CapTherm is pleased to announce the addition of Wayne Karo to its board of advisors. Wayne Karo is the former CEO of Pipeline Micro, a company that developed a pumped two-phase cooling system for small form-factor electronics. His high tech business experience includes employment at Teradyne, Analog Devices, and Anritsu. Mr. Karo has a MSEE from Stanford University and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Karo is also a Pacific Century Fellow, class of 2007, and Pacific Business News 2009 Class of Forty under 40. Pipeline Micro was the Hawaii Venture Capital Association’s 2008 Deal of the Year.

Cameron Wilmot founded TweakTown in 1999. As Managing Director of Tweak Town Pty Ltd, Cameron handles all the management and team leading based tasks, dealing with companies about review samples, occasionally writing new reviews and guides and in its broadest terms; maintaining the website in its entirety, so it stays as its best all year round from Taipei, Taiwan (as of November 2005). Cameron was excited to be selected as a board advisor with Captherm Systems.

CapTherm is pleased to announce the acquisition of state of the art rapid prototyping/ rapid development equipment. Bringing these capabilities in-house will significantly reduce project lead times and consecutively overhead as wait times for external suppliers are eliminated/ significantly reduced. CapTherm plans to use the 3D printing equipment for form, fit and function testing prior to CNC machining its prototype components. The equipment will also be used to support custom condenser and evaporator development with outside suppliers which will in turn significantly reduce project cost by being able to produce components and sub-assemblies cost effective in-house.

CapTherm is pleased to announce the addition of Brad Scharfe to its board of directors. Bradley Scharfe has focused on venture capital situations throughout his career and has successfully worked with multiple companies in the areas of capital requirements, public market concerns and personnel. Mr. Scharfe was previously a venture capital stock broker with Canaccord Capital Corporation for 12 years, earning Chairman’s Club status during this time. He holds a BA from the University of Toronto, with a major in Commerce and Economics. Mr. Scharfe is a founder and partner of Skanderbeg Capital Partners Inc and a major shareholder of Greenscape Capital..

CapTherm is pleased to announce the closing of a $600,000 financing with Greenscape Capital. Greenscape Capital Group increases environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and profitability of companies and their operations.  Greenscape Capital is focused on dramatically increasing the profitability of commercial facilities through enhanced energy efficiency and environmental best practices.  When opportunities arise, Greenscape also invests in other companies that operate in the environmental space, providing strategic capital and business advisory services to assist companies in achieving their environmental and corporate goals..

CapTherm is pleased to announce having filed 8 provisional patent claims on its proprietary multiphase cooling technology. The company has filed a PCT application enabling the deferral of patent cost and a targeted patent strategy while allowing for an early priority date. The IP largely revolves around the evaporator and condenser body and will enable the company to sustain its leading position in the research and development of next generation multiphase based cooling technology..

CapTherm Systems is pleased to announce having entered into a client relationship with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP).  CapTherm will receive customized technical and business advisory services from IRAP Industrial Technology Advisors (ITAs) to strengthen its market analysis, finalize its prototype testing and set-up its manufacturing facilities. IRAP works with small- and medium-sized enterprises in Canada, providing expertise and advice as well funding in developing their innovative ideas.

Captherm is pleased to announce the addition of a new funding resource to support the development of its innovative cooling technology. The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has agreed to support the company by contributing 40% to the first wave of patents and 30% to eligible R&D projects.

CapTherm is pleased to announce having contracted Gowlings Lafleur Henderson to handle its Intellectual Property matters. The company selected Gowlings due to their reputation in intellectual property, patent and trademark law. Gowlings is the Canadian firm of the year for patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, trademark contentious and trademark case in 2012. 2012. They have also ranked Tier1 in Canada in patent, trade mark and copyright matters according to the World IP Survey in 2012.