HeiQ Materials Ltd.

Location:Zurich, CH
Speaker:Murray J. Height
Title:Dr.
Primary Industry:Materials, Additives, Nanoparticles
Executive Summary:HeiQ Materials Ltd. is a Swiss spin-off company of ETH Zurich producing high-performance addi-tives for technical fibers and plastics. Currently, HeiQ is producing nano-sized Silver-, Copper- and Zink-based inorganic additives with anti-microbial, anti-fungal and anti-UV functionality. These products offer a unique advantage over existing additives such as size, structure, durability, ease of integration, customizability, and price.
Venture is:A-Round

HIGHLIGHTS

Corporate Presentations:

  • Air Products
  • BASF
  • Eastman Kodak Company
  • Genzyme
  • Goodrich
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Honda
  • Medtronic
  • Merck
  • Sanyo

Reserved Presentations:

  • ExxonMobil
  • IBM

Partnering Events:
(full access included)

Platinum Sponsor
University of Hawaii

Press Sponsor
Business Wire

Commercialization Partner
BusinessWeek

Sponsors
Invest Australia AzTE Technology Enterprises

Media Sponsors
(joint with Nanotech 2007) Nature
Science
Red Herring

Supporting Organizations
BirchBob
CONNECT
Boston University
Midwest Research University Network
OCTANe
AeA
LES-SVC

 

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