all IMO,

Mark Gurries

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-gurries/27/100/84b

this is where he works....since May, 2011....?????hmmmmm

http://www.qnovocorp.com/

investors from RockPort, entrepe

http://www.rockportcap.com/in-the-news/qnovo-not-your-average-battery-startup(

(part of info on qnovo)

Instead of building batteries or creating new materials, Qnovo intends to help customers get the most out of batteries through electronics. Though the company is a bit hesitant to discuss the product and technology in great detail, co-founder and CEO Nadim Maluf described the product as focusing solely on electronics. It fits between the materials science approach to batteries (e.g., new/better materials) and the traditional electrical engineering approach, which focuses on the voltage source and power management. In short, though Qnovo claims to understand the chemistry of a battery cell very well, it targets the electrochemistry using only electronic controls. The result is battery operational improvements.

here is ceo of qnovo:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/nadimmaluf