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2009 Summit

TechConnect Summit 2009

May 3-7, Houston, Texas

Producing Sponsor

TechConnect

Platinum Sponsor

Welsh & Katz, Ltd.

Gold Sponsor

ISTC International Science & Technology Center

Ventures Enabling Sponsor

Atomic Venture Partners

Press Sponsor

Business Wire

Partnering Sponsor

NSTI

Supporting Organizations

Boston University
Midwest Research University Network

Media Sponsors

(joint with Nanotech 2006) Nature
Science
R&D Magazine

Summit News

Event Contact

Jennifer Rocha
One Kendall Sq., PMB 308
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (774) 249-8514

TechConnect Summit Program

Keynote Presentations
Richard M. Russell Richard M. Russell
Associate Director
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President 		Thosmas Theis Thomas Theis
Director, Physical Sciences
IBM
Ashley J. Stevens Ashley J. Stevens
Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Boston University 		Bruce M. Pratt Bruce M. Pratt
Vice President, Science Development
Genzyme Corporation

Corporate Presentations
Reid Leonard Reid Leonard
Director, External Research and Licensing
Merck Research Laboratories
Presentation Slides (364 KB PDF©) 		Robert Sulouff Robert Sulouff
Director of Business Development, Micromachined Products Division
Analog Devices, Inc.
Tom O'Donnell Tom O’Donnell
Business Development Manager, Technology Center Group
Cisco Systems, Inc. 		Jake M. Reder Jake M. Reder
New Business Development Project Leader
Cabot Corporation
Thomas Wiegele Thomas Wiegele
Vice President of Research and Development
Goodrich Sensor Systems 		Marcos Gomez Marcos Gomez
BASF Venture Capital, Inc.
Presentation Slides (2 MB PDF©)
Hand Naoki Chiba
SANYO Technology Center
Matt Denesuk
IBM

Summit Program Sessions

 

Monday May 8

8:30 Conference Opening
10:30 TechConnect Welcome and Keynotes
1:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Materials & Energy
1:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Health & Medical Devices
3:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Electronics
3:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Health & Medical Devices
3:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Pharma & Biotech : Therapeutic
4:00 Piercing the veil: 12 steps to exciting Venture Capitalists
5:00 Ventures - 1: Health & Medical Devices
5:00 Ventures - 2: Electronics
5:00 Ventures - 3: Materials & Chemistry
5:00 Ventures - 4: Instrumentation & Tools
6:00 Ventures - Networking Break
6:30 Ventures - 5: Pharma & Biotech
6:30 Ventures - 7: Energy
6:00 Ventures - 8: Québec Ventures
7:00 Business, Venture and Investment Reception - Nanotech Ventures and TechConnect
 

Tuesday May 9

8:30 TechConnect Corporate Models and Needs
10:30 TechConnect IP Forum - Telecommunications & Devices
10:30 TechConnect IP Forum - Pharma & Biotech
1:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Chemical, Food & Personal Care
1:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Communication, Software & Instrumentation
1:00 TechConnet - Russian Technology Opportunities : Sponsored by International Science and Technology Center, RU
2:00 International Technology and Venture Management
2:30 Global Investment in Emerging Technologies
3:30 Ventures - 9: Energy
3:30 Ventures - 10: Pharma & Biotech
3:30 Ventures - 12: Uniques
5:00 Ventures - 13: Health & Medical Devices
5:00 Ventures - 14: Electronics
5:00 Ventures - 15: Materials
6:00 NSTI - Museum of Science: Nanotech Education & NSTI Awards Presentations - Sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney LLP
6:30 Business, Venture and Investment Reception with Museum of Science Lightning Show
 

Wednesday May 10

1:30 IP Technology Value and Investment
2:10 Show Me the Value: What Investors and Partners Look For (And Avoid) When Investing In Technology
 

Summit Program

 

Monday May 8

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8:30 Conference OpeningHall D
 Session chair: Matthew Laudon, NSTI and Bennett Goldberg, Boston University, US
8:30 Technology and Commercialization Policy (invited)
R. Russell, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, US (speaker biography)
9:10 Microelectronics, Nanoelectronics, and the Future of Information Technology (invited)
T.N. Theis, IBM Watson Research Division, US (speaker biography)
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10:30 TechConnect Welcome and KeynotesRoom 306
 Session chair: Michael Pratt, Boston University, US
10:30 A Matchmaker’s Guide to the Galaxy (invited)
A. Stevens, Boston University, US (speaker biography)
11:15 Filling a Pipeline; One Company's Perspective (invited)
B. Pratt, Genzyme Corporation, US (speaker biography)
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1:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Materials & EnergyRoom 305
 Session chair: Steven Feldman, Welsh & Katz : Bob Sulouff, Analog Devices - Mark Tidwell, Jackson Walker
1:00 Cabot Corporation - Technology Interest (invited)
J. Reder, Cabot Corporation, US (speaker biography)
1:20 Laser Welding Process
C. Zuber, EPFL (Swiss federal institute of Technology - Lausanne), CH
1:30 Carbon Nanotube Supercapacitors
N. Virmalwar, National University of Singapore, SG
1:40 Manufacture Process of Adhesives For Metals, Composed of Polymeric Resins
G. Ciola, Unicamp Innovation Agency, BR
1:50 Method for producing tailored nanostructured metal coatings
A. Lund, Xtalic Corporation, US
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1:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Health & Medical DevicesRoom 306
 Session chair: Bruce Pratt, Genzyme : Marcos Gomez, BASF -Allen Dines, University of Wisconsin
1:00 Optical Biopsy
M. Pratt, Boston University, US (speaker biography)
1:10 Disposable Fiber Optic TIR Launching System
T. Keiller, University of Vermont, US
1:20 Instrument for high speed perfusion imaging
A. Catana, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, CH
1:30 Low temperature plasma sterilizing system and method
D. Leconte, Gestion Univalor, Limited Partnership, CA
1:40 Plastic Microfluidic Chip for Isoloation of Nucleic Acids from Biological Samples
M. Pratt, Boston University, US
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3:00 TechConnect IP Forum - ElectronicsRoom 306
 Session chair: Michael Pratt, Boston University : Stephen Bart, BOSE - Naoki Chiba, Sanyo - Stephen Fleming, Georgia Tech
1:00 A Tunable Current-Mode Integrator for Low-Frequency Filters
M. Pratt, Boston University, US
1:10 AlInN for light emitting and semiconductor devices
C. Zuber, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Lausanne), CH
1:20 Faradayic(TM) Process for Electronic Interconnect Fabrication
P. Miller, Faraday Technology Inc, US
1:30 Circuit Calibration using voltage injection
D. Leconte, Gestion Univalor, Limited Partnership, CA
1:40 Reflective Silicon surfaces for display devices
N. Virmalwar, National University of Singapore, SG
1:50 Extreme UV Lightsource for Nanoscale Lithography
K. Ritala, University of Washington, US
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3:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Health & Medical DevicesRoom 305
 Session chair: Catherine Cotell, In-Q-Tel : Abi Barros, MTTC - Rafal Romanowicz, NSTI
1:00 Porous and Ultra-Porous Nanosheath Networks
D. Leconte, Gestion Univalor, Limited Partnership, CA
1:10 Endoscopic Injection Device for Prostate Surgery
T. Keiller, University of Vermont, US
1:20 Method for Producing Biomaterial Scaffolds
M. Son, Tufts University, US
1:30 Nano-Titanium
R. Valiev, Ufa State Technical University of Aviation (USATU), RU
1:40 A Medical Device for Preventing Paralysis
J. Simmons, Yale University, US
1:50 Method for formining nanoscale features
A. Hunt, University of Michigan, US
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3:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Pharma & Biotech : TherapeuticRoom 303
 Session chair: Reid Leonard, Merck : Jim Weyhenmeyer, University of Illinois - Mark Tidwell, Jackson Walker
1:00 Compounds that increase insulin secretion
C. Ives, Boston University, US
1:10 Use of Androgen for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
T. Keiller, Caritas St. Elizabeth’ Medical Center of Boston, US
1:20 Antineoplasics Phytotherapeutical Composition Based On Bidens Alba
R. Di Giorgio, Inova Unicamp Innovation Agency, BR
1:30 Copper-Dependent Non-Traditional Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Export and Methods
T. Keiller, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, US
1:40 Mediating Multiple, Same Family GPCRs with Single, Multi-Target PEPDUCIN® Drug Compounds
J. Cosmopoulos, Tufts University, US
1:50 Antimicrobial peptides and methods for identifying and using such peptides
G. Ciola, Unicamp Innovation Agency, BR
2:00 Emergence of a R-Type Ca2+ Channel Contributes to Cerebral Artery Constiction Following Subarachnoid Hemmorage
T. Keiller, University of Vermont, US
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4:00 Piercing the veil: 12 steps to exciting Venture CapitalistsRoom 306
 Session chair: Brent Segal, Atomic Venture Partners
- M. Dziczkowski, ASML Ventures, NL
- R. Waldo, Echelon Ventures, US
- S. Brownlee, 3i Ventures, US
- D. Wolde, Harris & Harris, US
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5:00 Ventures - 1: Health & Medical DevicesRoom 306
 Session chair: Lynn Foster, Greenberg Traurig : Allen Dines, University of Wisconsin - David Grubman, Buhcanan Ingersoll - Ben Schlatka, Nantero
5:00 Nanomix
D. Macdonald, C-Round, US
5:15 Nanopoint, Inc.
C. Owen, B-Round, US
5:30 Active Surface Technologies Incorporated (ASTI)
G. McGimpsey, Seed Level, US
5:45 Nano Interface Technology, Inc.
C.P. Singh, A-Round, US
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5:00 Ventures - 2: ElectronicsRoom 303
 Session chair: Patti Glaza, SmallTimes : Mawitter Mangat, Motorola - Mike Gagnon, Vista Ventures
5:00 NanoOpto Corp.
B. Weinbaum, C-Round, US
5:15 Owlstone Nanotech Inc.
B. Bader, A-Round, US
5:30 Wostec Inc.
G. King, A-Round, US
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5:00 Ventures - 3: Materials & ChemistryRoom 305
 Session chair: Brian Johnston, Eastman Kodak : Jake Reder, Cabot - Mike Moradi, Atomic Venture Partners - Catherine Cotell, In-Q-Tel
5:00 Liquidia Technologies
J. Rolland, Looking for venture funding and partners, US
5:15 Mantis Deposition
L. Allers, A-Round, UK
5:30 HSM Systems Inc
C. Willson, Seed Level, CA
5:45 SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc.
D. Arthur, A-Round, US
6:00 AmberWave Systems Corporation
B. Lord, C-Round, US
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5:00 Ventures - 4: Instrumentation & ToolsRoom 301
 Session chair: Maciek Orcztk, Intel Capital : Len McNally, Honeywell - Mike Dziczkowski, ASML - Stephen Fleming, Georgia Tech
5:00 ScienceGL
A. Onik, Seed Level, US
5:15 Atomistix Inc.
T. Magnussen, B-Round, DK
5:30 Prime Technology
C. Ricci, B-Round, US
5:45 NanoSpire, Inc
M.L. LeClair, A-Round, US
6:00 The Permanent Data Company
S. Lacey, Seed Level, US
6:15 NIL TECHNOLOGY
T. Nielsen, Seed Level, DK
6:30 nVizix
D.R. Winn, Seed Level, US
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6:00 Ventures - Networking Break
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6:30 Ventures - 5: Pharma & BiotechRoom 305
 Session chair: Rick Trecartin, Dorsey : Bruce Pratt, Genzyme - Victor Otley, IntelliCare - Chris Menzel, NSTI - Jennifer Bryant, Jackson Walker
6:30 NanoBioMagnetics, Inc (NBMI)
C. Seeney, Seed Level, US
6:45 Carigent Therapeutics
P. Fong, Seed Level, US
7:00 EP Therapeutics
T.T. Chen, A-Round, US
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6:30 Ventures - 7: EnergyRoom 306
 Session chair: Doug Jamison, Harris & Harris : Paul Tu, MTDC - John Ginder, Ford Motors - Ben Schlatka, Nantero
6:30 NanoDynamics, Inc.
K. Blakely, C-Round, US
6:45 NanoCell Systems
N. Sammes, Seed Level, US
7:00 Enable IPC Corporation
D. Walker, A-Round, US
7:15 HTS Nano-Ceramics, Ltd
A. Rokhvarger, Looking for venture funding and partners, US
7:30 Cryscade Solar Ltd.
D. Repin, Looking for venture funding and partners, RU
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6:00 Ventures - 8: Québec VenturesRoom 303
 Session chair: Jean Gagnon - Pure Encapsulations : Mike Moradi, Atomic Venture Partners - Pascal Marmier, Consulate of Switzerland - Mike Dziczkowski, ASML
6:00 Silk Displays, Inc.
J.P. Higgins, A-Round, CA
6:15 Tekna Plasma Systems inc.
E. Bouchard, A-Round, CA
6:30 Quantiscript
C. Brisson, C-Round, CA
6:45 SilverClear
J. Mlynarek, Seed Level, CA
7:00 Nanometrix
A. Kalil, Seed Level, CA
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7:00 Business, Venture and Investment Reception - Nanotech Ventures and TechConnectBoylston Street Hall 3rd Floor
 
 

 

Tuesday May 9

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8:30 TechConnect Corporate Models and NeedsRoom 306
 Session chair: Allen Dines, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US
8:30 Accessing New Business - BASF Future Business (invited)
M. Gomez, BASF, DE (speaker biography, presentation slides - 2 MB PDF©)
8:50 Cisco Systems - Technology Interests (invited)
T. O'Donnell, Cisco Systems, US (speaker biography)
9:10 Merck - Technology Interests (invited)
R. Leonard, Merck, US (speaker biography)
9:30 Goodrich - Technology Interests (invited)
T. Wiegele, Goodrich, US (speaker biography)
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10:30 TechConnect IP Forum - Telecommunications & DevicesRoom 306
 Session chair: Pawitter Mangat, Motorola : Amy Skrobis, Intel - Naoki Chiba, Sanyo - Kitu Bindra, Buchanan Ingersoll
10:30 Analog Devices - MEMS and Nanotechnology Interest (invited)
B. Sulouff, Analog Devices, US (speaker biography)
10:50 Flexible Potentiometer
T. Danielson, Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc., US
11:00 Piezoelectric MEMS Microphones, Speakers, and High Temperature Sensors
C. Menzel, MonoDrive, Inc., US
11:10 Laser Direct Machining of Waveguides
D. Leconte, Gestion Univalor, Limited Partnership, CA
11:20 Acoustic Bandwidth Compression Algorithm
N. Virmalwar, National University of Singapore, SG
11:30 Duality Modulation (DM)
S. Mirell, Quantum Wave Technologies, US
11:40 Process for Fabricating Organic Semiconductor Crystalline Thin Films
T. Keiller, University of Vermont, US
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10:30 TechConnect IP Forum - Pharma & BiotechRoom 305
 Session chair: Abi Barrow, MTTC : Rick Trecartin, Dorsey & Whitney - Victor Otley, Intellicare
10:30 Detection of S-nitrosylated and Glutathionylated Proteins
T. Keiller, University of Vermont, US
10:40 First Principles Nano-mechanical Assembly Line for Rational Materials & Drug Design
A. Laaksonen, Stockholm University, SE
10:50 Leptin Peptide Antagonists for cancer, endometriosis, preeclampsia and fertility regulation
T. Keiller, Boston Biomedical Research Institute, US
11:00 Immunologic Activity Measure(s) for T ‘Helper‘ One Diseases
R. Clark, Boston University, US
11:10 Phoqus electrostatic dry powder deposition system
M. Mallon, Phoqus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., US
11:20 Enzymatic Synthesis of Heparin and Heparan Sulfate
K. Fredericks, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US
11:30 Targeted Stealth Chemotherapy
S. Keyes, Northeastern University, US
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1:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Chemical, Food & Personal CareRoom 301
 Session chair: Marcos Gomez, BASF : Brian Johnston, Eastman Kodak - Pat Spicer, P&G
1:00 Method and Apparatus for Forming Multiple Emulsions
R. Benson, Harvard University, US
1:10 Pepfactants
K. Meetze, UniQuest Pty Ltd, AU
1:20 Nutritional Supplement To Improve Cognitive Function
J. Nock, Tufts University, US
1:30 Acrylic thickening for curable resin solutions
R. Guzauskas, Reinforced Polymers Inc, US
1:40 Solaire Packaging Technology
J. Gutman, The Solaire Company, LLC, US
1:50 Enzymatic Synthesis of Polymers
L. Petrovic, UMass Lowell, US
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1:00 TechConnect IP Forum - Communication, Software & InstrumentationRoom 305
 Session chair: Mike Dziczkowski, ASML : Amy Skrobis, Intel - Stephen Fleming, Georgia Tech
1:00 Sanyo - Technology Interests (invited)
N. Chiba, Sanyo, JP (speaker biography)
1:10 Object Model Mapping and Runtime Engine US Patent 6,101,502
J. Flicek, Amphion Innovations plc, US
1:20 3D video tracking
C. Zuber, EPFL (Swiss federal institute of technology Lausanne), CH
1:30 Fast and Efficient Generalized Galois Field Fixed Field Constant Multiplier
S. Wong, UMass Lowell, US
1:40 SwathViewer Web Mapping Java Applet and Optimized Server
T. Heinrichs, University of Alaska Fairbanks, US
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1:00 TechConnet - Russian Technology Opportunities : Sponsored by International Science and Technology Center, RURoom 303
 Session chair: Ben Schlatka, Nantero : Daniel Wolfe, Harris & Harris Group - Raf Romanowicz, NSTI
1:00 Commercialization and R&D Services in Russia/CIS (invited)
T. Toidze, A. Filchenko and A. Valiev, International Science and Technology Center, RU
1:30 Nano-Titanium
R. Valiev, Ufa State Technical University of Aviation (USATU), RU
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2:00 International Technology and Venture ManagementRoom 306
 Session chair: Pascal Marmier, Swiss Technology Consulate
2:00 International IP Revenue Management
A. Preisig, Ernst & Young, US
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2:30 Global Investment in Emerging TechnologiesRoom 306
 Session chair: Kitu Bindra, Buchanan Ingersoll, US & Pascal Marmier, Swiss Technology Consulate
- A. Sallin, Nanodimension, CH
- M. Moor, SAM Private Equity, CA
- A. Hanover, NTVEN, US
- M. Gomez, BASF Ventures, DE
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3:30 Ventures - 9: EnergyRoom 303
 Session chair: Michael Bain, Wilmer Hale : Paul Tu, MTDC - Syd Ulvick, In-Q-Tel - Pawitter Mangat, Motorola
3:30 Solexant Corp.
D. Reddy, Seed Level, US
3:45 OrionSolar Photovoltaics
D. Waimann, A-Round, IL
4:00 Prism Solar Technologies, Inc
R. Lewandowski, A-Round, US
4:15 Catalyzed Combustion Technologies
B. Ahern, Seed Level, US
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3:30 Ventures - 10: Pharma & BiotechRoom 306
 Session chair: Reid Leonard, Merck : Ashley Stevens, Boston University - Mike Moradi, Atomic Venture Partners - Jennifer Bryant, Jackson Walker, LLP
3:30 3DM Nanofiber Hydrogels
Z. Chu, B-Round, US
3:45 Telomolecular
M. Sarad, A-Round, US
4:00 Nucleus Remodeling, Inc.
A. Sharda, A-Round, US
4:15 PolyMedix, inc.
D. Eringis, Public, US
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3:30 Ventures - 12: UniquesRoom 301
 Session chair: Stephen Bart, BOSE : Bill Kung, General Catalyst Partners - David Grubman, Buchanan Ingersoll PC - Gregg Hershenson, Atomic Venture Partners
3:30 Nanogen
M.J. Heller, Seed Level, US
3:45 Block MEMS. LLC
D.J. Cavicchio, A-Round, US
4:00 Digital Solid State Propulsion LLC
W. Sawka, Seed Level, US
4:15 iMobile Access Technologies Corp (iMAT)
S. Foster, A-Round, US
4:30 Sequoia Pacific Research Company, L.L.C. (SPRC)
P. Clayson and T. Holmes, A-Round, US
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5:00 Ventures - 13: Health & Medical DevicesRoom 306
 Session chair: Victor Otley, Intellicare : Paul Tu, MTDC - Aymeric Salin, Nanodimension
5:00 Argonide Corp
F. Tepper, Seed Level, US
5:15 NanoLambda
B. Choi, Seed Level, US
5:30 ICU DataSystems
E. Sander, A-Round, US
5:45 Medical Ink Jet technologies
O. Zinder, A-Round, IL
6:00 GEMIO Technologies, Inc.
A. Hieke, A-Round, US
6:15 GeneEx
J. Wilkens, Seed Level, US
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5:00 Ventures - 14: ElectronicsRoom 303
 Session chair: Doug Jamison, Harris & Harris : Maciek Orczyk, Intel Capital - Mike Gagnon, Vista Ventures
5:00 Progressive Cooling Solutions
A. Shuja, Seed Level, US
5:15 IC Scope Research, Inc.
Q-D Qian, Seed Level, US
5:30 Smoltek AB
D. Brud, Seed Level, SE
5:45 BioMimetic Systems, Inc.
S. Deligeorges, A-Round, US
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5:00 Ventures - 15: MaterialsRoom 305
 Session chair: Tom Wiegele, Goodrich : Mike Moradi, Atomic Ventures Partners - Kitu Bindra, Buchanan Ingersoll - Syd Ulvick, In-Q-Tel
5:00 ChemNova Technologies, Inc.
C-T Lin, A-Round, US
5:15 Anchor Science LLC
E. Kirkor, Seed Level, US
5:30 Chela Tech, Inc.
B. Varga, Seed Level, US
5:45 Delphi Laboratories, Inc.
S. Earnshaw, Seed Level, US
6:00 Nanox Inc.
P. Seegopaul, B-Round, CA
6:15 UDT, LLC
P. Bernegger, Seed Level, CA
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6:00 NSTI - Museum of Science: Nanotech Education & NSTI Awards Presentations - Sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney LLPRoom 304
 Session chair: Sarah Wenning, NSTI, Jennifer Rocha, NSTI and Anne Cademenos, Museum of Science, US
6:00 NSTI Excellence Awards
S. Marsh, Doesey & Whitney, US
6:15 Museum of Science - Nanotechnology Education Outreach
L. Bell, Boston Museum of Science, US
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6:30 Business, Venture and Investment Reception with Museum of Science Lightning ShowRoom 304
 

Wednesday May 10

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1:30 IP Technology Value and InvestmentRoom 207
 Session chair: Mary Rose Scozzafava, Wilmer Hale, US
1:30 Value in an IP Portfolio (invited)
M. Swiatek, Dorsey, US
1:50 How to Protect Valuable Intellectual Property (invited)
M. Tidwell, Jackson Walker, US
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2:10 Show Me the Value: What Investors and Partners Look For (And Avoid) When Investing In TechnologyRoom 207
 Session chair: Mary Rose Scozzafava, Wilmer Hale, US
- P. Dichiara, Wilmer Hale, US
- K. Bindra, Buchanan Ingersoll, US
- K. Doraiswamy, DuPont Central Research & Development, US
- M. Helmus, Adavance Nanotech, US
 

2005 Presenting Companies Include:

(in cooperation with Nanotech 2005)

Biotech

  • Biophan Technologies, Inc., US
  • Cambridge Biomagnetics, UK
  • CytImmune Sciences, Inc., US
  • Midatech Limited, UK
  • Nano S Biotechnologie, AT
  • NanoBioMagnetics, Inc., US
  • NanoTechLogic Corporation, US
  • Nanotrope, Inc., US
  • Raustech Pty.Ltd., AU
  • Russian Biotechnologies, RU
  • ViaLogy Corp, US

Electronics

  • arccure technologies gmbh, DE
  • Nanometrix, Inc., CA
  • NanoOpto Corporation, US
  • Nanopower Technologies, Inc., US
  • Optimer Photonics, Inc., US
  • XCom Wireless, Inc., US

Energy

  • Akermin, US
  • Blu-Si, US
  • Collossus Nanotech, US
  • QuantumSphere, US

Health Care

  • 3DM Inc., US
  • Alpha-O Peptides, CH
  • AptaSense, AU
  • Inovatia Lab., US
  • Nano Interface Technology, Inc., US

Instrumentation

  • Digital Matrix Corp, US
  • Focal Point Microsystems, US
  • Iatia Ltd, AU
  • ionscope limited, UK
  • Molecular Imprints, US
  • Prodyne Corp., US
  • Quantum Precision Instr., AU

Materials

  • Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc., US
  • Applied MicroStructures, US
  • Atomistix A/S, DK
  • Ceimig Ltd, UK
  • ENSbio, US
  • Nanothinx, GR
  • Solaris Nanosciences, US

Sensors

  • Applied Standard, US
  • BioNano Systems, US
  • Cantion A/S, DK
  • CENTICE Corp., US
  • MET Tech, US
  • SENSIA, ES

2005 Participating Companies Include:

(in cooperation with Nanotech 2005)

  • 3i Investments
  • 3M Company
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Accelrys
  • Agilent
  • Air Products & Chemicals
  • Ambios Technology
  • AMD
  • Analog Devices
  • ANSYS
  • Applied Biosystems
  • Applied Materials
  • ASML
  • ASML Ventures
  • Avalon Capital Group
  • Avery
  • Avon
  • BASF
  • BASF Ventures
  • Battelle
  • Bayer Healthcare
  • Bayer Technology Services
  • Boston Scientific
  • Boston Univ. OTT
  • Buhler Ag
  • Cabot Corp.
  • Cabot Microelectronics
  • Cadence Design Systems
  • Cambrios Technology
  • Cargil
  • Cargil Ventures
  • Chevron Texaco
  • Chevron Texaco Ventures
  • Clorox
  • Colgate-Palmolive
  • Corning
  • DARPA
  • Degussa AG
  • Dow Corning Corp.
  • Draper Fisher Jurvetson
  • Draper Laboratory
  • DSM Food Specialties
  • DuPont
  • DuPont Ventures
  • Eastman Kodak
  • Engelhard Corp.
  • Fairchild Semiconductor
  • Fluent, Inc.
  • Freescale Semiconductor
  • Fuji
  • Fujitsu
  • Furukawa Electric
  • Garage Ventures
  • General Electric
  • General Mills
  • Genzyme
  • Global Crown Capital
  • GMA Industries
  • Hamamatsu Corp.
  • Harris & Harris Investments
  • Harvard OTT
  • Heidleberg Instruments
  • Henkel Corp.
  • Hewlett Packard
  • Hitachi America
  • Hitachi Chemical
  • Hitachi Corporate
  • Honda
  • Honeywell
  • IBM
  • Infineon Technologies
  • Intel
  • Intel Capital
  • Invest Australia
  • Invest Norther Ireland
  • Invest Switzerland
  • Jazz Semiconductor
  • JCI USA, Inc.
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Kimberly-Clark
  • L'Oréal
  • Lucent Technologies
  • Lucent Technologies Bell Labs
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Medtronic
  • Medtronic Diabetes
  • Mitsubishi - Investment Partners
  • Mitsubishi Corp.
  • Mitsui Chemicals
  • Mohr-Davidow Ventures
  • Monsanto Company
  • Motorola
  • Motorola Ventures
  • NASA
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • Nestlé
  • Nikon
  • Nippon Kayaku
  • Nissan
  • Nitto Americas
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Northrop Grumman Info Tech
  • Norwest Venture Partners
  • Novacap
  • Novartis
  • NTT
  • NTT Ventures
  • OCTANe
  • ON Semiconductor
  • Pacific Development Capital
  • Panasonic
  • Pfizer
  • Philips
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Raytheon
  • Rockwell Automation
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Samchully Pharmaceuticals
  • Samco
  • Samsung
  • Samsung Advanced Institute Of Technology
  • Samsung Cheil Industries
  • Samsung Electonics
  • Samsung Medical
  • Schlumberger
  • Sequoia Capital
  • Shalon Ventures
  • Sharp
  • Shepherd Chemical
  • Siemens
  • Sigma-Aldrich
  • Sony Corp.
  • Stanford Univ.
  • Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
  • STMicroelectronics
  • Strem Chemicals, Inc.
  • Sumitomo Electric
  • Synopsys
  • Taiwan Economic Office
  • The Aerospace Corp.
  • The Boeing Company
  • The Burnham Institute
  • The Dow Chemical Company
  • The Gillette Company
  • The Wharton School
  • Toshiba Corp.
  • Toyota
  • Trilogy Capital
  • UBS
  • UC Irvine OTA
  • Unilever
  • Unilever Technology Ventures
  • Univ. of California OTT
  • Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst
  • US Army
  • US Navy
  • Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
 

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