Built by materials and systems practictioners with firsthand experience in scale-up failure modes.

Materis was founded by Dr. Melissa Fortuna, who holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from Vanderbilt University and has industry experience spanning semiconductor manufacturing and large-scale supply chain systems.

Throughout her career, she has worked at the intersection of materials performance, manufacturing constraints, and operational reality — where promising technologies often fail not because discovery was wrong, but because feasibility risks surface too late in the development process.

Materis reflects that experience: a belief that innovation must be evaluated not only by what is possible in the lab, but by what can realistically be produced, scaled, and sustained in real-world systems.

The long-term vision for Materis is to serve as foundational intelligence layer for materials-driven innovation — supporting decisions across research, manufacturing, and supply chains as organizations pursue increasingly complex technologies.