# Eugene Beh

> Eugene Beh is the founder and CEO of Quino Energy, a clean-tech startup commercializing water-based redox flow batteries that store grid-scale renewable energy using quinones - organic molecules dissolved in water. A chemist trained at Harvard and Stanford, he spun the technology out of Harvard's Aziz and Gordon labs and built a single-step, zero-waste manufacturing process that turns coal-tar feedstock into non-flammable battery electrolyte. Before Quino, he was Xerox PARC's most prolific inventor two years running.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Quino Energy
- **Organizations:** Quino Energy, Xerox PARC (formerly), Harvard University (alum/postdoc), Stanford University (alum)
- **From:** Singapore
- **Nationality:** Singaporean-American
- **Education:** A.B. and A.M. in Chemistry, Harvard University, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Stanford University, Postdoctoral Fellow, water-based flow battery technology (Aziz and Gordon Labs), Harvard University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Quino Energy, commercializing grid-scale aqueous organic flow batteries., Spun foundational quinone battery chemistry out of Harvard's Aziz and Gordon labs under an exclusive worldwide license., Named Xerox PARC's Most Prolific Inventor in 2020 and 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Earns bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Harvard University.
- **2015-2017** — Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard developing aqueous organic redox flow batteries in the Aziz and Gordon labs.
- **2017-2021** — Member of research staff at Xerox PARC; invents and commercializes redox flow desalination, later spun out as Mojave Energy Systems.
- **2020-2021** — Named PARC's Most Prolific Inventor in both years.
- **2021** — Co-founds Quino Energy with Meisam Bahari and Harvard professors Michael Aziz and Roy Gordon.
- **2022** — Quino Energy publicly launches (October) with an exclusive worldwide license from Harvard; receives a $4.58M Department of Energy grant.
- **2024** — Pilot production line goes live in February, producing over 20 kg of quinone material per hour.
- **2025** — Raises Series A funding; total funding reaches $31.85M.

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Quino Energy, commercializing grid-scale aqueous organic flow batteries.
- Spun foundational quinone battery chemistry out of Harvard's Aziz and Gordon labs under an exclusive worldwide license.
- Named Xerox PARC's Most Prolific Inventor in 2020 and 2021.
- Invented and commercialized a redox flow desalination platform at PARC (spun out as Mojave Energy Systems).
- Built a single-step, zero-waste continuous-flow manufacturing process making over 20 kg/hour of quinone material.
- Won Singapore's National Science Talent Search and two Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors' Awards as a student.
- Secured a $4.58M Department of Energy grant to develop production and build the pilot line.

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — Quino Energy's pilot production line hit a manufacturing milestone, exceeding 20 kg/hour of finished quinone material.
- **2025-11** — Quino Energy raised Series A funding, bringing total funding to $31.85M.

## Links

- Website: https://quinoenergy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugbeh
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/quinoenergy
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/quinoenergy/

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