium-ion battery technology. TIAX’s advanced lithium-ion battery and battery component development facility is one of the largest independent development environments in the United States. In 2009, TIAX was selected for negotiation of an award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for up to $2.36 million for a project "aimed at understanding and preventing internal short circuits in lithium ion cells."

In 2002, TIAX was the recipient of two prestigious Good Design Awards
Good design awards
The Good Design Awards are chosen annually by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies...

 from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Design and Architecture. The awards recognize TIAX's innovation in product design for its clients, Nuvera Fuel Cells and Tandem Medical. For Nuvera, TIAX designed the shell for the company's 1 kW Hydrogen Power Module (H2PM), a fuel cell-based power source that uses proprietary technology to generate electricity.

Integrated Aircrew Ensemble

TIAX was awarded the multi-year Integrated Aircrew Ensemble (IAE) contract by the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

. This IAE program, which was competitively won and is an SBIR Phase III activity, derives from successful SBIR Phase I and Phase II efforts. With an initial focus on ejection seat aircraft, TIAX is leading a multi-company team in the development and verification of a neck-down ensemble that protects against acceleration, cold water immersion, chem/bio agents, and flame while concurrently improving cockpit compatibility and aircrew well-being. TIAX licensed this technology to two aircrew flight equipment companies – Mustang Survival and RFD Beaufort, who are team members on the IAE contract. Led by TIAX, the team of TIAX, RFDB, and Mustang Survival was recently awarded an SBIR Phase III contract to develop, verify, and deliver IAE to the U.S. Air Force – first at low rate initial production (LRIP) and then full rate production (FRP).

Netzsch Calorimeter

In 2009, the Netzsch Analysing and Testing Business Unit acquired TIAX accelerating rate calorimeters (ARC) and automatic pressure tracking adiabatic calorimeters (APTAC). These products were merged with NETZSCH’s worldwide Thermal Analysis business.

Samuel Adams Beer Glass

Food reformulation is one of TIAX's technology development projects. In February 2007, TIAX developed a new type of pint glass for the Boston Beer Company, which brews Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...

. TIAX put all its findings into a 300-page report for Koch, who took it to half-a-dozen glassmakers around the world to create prototypes. German glassware manufacturer Rastal shaped a glass that best met the criteria developed by TIAX. The glass is designed to bring out the flavor of a Samuel Adams Boston Lager and features a curvier shape, thinner walls, a beaded rim and outward-turning lip. The neck-and-lip design helps retain the hop aroma and sustain the head. The bead inside the rim creates turbulence to release flavor and aroma as beer enters the mouth. A laser-etched nucleation site within the glass creates bubbles for constant aroma release.

Full Fuel Cycle Analysis

TIAX California assessed the carbon intensity of KiOR’s renewable gasoline and diesel fuels from biomass feedstocks.

Canadian Oil Sands Study

TIAX California studied the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy use of Canadian oil sands versus conventional oil sources in a 2009 study for the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI). Jacobs Consultancy Canada Inc. and TIAX LLC conducted the research and authored the two studies. TIAX's study has been referenced and cited in assessing the environmental impact of oil sands, garnering press attention through WSJ.

Full Fuel Cycle Assessment

In 2007, TIAX supported the State of California’s landmark Global Warming Solutions Act by assessing the market rollout and adoption of multiple alternative fuels. TIAX assisted the California Energy Commission in developing an alternative fuels plan for California by performing a life cycle analysis of energy use and emissions from alternative and conventional fuels and technologies. The resulting storylines were incorporated into the California Assembly Bill 1007 Alternative Fuels Plan to guide the increased use of alternative fuels in the state.

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