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Radamés J.B. Cordero builds with biology. As co-founder and CEO of MelaTech, he is scaling fungal melanin, nature's radiation shield, into materials for spacecraft, defense, and skincare. A Ph.D. biophysicist and the Gilbert Otto Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Johns Hopkins University. His research proving melanin protects
materials in low Earth orbit was published in PNAS- 2025. He has authored 60+ scientific papers, holds three patents, and has secured ~$1.8M in non-dilutive funding from NASA, and the U.S. Army.
