Dr. Elias P. Koumoulos is the managing director at the Innovation in Research and Engineering Solutions (IRES), Brussels, Belgium. He obtained a BSc in Chemical Engineering, an MSc in Materials Science and Technology, and a PhD in Nanotechnology from the National Technical University of Athens in 2007, 2009, and 2014, respectively. His research interests include nanomaterials, the nanomechanical properties of materials (metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics, functionally graded materials for brakes, thruster and valve applications, thin films, elastomers, and packaging polymers), polymers (the processing of plastics, forming, casting, films, biopolymers, petroleum products, and environmental friendly processes), R&D, quality control, production process, and design.