SAVANT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Committee
Brett enjoys passionate entrepreneurs who understand their markets and their business and persevere in their objectives. He has served as director for several high-growth companies in their pursuit of global success.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Committee
South African inventor Dr. Christopher Leatt filed his first neck-brace-related patent in 2003. The Leatt-Brace is designed to work only when worn in conjunction with the full-face helmets typically used in the aforementioned activities. The brace uses what the inventor calls Alternative Load Path Technology to help absorb and disperse injury-producing forces. The brace is designed to limit hyperflexion, hyperextension, lateral hyperflexion and posterior hypertranslation, which are extreme forward, backward, sideways, and rearward movement of the head on the neck. Although the brace cannot protect against pure axial compression of the spine, it is designed to help minimize such loading, when coupled with one of the extreme movements above.
In 2009, the Leatt-Brace received C/E approval, which is granted by European Union law. Gaining CE approval for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) includes adhering to basic health and safety requirements as well as performance requirements. The Leatt-Brace was approved based on a review of the concept, design, operation and testing of the brace, and chemical analysis of brace components.
Dr. Chris Leatt (MB ChB) studied medicine at the University of Cape Town and completed his internship in the United Kingdom before returning to South Africa to pursue his career in medicine.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Committee
Saberi has extensive experience in invention valorisation, project and business funding, deal structuring, investment funds management through the different stages of technology development and Venture Capital.
Saberi is a venture builder and mentors deep tech inventors and start-ups to achieve their goals. Saberi was the Head of the Seed Fund Programme at the Technology Innovation Agency; where he oversaw the implementation, management and pipeline growth of the early-stage technology-enabling Fund.
He was also and Acting Executive for the Agency's Innovation Enabling Division and a Regional Business Development Manager.
He also worked at Innovus, Stellenbosch University and the SA Medical Research Council as a Technology transfer Manager in both institutions.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Committee