Austin Van Horn
Austin Van Horn, President
Austin is the founder of Chitozan Health. His passion for solving challenges with patented chitosan silver technology is the driving force in the creation and development of Chitozan Health.
Prior to launching the company with partners Matthew and Alan Taylor, Austin was Senior Account Manager and Business Development for The Cross Agency. While at the agency Austin developed advertising campaigns for Tub O’ Towels, 23andme, Arriva Medical, Comfort Medical, Hydrive Energy Drink, and multi-player video games.
Austin also served as the Business Development Executive for Adsil Corp., a privately held chemical coating company, and as a National Business Development Executive for Idea Integration, a division of Adeco. Austin also has worked in manufacturing and Information Technology consulting.
Dana Oliver, Chief Operating Officer
Dana has had a distinguished career in medical device development and regulatory compliance. Dana has a proven track record of innovation, new product introductions, and accelerated revenue growth. As Senior Director of Research & Development for Medtronic Dana lead a large team of scientists, engineers, designers, and technical writers involved in the identification and expansion of new medical therapies, biomaterials, implantable medical devices, and surgical instruments. Dana also worked as Engineering Manager of Genzyme Biosurgery and at Kirwin Surgical Products. While working for Strichman Medical Equipment as a Design Engineer an Manager of Manufacturing Dana lead new product development, regulatory approvals, and manufacturing design. Dana has authored 2 books on leadership in his spare time.
Matthew Taylor, President Europe
A graduate of Sheffield Hallam University Matthew applied his Materials Engineering degree pursuing a career in industrial water treatment and manufacturing. Matthew has served as Managing Director of several companies in the U.K. including Icon Process Systems, Arcasorb, and Silver Shell LTD. Matthew and his wife Ellie founded and manage Silver Shell Ltd. manufacturers ofskin sereums for 47Skin, a rapidly growing beauty and cosmetic range. In his free time Matthew enjoys traveling with his family and playing golf on the challenging courses of England.
Alan Taylor, Inventor, Chief Scientist
Alan Taylor is a Chemical Engineer who graduated from London University College with First Class Honours.
Employed as a chemical engineer by Lankro Chemicals, Diamond Shamrock, and Vintex PVC Mfg. before starting a commercial and industrial water treatment company. Alan has worked as a Project Engineer for the design and build of chemical reactors and heat exchanges, developing a range of high temperature synthetic lubricants, and water filtration technology.
Alan’s company has built water treatment plants for Pepsi in Europe as well as for Arcasorb, who had a process for decolorizing water using chitin and chitosan media. The company went bankrupt and their patents for color reduction were acquired during the liquidation of the company. This began a path of research into the use of chitosan and silver as an antimicrobial media for water filtration and other uses a full decade ahead of current research. Subsequent patents have been awarded on the process of making the patented chitosan silver formula and its variations and forms, from which a range of a range personal care, medical, and infection control products are based. Alan has collaborated on, been awarded, and currently holds 4 patents with additional patents pending.
