TechConnect News™

Innovation & Investment:

• MTPV, 2011 TechConnect Venture Forum Presenter, Completes $10M Series B Round of Financing
  MTPV creates semiconductor chips that convert heat into electricity
• Colorado to Provide Training Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Sectors
  Program will be funded by a State Energy Sector Partnership Grant, and is geared towards the unemployed seeking to create new business ventures
• TechConnect World Venture Forum To Take Place June 21, 2012, Santa Clara Convention Center! Submission Deadline is February 10th!
  TechConnect Venture Forum is for start up companies to present their market advantages and search for corporate partners and funders.

Chemicals, Materials & Energy

• Bilayer Graphene Works as an Insulator
  Research by UC Riverside-led team has potential applications in digital and infrared technologies

Electronics & Microsystems:

• nanoLambda unveils apollo™ its nano plasmonic sensor platform, for everyday personal applications, at CES 2012
  nanoLambda was selected to present at TechConnect Ventures 2011 in Boston, MA, US
• Keeping Electronics Cool
  Findings on modified form of graphene could have impacts in managing heat dissipation in everything from electronics to photovoltaic solar cells to radars

Energy & Cleantech:

• Fujitsu Group's First Geothermal Heat Extraction System Deployed at Nagano Plant
  Reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by effectively utilizing natural energy
• Japan CleanTech Innovations Showcase Comes to Boston in March
  Learn About Cutting-Edge CleanTech Research from Japan
• SecureWaters, 2011 TechConnect Ventures presenter, among nine finalists for IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year award
  Start-up company to present in front of investors and IBM end of this month.

Health Sciences and Biotech/Pharma:

• In the Brain, "ORMOSIL" Nanoparticles Hold Promise as a Potential Vehicle for Drug Delivery
  In a new study on fruit flies, the nanoparticles do not harm cells or interfere with the brain's normal function
• Nanocopoeia, Inc. and Saint Paul College Sign Agreement
  Nano company will have access to college's laboratory space and equipment for nanopharmaceuticals.
  

Event News

• TechConnect 2012! June 18-21, Santa Clara, CA, US
  - Ip and Venture Submissions Now Open! Deadline February 10!
  - TechConnect 2012 Showcase Opportunities Now Available! Special Pricing Available for Universities and Start-Ups!
  - TechConnect World 2012 Announces Twenty-Two New Corporate Acceleration Partners for Santa Clara, CA