KalphaTech is built on scientific excellence and integrity. We accelerate innovation and help you transform towards an efficient and sustainable future.
Our Mission
Empowering industries and researchers by delivering superfast, precise, and accessible material analysis solutions.
Our Vision
To revolutionize material analysis, enabling breakthroughs that drive innovation and shape a better future for science, industry, and society.
Core team

Stipe Lukin, PhD
Chief Executive Officier
Stipe holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Zagreb, and he began his research career at the Rudjer Boskovic Institute in Zagreb.
He spent nearly a decade specializing in solid state chemistry and data analysis methods, publishing over 30 papers and receiving the Croatian State Award for Science for young scientist in 2020.
As a two-time startup founder, Stipe brings a strong blend of scientific depth and entrepreneurial experience to lead the company’s strategic direction.

Tomislav Ivek, PhD
Tomislav holds a PhD in solid state physics from the University of Zagreb, after which he spent almost three years as a postdoc at 1. Physikalisches Institut in Stuttgart working on spectroscopic techniques in extreme conditions. He is currently the Head of the Group for experimental research of advanced electronic materials at the Institute of Physics.
Working for over 18 years in experimental physics of solids and over five years on deep learning and AI, he has published over 40 scientific papers in relevant scientific journals.
In KalphaTech, Tomislav is bringing his expertise in technological problem-solving to ensure the smooth implementation of scientific and technical functionalities.

Ivan Halasz, PhD
Ivan holds a PhD in solid state chemistry from the University of Zagreb, and he spent two years as a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart. He began his independent research career at the Rudjer Boskovic Insitute in Croatia, where he is currently leading a Laboratory for solid-state synthesis and catalysis.
He spent twenty years specializing in powder X-ray diffraction and characterization of solids, publishing over 100 papers and receiving the Croatian State Award for Science in 2015.
Driven by a passion for innovation, in KalphaTech, Ivan is pushing the limits of what is scientifically possible in learning from a powder sample.

Edi Topić, PhD
Chief Development Officer
Edi holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Zagreb, where he currently serves as a senior research assistant. He spent over three years in the pharmaceutical industry before joining the Faculty of Science’s Chemistry Department in 2018.
With over a decade of experience, Edi has specialized in solid-state chemistry characterization, covering structural, spectroscopic, and thermal analysis. He has also developed new analytical methods involving instrumentation, metrology, data analysis, and programming.
Now, Edi is applying his expertise to lead development at KalphaTech, driving innovation in materials processing and analytical technologies.

Domagoj Vlah, PhD
Chief AI Officer
Domagoj holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of Zagreb and is currently an Associate professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering andComputing in Zagreb.
His expertise involves subjects from numerical and theoretical mathematics, and since 2018, he has been working extensively on applying deep learning for real-world applications in chemistry, as well as in mathematics for extreme value theory, bilevel optimization, and number theory.
Domagoj’s deep domain expertise makes him an ideal leader of KalphaTech’s development of state-of-the-art AI models and algorithms for materials analysis.
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