TechConnect Summit 2007 Program

TechConnect registration includes access to 2007 : Nanotech, Nanotech Ventures, Cleantech and Expo.

Nano Impact Workshop: Sunday May 20 (additional registration required)
Nanotech 2007: Monday May 21 — Thursday May 24
Cleantech 2007: Wednesday May 23 — Thursday May 24

Program At A Glance

Summit Program Sessions
	Monday May 21
7:00	Registration
8:30	Nanotech Conference Opening & Keynotes
	Tuesday May 22
7:00	TUESDAY - Registration
4:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Pharma & Biotech
4:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Instrumentation & Tools 1
4:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Electronics
6:00	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Materials 1
6:00	Nanotech/Techconnect Ventures & Partnering: Electronics & Devices
	Wednesday May 23
9:45	TechConnect 2007 Opening & Keynotes
11:00	TechConnect: Pharma & Biotech 1
11:00	TechConnect: Electronics & Materials 1
12:00	TechConnect Lunch - Upper Terrace
1:30	TechConnect Corporate Needs & IP
2:30	Successful Private Equity & Venture Capital Funding for Early Stage Companies : Panel
3:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Health & Medicine
3:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Services, Infrastructure & Software
3:50	TechConnect Ventures & Partnering: Software
3:30	TechConnect: Health & Medical Devices
3:30	TechConnect: Electronics & Materials
3:30	TechConnect: Transportation, Defense & Instrumentation
3:30	Cleantech Ventures & Partnering: Energy 1
3:30	Cleantech Ventures & Partnering: Materials & Applications
5:00	Cleantech Ventures & Partnering: Energy 2
5:00	Cleantech Ventures & Partnering: Sustainables, Efficiencies, Fuels
5:00	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Advanced Materials
	Thursday May 24
9:30	TechConnect Corporate Needs
10:30	TechConnect: Pharma & Biotech
10:30	TechConnect: Software & Services
10:30	TechConnect: Materials & Chemicals
12:00	TechConnect Lunch - Upper Terrace
1:30	TechConnect Corporate Needs & IP
3:00	TechConnect: Health & Medical Devices
3:00	TechConnect: Cleantech: Sustainable & Clean Technologies: Energy & Materials

Summit Program
	Monday May 21
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7:00	Registration	Main Lobby
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8:30	Nanotech Conference Opening & Keynotes	Grand Ballroom
	Session chair: Bart Romanowicz, NSTI, Andreas Wild, Freescale Semiconductors
8:30	How the US Can Ensure Energy Supply for the Future J. Hofmeister, Shell Oil, US (bio)
9:10	National Nanotech Initiative and Industrial Nanotechnology Impact A.H. Carim, Co-Chair, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Technology, Subcommittee, National Science & Technology Council, U.S. Department of Energy, US (bio)
	Tuesday May 22
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7:00	TUESDAY - Registration	Main Lobby
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4:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Pharma & Biotech	Room 210
	Session chair: Alexie Andreev, Harris & Harris, US
4:30	SiMPore Inc. T. Gaborski, Simpore Inc., US
4:40	Alnis BioSciences, Inc. S. Barry, Alnis BioSciences, Inc., US
4:50	Argentum Medica T. Castor, Argentum Medica, US
5:00	SpeciGen B. Campion, SpeciGen, US
5:10	Arrogene, Inc L. Foster, Arrogene, Inc, US
5:20	Sapient Discovery, LLC. K. Ramnarayan, Sapient Discovery, LLC., US
5:30	Vitrimark, Inc. A. Bose, Vitrimark, Inc., US
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4:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Instrumentation & Tools 1	Room 207
	Session chair: Josko Bobanovic, MSBi Capital
4:30	Protochips, Inc. D. Nackashi, Protochips, Inc., US
4:40	Nanopoint, Inc. C. Owen, Nanopoint, Inc., US
4:50	IntelliSense S. Akkaraju, IntelliSense, US
5:00	Atomistix T. Magnussen, Atomistix A/S, DK
5:10	Biochem Consulting Services R. Balu, Biochem Consulting Services, US
5:20	Systine Inc. H.P. Gillis, Systine Inc., US
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4:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Electronics	Room 209
	Session chair: Mikko Uusitalo, Nokia, FI
4:30	New Scale Technologies, Inc. D. Henderson, New Scale Technologies, Inc., US
4:40	NanoRay D. Garmire, NanoRay, US
4:50	NanoLambda B. Choi, NanoLambda, US
5:00	Analog Bridge Inc. G.A. Steinhauer, Analog Bridge Inc., US
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6:00	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Materials 1	Room 210
	Session chair: Marcos Gomez, BASF
6:00	HeiQ Materials Ltd. M.J. Height, HeiQ Materials Ltd., CH
6:20	Nanosys Inc. S. Empedocles, Nanosys Inc., US
6:30	Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. N. Kane, Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc., US
6:40	Silk Displays, Inc. R.A. Simon, Silk Displays, Inc., CA
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6:00	Nanotech/Techconnect Ventures & Partnering: Electronics & Devices	Room 209
	Session chair: Brian Johnston, Eastman Kodak Company, US
6:00	DRC computer corp L. Laurich, DRC computer corp, US
6:10	Aquarian MIcrosystems A.K. Henning, Aquarian MIcrosystems, US
6:20	flexvia D. Monsma, Flexvia, US
6:30	Boleo, Inc. B. Lucero, Boleo, Inc., US
6:40	mission critical electronic systems S. Randle, mission critical electronic systems, US
	Wednesday May 23
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9:45	TechConnect 2007 Opening & Keynotes	Rooms 209-210
	Session chair: Michael Pratt, Boston University, US
9:45	TechConect Opening M. Pratt, Boston University, US (bio)
10:00	Genzyme: Technology Needs B.M. Pratt, Genzyme Corporation, US (bio)
10:20	Eastman Kodak: Technology Needs B. Johnston, Eastman Kodak Company, US
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11:00	TechConnect: Pharma & Biotech 1	Room 203
	Session chair: Bruce Pratt, Genzyme, US
11:00	Detection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphysms (SNPs) and Nucleic Acid Sequences E. Zisman, Yeda R&D C0. LTD @ The Weizmann Institute of Science, IL
11:10	IN VITRO-DERIVED ADULT PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AND USES THEREFOR A. Sharda, Nucleus Remodeling, Inc., US
11:20	A and D Vitamins and their Metabolites: A. Buttz, SME, US
11:30	Identification of Normal Vs. Potentially Precancerous Prostate Lesions A. Brunetto, University of Pittsburgh, US
11:40	Gramicidin S based Mitochondrial Targeting Agents A. Brunetto, University of Pittsburgh, US
11:50	Communication unit for a person’s skin W. De Geest, TheraSolve, BE
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11:00	TechConnect: Electronics & Materials 1	Room 204
	Session chair: Naoki Chiba, Sanyo, US
11:00	Carbon Nanotube-based Thermal Interface Material K. Ritala, University of Washington, US
11:10	Low-temperature Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by Selectively Heating Catalyst A. Vasenkov, CFD Research Corporation, US
11:20	Full Integration of Carbon Nanotubes with Semiconductor Technology C. Mahon, CAT Science, DK
11:30	Thermally and Electrically Conductive Adhesive C. Gorrichateugui, NextTechs Technologies, LLC, US
11:40	Hollow Nanofibers and Nanospheres K. Ritala, University of Washington, US
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12:00	TechConnect Lunch - Upper Terrace	Terrace
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1:30	TechConnect Corporate Needs & IP	Room 203
	Session chair: James Weyhenmeyer, University of Illinois, US
1:30	BASF Technology Needs M. Gomez, BASF Venture Capial, US (bio)
1:50	Medtronic Technology Needs S. Audet, Medtronic, US (bio)
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2:30	Successful Private Equity & Venture Capital Funding for Early Stage Companies : Panel	Room 204
	Session chair: Tom Rosenbloom, Foley and Lardner, US
-	J. Fonstad, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, US
-	N. Kane, Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc., US
-	E. Burnett, Applied NanoWorks, US
-	R. Serrato, Tokyo Electron Venture Capital, US
-	T. Rosenbloom, Foley & Lardner LLP, US
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3:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Health & Medicine	Room 209
	Session chair: Aymeric Sallin, NanoDimension, CH
3:30	Sweet Power Inc. S. Angappan, Sweet Power Inc., CA
3:40	Nanomix, Inc. B. Perry, Nanomix, Inc., US
3:50	FluimediX T. Ussing, FluimediX, DK
4:00	Cambridge Biomagnetics T. Mitrelias, Cambridge Biomagnetics, UK
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3:30	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Services, Infrastructure & Software	Room 204
	Session chair: Josko Bobanovic, MSBi Capital, US
3:30	IdeaPoint S. Shaunessy, IdeaPoint, US
3:40	Optotrack, Inc. C. Kung, Optotrack, Inc., US
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3:50	TechConnect Ventures & Partnering: Software	Room 204
	Session chair: Josko Bobanovic, MSBi Capital, US
3:50	Corent Technology, Inc. F. Fatehi, Corent Technology, Inc., US
4:00	Xapio, inc. S. Foresti, Xapio, inc., US
4:10	Tewari Bio-Med Systems G. Tewari, Tewari Bio-Med Systems, US
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3:30	TechConnect: Health & Medical Devices	Room 207
	Session chair: Saran Audet, Medtronic, US
3:30	Label-free of proteins microarray S. Lee, Boston University, US
3:40	Advanced ion sources for biomolecules A. Hieke, GEMIO Technologies, Inc., US
3:50	The Hsp110 Molecular Chaperone Controls ApoB Biogenesis A. Remes, University of Pittsburgh, US
4:00	LithoParticles T. Mason, UCLA, US
4:10	Therapeutic and diagnostic cloned MHC-unrestricted receptor specific for the MUC1 tumor associated antigen A. Remes, University of Pittsburgh, US
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3:30	TechConnect: Electronics & Materials	Room 201
	Session chair: Tao Zhang, HP, US
3:30	Surface Plasmon Enhanced Illumination R. Benson, Office of Technology Development, US
3:40	Liquid Crystal Imprinting D. Patrick, Western Washington University, US
3:50	Techniques for Customizing, Optimizing, and Interfacing with FPGAs for Specific Applications T. van Court, Boston University, US
4:00	Concurrent Process for Blind Deconvolution of Digital Signals (CPBD) V. Licks, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, BR
4:10	Shadow Lithography for Nanoscale Patterning K. Ritala, University of Washington, US
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3:30	TechConnect: Transportation, Defense & Instrumentation	Room 212
	Session chair: Lynn Foster, Greenberg Traurig, US
3:30	Outstanding interpolation algorithm for image and video processing D. Leconte, Univalor (Gestion Univalor, limited partnership), CA
3:40	IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES I. Haber, CLean Motors Corporation, US
3:50	Anti-Counterfeiting Filters for Currencies, IDs and Goods D. Leconte, Univalor (Gestion Univalor, limited partnership), CA
4:00	Plasmonic Laser Antenna R. Benson, Office of Technology Development, US
4:10	Photoelectrochemical silver roughening for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy L. Mieville, University of Geneva/University Hospitals of Geneva, CH
4:20	STORM: Nanoscale Optical Imaging R. Benson, Harvard University, US
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3:30	Cleantech Ventures & Partnering: Energy 1	Room 203
	Session chair: Matthew Denesuk, IBM
3:30	Mexel USA M. Wolter Glass, Mexel USA, US
3:40	GreenVolts, Inc. B. Cart, GreenVolts, Inc., US
3:50	Sopogy, Inc. D. Kimura, Sopogy, Inc., US
4:00	Power of Minus 9 B. Oster, Power of Minus 9, US
4:10	Advanced Energy Products Corp. M. Berman, Advanced Energy Products Corp., US
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3:30	Cleantech Ventures & Partnering: Materials & Applications	Room 204
	Session chair: Neil Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, US
3:30	Powdermet Inc A. Sherman, Powdermet Inc, US
3:40	ChromoGenics Sweden AB L-O. Bäckman, ChromoGenics Sweden AB, SE
3:50	NanoDynamics M. Modzelewski, NanoDynamics, US
4:00	TAG Technology P. Fox, TAG Technology, US
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5:00	Cleantech Ventures & Partnering: Energy 2	Room 203
	Session chair: Marie Miglin, Shell Global Solutions, US
5:00	Sunlight Direct J. Morris, Sunlight Direct, US
5:10	Puget Sound Tidal Power LLC W.B. Hamner, Puget Sound Tidal Power LLC, US
5:20	Gold Star Biodiesel Ltd. C.V. Fishel, Gold Star Biodiesel Ltd., US
5:30	Nano Bonus W. Gears, Nano Bonus, US
5:40	Ubiquitous Technologies M. Perales, Ubiquitous Technologies, US
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5:00	Cleantech Ventures & Partnering: Sustainables, Efficiencies, Fuels	Room 204
	Session chair: Wilmer Hale
5:00	Digital Solid State Propulsion LLC W. Sawka, Digital Solid State Propulsion LLC, US
5:10	Microstaq Inc S. Kumar, Microstaq Inc, US
5:20	Nila Inc. Environmentally Sustainable Lighting J. Sanfilippo, Nila Inc. Environmentally Sustainable Lighting, US
5:30	Aphios Corporation T. Castor, Aphios Corporation, US
5:40	Nobska Technologies, Inc. P. O'Regan, Nobska Technologies, Inc., US
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5:00	Nanotech Ventures & Partnering: Advanced Materials	Room 209
	Session chair: Brent Segal, Atomic Venture Partners/Nantero
5:00	InterCrossIP Management LLC M.A. Fury, InterCrossIP Management LLC, US
5:10	Zikon Inc. A. Fries, Zikon Inc., US
5:20	cambridge nanotech inc D. Monsma, cambridge nanotech inc, US
5:30	Reinforced Polymers Inc R. Guzauskas, Reinforced Polymers Inc, US
5:40	Ocean NanoTech, LLC Y.A. Wang, Ocean NanoTech, LLC, US
	Thursday May 24
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9:30	TechConnect Corporate Needs	Rooms 209-210
	Session chair: Jennifer Ernst, Palo Alto Research Center, US
9:30	Merck: Corporate & Technical Needs J.M. Schaeffer, Merck Research Laboratories, US (bio)
9:50	Hewlett-Packard: Corporate & Technical Needs T. Zhang, Hewlett-Packard Compan, US (bio)
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10:30	TechConnect: Pharma & Biotech	Room 212
	Session chair: Christine Burke, University of California, US
10:30	Molecular Identification of the CRAC Channel M. Harara, University of California, Irvine, US
10:40	Nucleotide Sequences Detection Process and Kit E. Luiz Batista Jr., Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, BR
10:50	Predictive Methodology and Tools for Nanotoxicology F. Chen, Berkeley Lab, US
11:00	Topical treatment against adenoviral infection A. Brunetto, University of Pittsburgh, US
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10:30	TechConnect: Software & Services	Room 206
	Session chair: Tom Gillespie, In-Q-Tel, US
10:30	SmarTrack - a SmarT people Tracker O. Lanz, ITC-irst, IT
10:40	Suite of Software for Robotic action and control D. Snyder, SAIC (Science Applications), US
10:50	Whitenoise Identity Management A. Brisson, Whitenoise Laboratories Inc., CA
11:00	Position Location in Mobile Networks Using a single Base Station D. Leconte, Univalor (Gestion Univalor, limited partnership), CA
11:10	DIET: Deep Information Extraction Tool D. Leconte, Univalor (Gestion Univalor, limited partnership), CA
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10:30	TechConnect: Materials & Chemicals	Room 207
	Session chair: Marcos Gomez, BASF
10:30	New ground water remediation method D. Snyder, SAIC (Science Applications), US
10:40	Nanocomposites based on cellulose whiskers and cellulose plastics I. Gangas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO
10:50	The Complete Elimination of Oily Wastes J. Portela, University of Cadiz, ES
11:00	Thermoresponsive, Biodegradable, Elastomeric Material A. Brunetto, University of Pittsburgh, US
11:10	Anti-fog coating process for eyeglasses and other articles M. Gourde, Université Laval, CA
11:20	Polymer Matrix Composites With Nano-Scale Reinforcements M.N. Ghasemi Nejhad, University of Hawaii, US
11:30	Energy Saving Glass Lamination via Selective Radio Frequency Heating H. Shulman, Ceralink Inc., US
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12:00	TechConnect Lunch - Upper Terrace	Terrace
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1:30	TechConnect Corporate Needs & IP	Rooms 209-210
	Session chair: Michael Pratt, Boston University, US
1:30	Honda: Corporate & Technology Needs N. Sugimoto, Honda Motor Corporation, US (bio)
1:50	SANYO: Corpoate & Technology Needs N. Chiba, SANYO North America Corporation, US (bio)
2:10	Air Products & Chemicals: Corporate & Technology Needs V. Magnotta, Air Products and Chemicals, US (bio)
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3:00	TechConnect: Health & Medical Devices	Room 209
	Session chair: Sarah Audet, Medtronic, US
3:00	Heart Sensing Radar V. Lubecke, University of Hawaii, US
3:10	Solaire Packaging Technology J. Gutman, The Solaire Company, LLC, US
3:20	Pain Distraction Software for Mobile Platforms M. Wiederhold, The Virtual Reality Medical Center, US
3:30	Closed loop control system for blood glucose S. Lee, Boston University, US
3:40	Passion Meter S. Ortigue, University of Geneva/ University Hospital of Geneva, CH
3:50	Microfluidic pump and actuators T. Heldal, IQ Micro, CH
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3:00	TechConnect: Cleantech: Sustainable & Clean Technologies: Energy & Materials	Room 207
	Session chair: Wilmer Hale
3:00	Air-stable Inorganic Nanocrystal Solar Cells Processed from Solution I. Gur, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US
3:10	Invisible Interrogators P. Kuniyil, Nanoinnoway, Inc., US
3:20	Hybrid substrates for low cost solid state lighting applications B. Loux, Arizona Technology Enterprises (ASU), US
3:30	Proton Conductor I. Gangas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO
3:40	Synthesis of non-toxic, UV absorbing White-light emitting nanoparticles P. Kuniyil, Nanoinnoway, Inc., US

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TechConnect Summit 2007 Program

Program At A Glance

Summit Program Sessions

Monday May 21

Tuesday May 22

Wednesday May 23

Thursday May 24

Summit Program

Monday May 21

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Wednesday May 23

Thursday May 24