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JMAR Technologies, Inc.
Address: San Diego
JMAR Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:JMAR) is a leading innovator in the development and commercialization of sensing systems for the detection of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) materials. Coupled with its established expertise in building advanced laser systems, JMAR provides solutions for a broad range of military, industrial and commercial applications.
Han Billion Metals and Chemicals Co., Ltd
We have our own factory to process indium products such as indium foil, indium wire, indium ball, indium powder, indium target, etc.. The quality is high standard, and the price is very favorable.
Indium wire is widely used to create high vacuum seals in cryogenic apparatus, 1.0mm diameter ideal for making seals where radial space is limited. We make a wide range of Indium wire diameters. One of the most requested sizes is 1.0mm, but our available range from 0.5mm to 3.0mm and larger.
Meanwhile, Indium foil is ideal for creating cryogenic vacuum seals. High quality Indium foil is available in many sizes, or they can be custom made to customers’ requirements. Indium foil is supplied in sheet form.
If there is any demand, please feel free to contact us for more detailed information and pricing.
Reade Advanced Materials
Reade Advanced Materials is an ISO 9001 and Six Sigma trained / SDVO / Small Business manufacturer, value add custom processor / custom packager, and “factory packed” global distributor of nano-sized specialty chemical solids with three sales and distribution facilities in the Americas (Providence, RI, Reno, NV and the Republic of Panama).
Octillion Corporation
When thin films of silicon nanoparticles are deposited onto silicon substrates, ultraviolet light is absorbed and converted into electrical current. With appropriate connections, the film acts as nanosilicon photovoltaic solar cells that convert solar radiation to electrical energy.
The process of producing silicon nanoparticles is supported by 10 issued US patents, 7 pending US patents, 2 issued foreign counterpart patents and 19 pending foreign counterpart patents.
3DIcon Corporation
Address: Tulsa
3DIcon Corp.(OTC:TDCP) is a publicly traded development company whose mission is to pursue, develop and market full-color, 360-degree display technology that is simple and portable. In 2006, the University of Oklahoma, which is developing the technology under an SRA with 3DIcon, will be releasing a series of patents protecting the technology. Until patent protection has been confirmed, information specific to the technology or its potential uses must remain internal to the company and its research partners, all of whom are subject to the terms of the company’s non-disclosure agreement.
nCoat, Inc.
The coatings industry is a long-established and vast market with multiple competitors. nCoat products incorporate traditional macro and micron level (reference to the measurement scale of a product source material, chemical reaction and/or structure after configuration) products and new nano-scale products with distinctly novel properties and functionality. Such products are structured with nano-scale particulates, creating and taking advantage of nano-level reactions and interactions, thus impacting existing molecular structures, thereby becoming nano-structured materials.
ownership for its customers. This portfolio includes solutions in power, flow and thermal management, plasma and ion beam sources, and integrated process monitoring and control for original equipment manufacturers and end-users around the world.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Recognizing that new users of nanomaterials will experience learning curve difficulties relating to handling and formulating nanoparticles, we offer “solutions” approach to customers. If nanoparticles are not dispersed properly in solution, many of their beneficial properties targeted for the product can be lost. Air Products’ Performance Material group has more than 40 years experience in developing chemistries and processes to stabilize the most intricate dispersions. We have applied that knowledge into patented technology to create stable nanoparticle dispersions in aqueous, solvent-borne and 100% solids systems. To assure optimum performance, only the highest quality nanoparticles are used . . . particles that disperse uniformly and are consistently sized. By supplying ready-to-use nanoparticle dispersions, we eliminate the need for customers to disperse the particles themselves, and the hassles of handling dry powders.
VeruTEK Technologies, Inc.
Address: Bloomfield
We are environmental technology company. We invent and implement safe remedies for environmental contamination. We have safe and effective solutions for three general areas of contamination:
(1) Subsurface soil and groundwater contamination – Surfactant-Enhanced In Situ Chemical Oxidation (S-ISCO)
(2) Surface contamination – Surfactant-Enhanced Ex Situ Chemical Oxidation (S-ESCO)
(3) Soil Gas Remediation – Our Coeluent Technologies (CT-SG) provide a means for destroying soil gas contamination that can immediately protect communities from the impacts groundwater plumes moving downgradient of hazardous wastes sites.
Riber S.A
In 1978, Riber began offering to the semiconductor research institutes the first turnkey MBE systems with guaranteed performance (MBE 1000 Series). During the next decade, the company introduced many innovative products such as gas-source MBE machines, UHV-CVD reactors and multiwafer production tools (picture). Today, Riber is a world leading manufacturer and supplier of front-end equipment for the compound semiconductor community; its product line is made up of three basic groups
S.O.I.TEC Silicon On Insulator Technologies
Address: Bernin
Created in 1992 by two researchers, André Auberton-Hervé and Jean-Michel Lamure from CEA-Léti (one of Europe’s largest microelectronics research institutes) located in Grenoble, France. Soitec is an example of a successful move from fundamental research in the heart of a laboratory dedicated to nanotechnologies to worldwide industrial leadership in an innovative and highly competitive domaine.
Soitec exploits and develops an exclusive technological process: Smart Cut™, invented by Michel Bruel at CEA-Léti. The Smart Cut process is protected by a portfolio of around 1000 patents. A veritable atomic scalpel, Smart Cut enables the transfer of very fine layers of crystalline material onto a mechanical support.
Pall Corporation
Pall Corporation is the largest and most diverse filtration, separations and purifications company in the world. Our technical expertise, product portfolio and global reach are unmatched. This diversity is a considerable strength. It enables us to leverage opportunities across industries and geographies.
Axion Power International
Axion Power International is a small, innovative research and development company engaged in the advancement of a line of hybrid electrical energy storage batteries based on its proprietary E3 Cell technology.Initially, we plan to develop our E3 Cell technology for use in “fixed” installations like uninterruptible power supply equipment, backup power supplies for telecommunications and cable television systems and surplus energy storage systems for wind and solar energy generators.In the future, we plan to expand our focus to additional markets, including “mobile” applications, such as golf carts, electric wheelchairs and forklifts; possibly even entering the market of battery systems for hybrid automobiles.
MFIC Corporation
Address: Newton
MFIC is initiating several exciting projects using our MicrofluidizerMicro Reactor (MMR) technology for continuous production of nanoparticles. A strong marketing effort is reaching out to companies producing pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, catalysts, coatings, inks, and other products that can benefit from our unique nanoparticle manufacturing capability. We have built laboratory MMR systems and demonstrated their capabilities, developed a broad series of reaction chambers to allow optimum management of specific nanoparticle-forming reactions, are designing a manufacturing-scale MMR to demonstrate its capability. We are also conducting in-house product development programs in applications such as polymer nanoparticle production for delivery of potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) – including insoluble injectables and genetic therapeutic materials targeted to cells – and APIs in nanosuspensions for injection and for transdermal and oral formulations.
Introgen Therapeutics, Inc.
Address: Houston
Introgen’s objective is to be the leader in the development of gene-induced protein therapies and other products for the treatment of cancer and other diseases that, like cancer, result from cellular dysfunction and uncontrolled cell growth. Since its inception, Introgen has concentrated on product development, and Introgen’s focus is rapid product commercialization. The Company has succeeded in initiating a broad clinical program in a rapid timeframe. A major element of Introgen’s business strategy is to work toward market entry for its cancer products that address severe, life-threatening diseases for which alternative treatments are either unsatisfactory or non-existent. Introgen has maximized the probability of successful product development by carefully identifying, selecting and evaluating therapeutic gene agents based on a strong scientific rationale, sound intellectual property position and significant potential markets for disease indication. Introgen has established product-driven collaborative arrangements with leading academic institutions, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies. Introgen believes that establishing and maintaining collaborations with corporate and academic partners will enable it to effectively and economically leverage its resources to develop and market products. Introgen has chosen to in-license technology that can utilize its numerous delivery technologies. By creating product candidates with its delivery and platform technologies, Introgen has created valuable later stage product candidates and intellectual property available for partnership with the pharmaceutical industry.
Apogee Technology, Inc.
Address : Norwood
Apogee was organized as a Delaware corporation in 1987, and initially operated through its wholly owned subsidiary, Apogee Acoustics Incorporated. Acoustics engineered, manufactured and marketed high quality, high-end patented ribbon loudspeaker systems for use in home audio and video entertainment systems. This technology was so innovative that a pair of Apogee loudspeakers is on display at the Smithsonian Museum. The Company built upon this audio experience and developed the worlds first all-digital, high efficiency audio amplifier ICs, which it trade trademarked as Direct Digital Amplification or DDX. DDX technology became the market leader and in conjunction with the Company’s DDX technology licensee, STMicroelectronics, the companies developed over 25 DDX ICs that had total sales of over 35 million devices to leading consumer brands such as Fujitsu, Harman Kardon, Hitachi, Kenwood, LG, Philips, RCA, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and Zenith. In October of 2005, the Company sold its audio business, including its DDX technology to SigmaTel, Inc., a leader in mixed-signal integrated circuits for the consumer electronics and computing markets.
Advance Nanotech Inc.
Address: ffern
We provide investment to bridge patented innovation with the capital markets. Our development network creates economic and time efficiencies which can advance the development of University research-programs to marketable product.Leading Universities, across the world, are generating pioneering research in the nanotechnology area. This research is typically funded by government grants or under contract by large industrial businesses. There are many research projects which offer the potential for commercialization, in valuable markets, and yet are under resourced due to a lack of funding. We have identified an opportunity to fund multiple, early-stage nanotechnology research programs within leading universities, as the first and crucial step in developing and commercializing new products. This commitment to invest, bridges the gap between leading, patented innovation and the capital markets.
NaturalNano, Inc.
Address: Rochester
Founded in 2004 in Rochester, New York, NaturalNano, Inc. develops unique and proprietary processes for refining naturally occurring nanotubes and other nanomaterials that add competitive properties to a range of applications.The Company’s near-term goal is to make commercial quantities of high-quality naturally occurring nanotubes — along with licenses based on the Company’s proprietary technologies — available for a wide variety of uses. We have identified multiple applications including applications in engineered plastics and polymers, electronic components, cosmetics and other personal care products.Patents have been filed covering numerous commercial applications, and additional patents are pending for processing and classification technologies being developed by NaturalNano that are related to the nanotubes found in halloysite clay.
Enable IPC
Address: Valencia
Enable IPC is engaged in the development of a new battery technology that combines the best of thin films and nanotechnology. Enable IPC (Intellectual Property Commercialization) will use these breakthroughs to manufacture nanowire batteries on microscopically thin film, which will be smaller, cheaper, will last longer, and will be more environmentally friendly than today’s standard batteries — nothing short of a revolution in batteries as you know them today.
Arkema
Address: Colombes Cedex
Delivering optimum service to our customers and watching the market closely are among the driving forces that inspire our Research and Development teams. These people work daily with marketing and sales personnel to develop processes to increase the performance of existing products, and make production, transportation, and application even safer.This policy is reflected in our clear commitment to constantly improve the reliability and competitiveness of our processes. This may mean, for example, cutting down on production stages in order to focus quickly on the molecule or the product in question.
Our most advanced research relates to the nanostructuring of polymers (molecular structures on a nano-scale, the nanometer being one billionth of a meter). Arkema holds a crucial position in the field of new materials through its command of original polymerization techniques (ionic or radical polymerization) which ensure controlled polymer chain growth.
DayStar Technologies, Inc.
Address: Santa Clara
DayStar’s differential position in the PV electric systems market is as the supplier of high-performance, multi-use, low-cost module products and systems. DayStars competitive advantage is through the ongoing development of early product performance and reliability testing, patented and proprietary manufacturing technology, strategic industry partnerships, and market penetration where other products cannot compete.
Acrongenomics, Inc.
Address: London
Nuclear Solutions, Inc.
Address: Washington
At nuclear solutions we believe in the power of unbridled creative thinking coupled with pragmatic expectations. This elemental principle combined with a management and technical team processing a broad, interdisciplinary scientific and business background naturally yields new ideas and ways to solve old problems and create new opportunities.At nuclear solutions, our goal is not only to improve existing nuclear technologies, but also to advance the state of the art in nuclear science in order to realize the benefits of safe, environmentally friendly nuclear energy while eliminating the liabilities.
Arrowhead Research Corporation
Address: Pasadena
The Company has already entered into agreements with the California Institute of Technology and three of its faculty, and is actively pursuing other potential partners at Caltech and other leading research institutions and universities.Commercial applications that arise from Company-sponsored research projects will be developed and marketed by Arrowhead Research through a series of diversified subsidiaries representing each product or application, or through third-party licensing.
Labopharm, Inc.
Address: Québec
Labopharms strategy is to leverage these technologies to develop and commercialize new value-added formulations of existing products that address the market’s preference for drugs that offer simplified dosing regimens, improved efficacy or a reduced side effect profile.
Celsia Technologies (Formerly iCurie Lab Holdings, Ltd)
Address: Miami
The company was founded in 2000 to address the emerging heat problem that now threatens the development of higher-performing microelectronic products. We are the first company to have taken this innovative thermal management technology from the laboratory to high volume manufacturing, and operate as both a licensor of the technology and a vertically integrated provider of customized applications.Celsia Technologies is the trade name for iCurie, Inc. (OTCBB: ICUR), a United States corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida with subsidiaries in London, England and Seoul, South Korea. Our Design and Manufacturing operations are based in Seoul, and are led by former Samsung scientist Dr. Jeong Hyun Lee Ph.D., who is also known for his work at NASA and at Samsung.
ALTANA Chemie AG
Address: Wesel
As a group of companies we are operate globally through 25 subsidiaries. In 2003, ALTANA Chemie achieved sales of 755m. The company headquarters are in Wesel
on the Lower Rhine in Germany.The primary focus of all activities is in the area of specialty chemicals. Our business units cover the additives and instruments business, electric insulation materials, and the coatings and sealants sector.Over the following pages you can find information about our business units, our international involvement, our employees and our management, as well as our role in the ALTANA Group.
Advanced Nanotechnology Limited (Advanced Nano)
The vision of Advanced Nano is to become a world-class leader in the manufacture of nanopowders and nanopowder products. To achieve this goal we:
* manufacture products and provide services that consistently meet the needs and requirements of our customers
* involve all employees and customers as appropriate in continually improving the value of our products
* build strong partnerships with our customers and distributors, to enhance the quality of our products and hence the long term profitability and growth of Advanced Nano
* ensure compliance with all relevant quality standards and regulations through a highly motivated Quality team
Download PDFAdvanced Nano strives for continuous improvement and the highest quality in all facets of our activities. Our aim is to provide innovative products and services that excite our customers and exceed their expectations of quality, reliability and value.
Caliper Life Sciences (formerly Caliper Technologies)
Address: Hopkinton
Caliper Life Sciences (NASDAQ: CALP) provides leading microfluidic, liquid handling, and integrated laboratory automation solutions to the worldwide life science industry. Through its expertise in microfluidics, Caliper is uniquely positioned to lead the industry by evolving the company’s liquid handling, detection, and integration platforms into technologically advanced LabChip systems that offer the efficiency, versatility, and exquisite data that key scientists in the pharmaceutical industry already rely on to drive their drug discovery programs. With an emphasis on product excellence, Caliper seeks to leverage its global commercial infrastructure, broad and established customer base, and innovative R&D to drive its commercial success.
Universal Display Corporation
Address: Ewing
Through transformational research and advanced engineering, we are developing proprietary technology that should not only provide dramatically enhanced display performance but should do so at lower cost relative to other display technologies.Since our founding in 1994, UDC has collaborated with world-renowned researchers from Princeton University and the University of Southern California to develop leading-edge OLED technology for which UDC has the worldwide, exclusive license rights to develop, manufacture and market products, and to sublicense those rights, based on their patents in this area.As of year-end 2000, UDC has built an intellectual property portfolio that contains over 100 issued U.S. patents, over 50 U.S. patents pending and numerous international patents issued and pending. These include Princeton, USC and UDC inventions as well as the OLED technology portfolio that we recently licensed from Motorola.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Ltd.
Address: San Jose
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) is located in the Hsin-Chu Science-Based Industrial Park in what is referred to as Taiwan’s “Silicon Valley.” The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the trading symbol of TSM.It is not by chance that TSMC is the world’s largest and most successful dedicated independent semiconductor foundry . It is by plan and by charter. As the first “pure play” foundry company, we have experienced strong growth by being a true partner with our customers and by not competing against them by designing and manufacturing our own brand of IC products.
Industrial NanoTech, Inc. ( Ini )
Industrial NanoTech, Inc. funds & participates in research with the world’s brightest scientists and leading laboratories. We produce materials that work for you… increasing productivity and efficiency. It’s not just talk and it’s not just theory… it’s amazing technologies.
No one can afford to ignore the dramatic developments that nanotechnology is producing in materials and the manner in which materials are designed and manufactured. There are too many effective solutions to problems and too many opportunities coming to the marketplace to let anyone else get ahead.
Immunicon Corporation
Address: North Raritan
Immunicon Corporation is engaged in the development and commercialization of highly specialized human diagnostic products, pharmaceutical development tools and life science research tools using a wide range of proprietary platform technologies. The Company’s initial focus is the development of cell-based and molecular diagnostic products and systems for clinical use in the field of cancer. The Company has completed a pivotal clinical trial to study the role of circulating tumor cells in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Veridex, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, will market exclusively any diagnostic and screening products developed in the cancer field. Immunicon plans to develop additional strategic alliances for commercialization of products outside of cancer markets.
General Motors Corporation
Address: Detroit
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world’s largest vehicle manufacturer, employs about 325,000 people globally. Founded in 1908, GM has been the global automotive sales leader since 1931. GM today has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and its vehicles are sold in 192 countries. In 2003, GM sold nearly 8.6 million cars and trucks, about 15 percent of the global vehicle market. GM’s global headquarters are at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit.
The GM Group of global partners includes Fiat Auto SpA of Italy, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Suzuki Motor Corp. of Japan, which are involved in various product, powertrain and purchasing collaborations. In addition, GM is the largest shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea. GM also has technology collaborations with BMW AG of Germany and Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan, and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France.
Headwaters, Inc.
Address : South Jordan
Headwaters Incorporated is a world leader in creating value through innovative advancements in the utilization of natural resources. The Company is focused on providing services to energy
companies, conversion of fossil fuels into alternative energy products, and generally adding value to energy. Headwaters generates revenue from managing coal combustion products
(CCPs) and from licensing its innovative chemical technology to produce an alternative fuel.
Through its CCP business and its solid alternative fuels business, the Company earns a growing revenue stream that provides the capital needed to expand and acquire synergistic new business opportunities.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Address: Stuttgart
Commercial vehicle brands include Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star and Setra. It offers financial and other automotive services through DaimlerChrysler Services. With 365,600 employees, DaimlerChrysler achieved revenues of EUR 149.6 billion ($158.8 billion*) in 2002.
DaimlerChrysler has a global workforce, a global shareholder base, globally known brands and a global outlook. DaimlerChrysler’s strategy rests on four pillars: Global Presence, Strong Brands, Broad Product Range, and Technology Leadership.
Philips Research Laboratories
AddressAndover
Founded in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in 1914, Philips Research as part of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. has expanded the scale and scope of its activities to become one of the world’s major private research organizations. With laboratories in five different countries (The Netherlands, England, Germany, China and the United States) and staffed by around 2,100 people, our common vision is to create technologies that will lead to products for improving people’s lives. Our activities have led to the award of some 100,000 patent and design rights, and the publishing of many thousands of technical and scientific papers.
Symyx Technologies, Inc.
Symyx is the pioneer of high-throughput experimentation for the discovery of materials. Our proprietary technologies including instrumentation, software and methods Ц– can deliver results hundreds to thousands of times faster than traditional research methods, at a fraction of the cost, greatly enhancing our customers competitive advantage and enabling them to create value through better materials or processes. As the pioneer of the field, we have built a broad intellectual property portfolio protecting our methodology, discovered materials, instruments, and software, including over 100 issued patents and over 400 patent applications worldwide.
STMicroelectronics
Address: GENEVA
An unrivaled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today’s convergence trends.ST is one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies. In 2003, ST’s net revenues were US$7.2 billion and net earnings were US$253 million. According to the most recent data from independent sources, ST is also the world’s leading supplier of analog ICs, MPEG-2 decoder ICs, and ASICs/ASSPs overall. Additionally, in the memory market, ST is ranked fourth in NOR Flash ICs. In application segments: ST is number one for ICs in set-top boxes; at number two in smart cards, in hard disk drives, and also in xDSL chips; and at number three in wireless semiconductors and also in automotive.
Novavax, Inc.
Address: Rockville
Novavax, Inc is a specialty biopharmaceutical company dedicated to solving some of the world’s most challenging health problems through research, development and commercialization of proprietary products focused on women’s health and infectious diseases.Evolving from a technology-based biotechnology company to a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company, Novavax is poised to capitalize on the depth of its management expertise, scientific talent, and strength of its strategic partnerships to create medical innovations.
Kopin HBT, Kopin Corporation
Address: Westboro
Kopin is keeping its commitments to our customers by teaming with them for product developments offering a broad range of product solutions using both our display and GaAs technologies. We continue to make significant investments in our research and development and are achieving excellent progress in our Wafer-Engineering technology, which forms the backbone of both of our exciting product lines.
Orthovita, Inc.
mPhase Technologies Inc.
Address: Little Falls
The company was found in 1996 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT, with offices in Little Falls, NJ, and Atlanta, GA. mPhase Technologies Inc. is a global leader in telecommunications, developing solutions for cost-effectively and reliably transmitting broadcast digital television, high-speed Internet access and traditional telephone service over existing copper telephone lines. mPhase also offers a growing line of innovative DSL component products, such as the iPOTS, designed to help service providers lower the operating costs associated with DSL.
Actelion Ltd & Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Address: Allschwil
Actelion aims to discover or in-license and develop a steady stream of new products as revenue sources based on first-in-class small molecule compounds. In doing so, Actelion is focusing on innovative treatments for highunmet medical needs, where Actelions new drugs can bring therapeutic advantage to patients and economic benefit for the community at large. Actelion also aims to maximize the value of its products, for example, by seeking additional indications for existing drugs.Actelion has established an infrastructure to develop, register and market its products in key markets worldwide. By doing so, Actelion is generating sustained profitability and ensuring a growth above industry average. When a product’s potential indications could serve a patient population so large that Actelion could not adequately serve it with its own marketing force, the company may seek strategic partnerships with other pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical companies.
Microsoft
With its HUGE R&D capabilities, Microsoft will certainly play a leading role in nanotechnology development in relation with computer and communication.
Cetek Technologies Inc.
Address: Poughkeepsie
Cetek Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the development and manufacturing of ceramics. Initially the main focus was directed towards the research and development of an improved manufacturing process for the production of advanced ceramics.Quote from February 07, 2005 press release:Cetek Technologies is moving forward on its numerous growth prospects for 2005 and beyond. In the commercial sector, “nano emissive display” technology, or NED’s, enable manufacturers to design large flat panel displays that exceed the image quality characteristics of plasma and LCD screens, but at a much lower cost. We’re very interested in this application, as we have what we believe is a superior material for this type of product. NED technology could be used for much larger displays, such as those used in billboard advertising or sporting events, and our process could potentially have a role in this area.Another promising area is in CNT (Carbon NanoTube) technology. CNTs are tubes of carbon atoms less than a nanometer in diameter, possessing a combination of unique properties making them highly programmable for a variety of purposes, including electron emitters for flat panel displays, an important area of interest for the Company.
Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. ( PFC )
Pacific Fuel Cell has engineered a next-generation membrane electrode assembly for direct methanol and proton exchange membrane fuel cells. The MEA is the heart of a fuel cell and is critical for efficiently generating electricity. What is unique about the companys next-generation MEA technology?The unique feature of Pacific Fuel Cells MEA is its use of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are great electron conductors and electrochemically stable. They can also have high surface area and provides many advantages over previous MEA technologies.One significant problem with previous MEA technology is the quantities of precious metals required and their associated high cost (e.g., platinum currently is over $900 US dollars/per ounce). In previous MEA technologies, platinum is deposited on carbon black particles and the supported catalysts are then sprayed or brushed onto the carbon paper. However, this process is not ideal and leaves many of the expensive platinum particles not fully utilized in the electricity making process. Pacific Fuel Cell’s scientists have solved the problem.
Sandvik AB
Address: Sandviken
Sandvik Materials Technology is a world leading producer of high technology stainless steels, special alloy materials and advanced value-added products, developed in close cooperation with customers.Sandvik Materials Technology consists of five product areas: Tube, Strip, Wire, Kanthal and Process Systems.
The unique properties of Sandvik Nanoflex open up a spectrum of possible applications. Because of the extreme strength, the material shows excellent results for mechanical applications. The strength also enables very thin thickness of the material and thereby very low weight. This is an advantage for applications such as lightweight chassis and sports and outdoor equipment for extreme conditions. The formability, wear resistance and not to forget the corrosion resistance are important properties since the material is used for high class electrical shavers that can be rinsed in water. Sandvik Nanoflex also matches the very high demands for eye surgery needles regarding strength, toughness and corrosion resistance.
ChevronTexaco Corp : MolecularDiamond Technologies
Through ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures, ChevronTexaco creates and invests in new business lines and forms joint ventures to develop and commercialize new and emerging energy technologies. Current investment areas include fuel processing and fuel cells, hydrogen infrastructure and storage, and advanced batteries.
Molecular Diamond Technologies is a new business unit within ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures. Formed in January 2003, our goal is to collaborate with a broad group of partners to facilitate ground-breaking work with higher diamondoids. We believe that future research will lead to further discoveries in the properties and applications of this new class of materials.
3M Corporate
Creating innovative products and services that respond to customer needs has always been a way of life at 3M.
For more than a century, 3M’s culture has fostered creativity and given employees the freedom to take risks and try new ideas. This culture has led to a steady stream of products. With no boundaries to imagination and no barriers to cooperation, one good idea swiftly leads to another. So far there have been more than 50,000 innovative products that help make our world better.
Isonics Corp.
Address: New York
Semiconductors and Electronic Materials:
Isonics has developed isotopically pure silicon-28 to replace natural silicon in the production of wafers for computer chips. Our silicon-28 offers remarkably higher thermal conductivity to improve performance of high power devices. Isonics also manufactures silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers for micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) applications, optical switches, and high performance IC applications. These SOI wafers are available with natural silicon or silicon-28.
American Superconductor Corporation
Address: Devens
American Superconductor Corporation is a world leader in developing and manufacturing products using superconductor wires and power electronic converters for the electric power infrastructure. American Superconductor’s products, and those sold by electrical equipment manufacturers that incorporate its products, can dramatically increase the bandwidth and reliability of power delivery grids, reduce manufacturing and operating costs, and conserve resources used to produce electric power. Founded in 1987, the company is headquartered in Westborough, Mass.
AMCOL International Corporation
The Corporation is positioned to capitalize on a proprietary technology that disperses nanoscale particles of chemically modified clays into plastic resins, improving strength, heat stability and barrier properties.
AMCOL International is a supplier of specialty minerals, providing products and technologies for a wide range of industrial and consumer-related markets worldwide. The company’s products range from cat litter and landfill liners to specialized clay blends used in the casting of molten metals.
NVE corporation
Address: Eden Prairie
NVE’s enabling technology is called spintronics, which uses an electron’s spin rather than its charge to sense, store, or transmit digital data. The technology could yield nothing less than the next generation of microelectronics.
NVE was founded in 1989 as Nonvolatile Electronics Inc. with technology from Honeywell, Inc. (now Honeywell International). NVE became a public company in November 2000 and Nasdaq listed in January 2003.
In 1990, we began research to develop the world’s first practical products using revolutionary spintronic materials. In addition to manufacturing our own products, we license intellectual property for a revolutionary new type of memory called MRAM to memory companies including Motorola Inc. and Cypress Semiconductor. We have licensed some of our coupler technology to Agilent Technologies for production under their brand.
SkyePharma Plc (Uk Hq)
SkyePharma has established a number of excellence centres, each specialising in certain drug delivery technologies: SkyePharma AG (oral, topical, inhalation), SkyePharma Sweden (Biosphere injectable), SkyePharma Inc (DepoFoam injectable) and SkyePharma Canada (enhanced solubilizsation).
SkyePharma Research & Development activities for oral, inhalation and topical technologies are conducted in Muttenz near Basel, Switzerland by over 100 scientists, 33 of whom have advanced qualifications in medicine or academic research, with a wide range of expertise, including dry powder formulation, device design, lung biology, aerosol science and chemical and mechanical engineering.
Sono-Tek Corporation
Address: Milton
Ultrasonic spray nozzle systems are replacing pressure nozzles in a wide range of industrial and R&D applications. Concerns over the environment and unacceptable quantities of waste have caused scientists, engineers and designers to adopt ultrasonic spraying systems as a technology that is more precise, more controllable, and more environmentally friendly.
Sono-Tek ultrasonic nozzles, with their characteristic soft spray, dramatically reduce overspray, which saves money and reduces atmospheric contamination. They also open up a broad range of new application possibilities. They are ideal, for example, when extremely low flow rates are required. And since they will not clog or wear out, they help reduce downtime in critical manufacturing processes.
Spire Corporation.
Spire Solar Equipment – Spire Solar, Inc. is the leading supplier of photovoltaic (“PV”) module manufacturing equipment and turnkey production lines worldwide. During almost three decades in the solar electric energy industry, Spire Solar has acquired substantial intellectual property, expertise and experience in advanced PV module manufacturing and process technology. Spire Solar’s equipment is in use in more than 140 facilities in 42 countries, helping to lower the costs of making solar modules from cells. In the United States, Spire Solar Chicago uses its own advanced PV assembly equipment as an enabling technology to fabricate its own solar modules and PV systems.
MIV Therapeutics Inc.
Address: Vancouver, B.C.
The Companys initial products have been targeted at the major international markets for coronary stents. The Company’s projections indicate the MIVT proprietary stent and novel biocompatible coating present an opportunity for revenues in the near term.
In addition, MIV Therapeutics has established a strategic alliance with a drug development company that has a proprietary drug-eluting stent technology that offers the potential for preventing restenosis (or re-blocking of arteries after a coronary angioplasty procedure). In the future, the Company intends to expand its novel drug delivery and coating technologies to become a major developer of proprietary therapeutic agents to treat a variety of critical illnesses for both vascular and non-vascular applications. This has implications for the treatment of peripheral organ disease, urological disorders, chemotherapeutic drug delivery and stent-generated angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels).
Tegal Corporation
Address: Petaluma
Founded in 1972, Tegal Corporation is a leading manufacturer of plasma etch systems used in the fabrication of integrated circuits (ICs) and related electronic devices. The company went public in October 1995 and trades on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol TGAL.
The company continues its tradition of combining innovative technical leadership with expertise in systems and process design to provide the semiconductor, telecommunications, MEMS, data storage, and related industries with a wide range of plasma etching solutions. Along with a firm commitment to R&D efforts, Tegal aggressively invests in intellectual property. The company holds 61 patents worldwide and has 61 applications pending. A key technology for Tegal is its ability to etch new materials using its patented HReВЇ (High Density Reflected Electron) reactor technology. These new materials are used in device families for non-volatile memory such as FeRAM – (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory), MRAM – (Magnetic Random Access Memory), and also in compound semiconductors which are key to opto-telecommunication devices. These device markets are expected to grow rapidly in the future according to industry experts.
CombiMatrix Corporation
Address: Mukilteo
CombiMatrix Corporation develops life science research products based on proprietary technologies in the areas of genomics and proteomics. CombiMatrix’ products are designed to aid in the discovery and development of new drugs and diagnostics for human healthcare. The flexible and customizable technology is also suitable for animal and plant research, as well as industrial and biothreat applications.
CombiMatrix’ first products are semiconductor-based lab-on-a-chip tools for use in identifying and investigating the roles of genes, gene mutations and proteins. Our chip-based systems are active semiconductor devices capable of performing multiplexed assays involving DNA, RNA, proteins, peptides or small molecules.
vFinance, Inc.
Address: New York
vFinance Investments, Inc. is a rapidly growing financial services company that provides personalized investment banking and brokerage services to more than 10,000 corporate and private clients worldwide. The firm has offices in New York, Chicago, San Jose, Houston, Boca Raton and 22 other cities. The Company is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and is a member of the NASD.
vfinance.com, our web site, is also the leading destination on the internet for companies seeking capital, as well as institutional and high net-worth investors seeking dynamic high-growth companies. Each year, the site hosts more than one million investors and CEOs from over 50 countries. This huge audience creates a perpetual, global deal stream for our bricks-and-mortar financial service units and enables us to identify emerging opportunities for our clients.
Neo Material Technologies (Formerly Advanced Material Resources Ltd. )
Dr. Woodhead was appointed Director of AMR’s Nanotechnology Centre in October 2000. Prior to joining AMR in 1998 as Senior Technical Associate, Dr. Woodhead was for more than 30 years a senior scientist with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in Harwell, England. During this time, he was responsible for more than 25 international patents. In 1985, he joined Alcan International as Principal Scientist to generate new business from laboratory – based technologies. In addition to carrying out process development and a program of technology transfer at AMR’s plants and laboratories, Dr. Woodhead serves on AMR’s global Technical Advisory Committee.
Competitive Technologies, Inc.
Address: Fairfield
Competitive Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: CTT) is a full service technology transfer and licensing provider focused on the technology needs of its customers and transforming those needs into commercially viable solutions. CTT is a global leader in identifying, developing, and commercializing innovative technologies in life, digital, nano, and physical sciences developed by universities, companies and inventors. The global market for technology transfer services is estimated at $150 billion annually.
CTT is well positioned to capitalize on factors driving the growth of the $150 billion technology licensing market: the increasing number of new patents, the fast-moving technology cycle, high cost of R&D, and scarcity of R&D talent. The market has shown double-digit growth from $3 billion in 1980 to the current $150 billion. US patent applications have grown to over 344,000 in 2001 from approximately 100,000 in 1980.
Nano Proprietary, Inc. (NNPP)
Address: Austin
NNPP was incorporated in 1989 and quickly emerged as a leader in the new technology of diamond deposition for electronic and protective coating applications. It completed a $5 million initial public offering (IPO) in1993 under its previous name, SI Diamond Technology, Inc.
In 1993, upon discovery that their thin film diamond provided an excellent cathode for Field Emission Displays (FED’s), NNPP acquired Plasmatron Coatings & Systems, Inc. to support development of production equipment for diamond field emission.
In 1995, NNPP further expanded by acquiring Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation’s (MCC) diamond field emission intellectual property and fabrication facility. The facility supported SIDT’s diamond field emission development and provided semiconductor wafer bumping and packaging services under the name of Diamond Tech One, Inc. (DTO).
Westaim Corporation
Address: Alberta
Currently, Westaim’s technology investments include NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals, the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of antimicrobial nanocrystalline silver dressings and iFire Technology Inc., which has developed a revolutionary low-cost flat panel display.
Revolutionary technologies are born from great ideas. But great ideas often get sidetracked on the road from conception to commercialization. The Westaim Corporation creates value for shareholders by functioning as a technology accelerator and bringing a discipline to technology investing. Westaim ensures that its technology investments have the leadership, strategy and capital to get into the marketplace as quickly as possible.
Pharmacopeia Inc.
Through its world-class employees, Pharmacopeia provides experimental, computational, and informatics products and services to accelerate and improve the design, discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
Pharmacopeia is a leader in enabling technology-based products and services that improve and accelerate drug discovery and chemical development.
Pharmacopeia’s Drug Discovery segment combines a proprietary combinatorial chemistry technology, medicinal chemistry, high and ultra high-throughput screening, in vitro pharmacology and the use of modeling, simulation and information management software to address key challenges in the drug discovery process.
Donaldson Company, Inc.
Donaldson develops proprietary membranes, films, laminates, nanofibers, fabrics, media and manufacturing processes to solve some of the worlds most challenging filtration applications. These materials are available to other manufacturers for a wide variety of uses, including particulate, gas and liquid filtration and other specialized applications.
Now, our proprietary nanofiber technology is available for new applications so customers in all end markets can benefit from the technology.
Emergency Filtration Products
Address: Manteca
EFP was formed to develop a preeminent filtration technology that would serve to ensure the safety of rescuers by virtually eliminating risk of cross-contamination during CPR. Our goal was to elevate the confidence of caregivers to the point where fear of exposure to contagious disease would not cause even a moment’s hesitation.
After an extensive period of research and development we were able to achieve two significant early results. The first was 2H Technology, a unique and highly efficient micro-particle air filter designed for medical filtration, but also suitable and adaptable to a variety of applications outside the medical products industry. The second was the introduction of the first product to utilize this innovative, patented technology, the RespAide CPR Isolation Mask.
Infineon Technologies AG
Infineon Technologies was founded on April 1, 1999, as a wholly owned Siemens company comprised of all of Siemens’ semiconductor activities. This was in preparation for the planned public offering of a part of Infineon, which took place on March 13, 2000 at the Frankfurt and New York stock exchanges. By End of 2001 Siemens has reduced its economic ownership of Infineon Shares to 41.3 percent. 13.2 percent are owned by the Siemens Pension Trust and 45.5 percent are free float. Free float in terms of voting rights is 64 percent.
Today, Infineon Technologies is one of the world’s ten leading semiconductor manufacturers, and occupies the number 2 position in Europe. With 16 manufacturing sites and 27 research and development locations in Asia, Europe and the US, we employ approximately 30,000 people on three continents. This workforce develops, markets and sells basic products for the information and communications industry. Infineon Technologies AG has achieved sales of 5.671 billion US $ in 2001 and now ranks number nine worldwide in semiconductor revenues.
Keithley Instruments, Inc.
Address: Cleveland
Keithley Instruments has more than a half-century of experience in pushing out the boundaries of measurement science. Founded by Joseph F. Keithley in 1946 in a small workshop in Cleveland, Ohio, Keithley Instruments has consistently led the industry in the development of innovative electronic test and measurement and data acquisition solutions for engineers and scientists.
The test and measurement industry recognized Mr. Keithley’s leadership and engineering expertise with numerous awards in his lifetime, including election to the National Academy of Engineering’s Hall of Fame. In recognition of the quality, reliability, and innovative technology of Keithley products, the Company has received the State of Ohio’s prestigious Edison Award. Keithley products have been recognized with the R and D 100 Award 17 times and two of the Company’s instruments were further recognized as being among the most significant test and measurement products of the last 40 years.
Abraxis Bioscience, Inc.
Address:Los Angeles
Abraxis BioScience is an integrated, global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to meeting the needs of critically ill patients. The company develops, manufactures, and markets one of the broadest portfolios of injectable products and innovates revolutionary core technology such as its nab technology platform to discover and deliver breakthrough therapeutics that transform the treatment of cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Ultratech
Founded in 1979, Ultratech, Inc. (Nasdaq:UTEK) designs, manufactures and markets photolithography equipment used worldwide in the fabrication of semiconductor and nanotechnology devices. The company produces products designed to substantially reduce the cost of ownership for manufacturers in the electronics industry. Ultratech is the market leader in gold and solder bump lithography.
Luna Innovations
Address: Roanoke
Drawing upon a strong team of scientists, business professionals and engineers from diverse technical backgrounds, Luna Innovations has built a unique set of core capabilities and a diverse array of technologies. Our mission is to identify market opportunities, develop new technologies, and provide the launch pad to fully develop their commercial potential. Posting over a decade of consecutive growth, Luna actively transitions basic research and development into cost-effective products for industry, defense, communities and the environment.
Biosante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Address: Lincolnshire
BioSante is developing a pipeline of hormone therapy products to treat both men and women. BioSante’s hormone therapy products are gel formulations for transdermal administration that deliver bioidentical estradiol and testosterone. Symptoms treated with hormone therapy in men include impotence, diminished sex drive, muscle weakness and osteoporosis. Symptoms in menopausal women include hot flashes, vaginal atrophy, decreased libido and osteoporosis. The estrogen and testosterone markets in the United States alone account for over $2.5 billion in annual sales.
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.
Founded in 1991, Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRI) is a chemistry-based drug discovery and development company, focusing on applications for new small molecule prescription drugs. The company conducts R&D projects and collaborates with many leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and genomics companies, and is developing new chemistry technology for potential prescription drug applications.
For over a decade, Albany Molecular Research, Inc. has helped pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies accelerate the movement of products through the discovery and development pipeline. From lead discovery and optimization, through process development, and on to cGMP manufacturing — all with a fanatical devotion to quality, speed, and customer satisfaction.
Research at Intel
Address: Santa Clara
Silicon manufacturing technology is now able to shrink critical dimensions of structures down to scales well below 100 nanometers (roughly the width of the influenza virus). These nanostructures are too small to see, even with the most sophisticated imaging equipment. This presents a challenge for Intel engineers who manually inspect microprocessors to identify which nanostructures are defective, so that repairs can be made.
Silicon nanostructures are difficult to see for two reasons: First, the imaging tools used to visualize the nanostructures are not able to resolve them in great detail, so the images are very low-resolution. Secondly, most tools, once they zoom in far, provide very weak signals and add a lot of “noise” to the image-electric noise from amplification, and imaging noise created by the nature of the process being used to generate the image. Viewing these images is analogous to looking through a textured bathroom window pane at a frosted-glass object; the image is blurry and obscured by reflections.
Dupont
In 1802, DuPont was primarily an explosives company. One hundred years ago, our focus turned to chemicals, materials and energy. Today, we deliver science-based solutions that make real differences in people’s lives around the world in areas such as food and nutrition, health care, apparel, safety and security, construction, electronics and transportation. Look closely at the things around your home and workplace, and chances are, you’ll find dozens of items made with DuPont materials.
Our ability to adapt to change and our foundation of unending scientific inquiry has enabled DuPont to become one of the world’s most innovative companies. But, in the face of constant change, innovation and discovery, our core values have remained constant: commitment to safety, health and the environment; high ethical standards; and treating people with respect.
Motorola Physical Sciences Research Labs
Motorola makes huge investments in research and development. Over 25,000 engineers and scientists are on the Motorola team. We have over 21,300 patents, and counting. Motorola manages an R&D portfolio of over $3 billion aimed at delivering commercial value and shaping the future with innovative technology, architectures, and software.
GE healthcare ( Formerly Amersham Biosciences Corp )
Amersham Biosciences is a world leader in developing systems and solutions for disease research, drug discovery, drug development, and drug manufacture. We are committed to helping our customers unravel life’s smallest secrets to achieve some of life’s biggest advances. Our 50,000 customers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agrochemical companies, as well as research institutes, universities, and medical research centers.
Our vision is to enable molecular medicine by creating solutions that allow scientists to bridge the gap between life science research and healthcare. We develop technologies and products for genomics, proteomics, bioassays, separations, and informatics
Cabot Corporation.
Address: Boston
Cabot Corporation is a world leader in fine particles. We have manufactured high surface area materials for over 130 years. Recently Chemical and Engineering News had an issue devoted to nanotechnology. One of the articles listed and discussed the many new firms entering the field of nanoparticles. In that article C&E News referred to Cabot, describing us as venerable.
Currently the exciting new field is nanotechnology. Governments are investing heavily in research and development and you can attend at least one conference a week with nano in its title. At one of these conferences a few years ago, the plenary speaker announced that nano particles have reached commercialization and that sales exceeded $20 million in the past year. Of course they ignored that the fact that carbon black sales exceed $4 billion and precipitated silica sales exceed those of carbon black. They also ignored the many, many other fine particle products that go into almost every conceivable materials application.
Oxonica
Address: Mountain View
Oxonica operates in the exciting area of nanomaterials. The company is application focused with a portfolio of in-house developed new product opportunities. It also commercialises IPR researched over many years in The University of Oxford.
It employs scientists from the key enabling areas of physics, materials science, chemistry and biochemistry. Its strong commercial team has wide ranging industry experience from electronics and telecommunications through to speciality and performance chemicals.
Oxonica’s technology allows it to successfully design, manipulate and engineer certain properties of materials at the nano-scale. It has a portfolio of 22 patents covering materials and applications of commercial significance.
ItN Nanovation GmbH
Address: Saarbrücken
As an independent industrial enterprise, ItN Nanovation GmbH researches, develops and produces by now tomorrows innovative nanotechnologies. The nanoparticles, which are produced in tons by ItN are used, alongside with other applications, as the basis for the production of our own ceramic filter systems. The sound and innovative construction allows this filtration technology to venture into previously inaccessible and cost-effective price segments. Our industrial partners trust the benefits of ItN nanoparticles as additives for enhancing their products. The implementation of our nanotechnology lends materials manifold new properties and thus endows your products with undreamed-of prospects of use.
Cool Chips plc.
Cool Chips plc has created “Cool Chips” which use electrons to carry heat from one side of a vacuum diode to the other. The system, currently under development, contains no moving parts or motors and can be miniaturized for use in micro-electronic applications. In almost every electronics cooling application, an active cooling system powered by Cool Chips Technology will be superior to the more conventional passive solutions.
Starpharma Pooled Development Ltd.
Address: St Kilda Road Central VIC
Starpharma Pooled Development Ltd is an ASX listed company established in 1996 to develop a polyvalent technology based on large molecules called dendrimers. Commencing in 1992, the Biomolecular Research Institute (BRI) in Melbourne, Australia, first investigated dendrimers as protein mimics for pharmaceutical applications, before licensing the technology to Starpharma Pooled Development Ltds subsidiary company, Starpharma Pty Ltd (Starpharma).
Today, Starpharma Pooled Development Ltd has parallel investments to develop both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical applications of dendrimer nanotechnology.
Flamel Technologies S.A.
Address: Stephen H. Willard, Chief Executive Officer
Flamels systems, Micropump for small molecules and Medusa for proteins, allow improvements in the therapeutic characteristics, safety profile and patient compliance of many drugs.
The Company is a recognized world leader in the innovation of delivery systems for small molecule and protein drugs, providing tailored solutions to the biotech and pharmaceutical industries for optimized controlled-release delivery of drugs.
Flamel has partnership agreements with major pharmaceutical companies.
BASF nanotechnology
We are using this deeper understanding to improve our existing product portfolio for our customers, to create new products or develop existing ones,” explains Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF Aktiengesellschaft and Executive Research Director. “For BASF, the application of new insights and developments in nanotechnology is a decisive step on the road to profitable growth through innovation.” Research into nanotechnology is worth a lot to BASF: The company intends to spend €180 million in these activities up to 2008.
Nanogate AG
Address: Quierschied-Göttelborn
Nanogate concentrates on inorganic-organic nanocomposites as well as self-organising nano-structures based on chemical nano-technology; in particular, the companys focus lies on materials-based processes to develop, manufacture and market multifunctional materials.
Obducat AB
Address: Malmö
Obducat’s technologies include equipment for nano imprint lithography, electron beam lithography, and electron beam microscopy, as well as patented process know-how avaliable for licensing.
Nanometrics Inc.
Address: Milpitas
Nanometrics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NANO) designs, manufactures and markets advanced thin film, critical dimension, overlay and defect inspection metrology systems. The company serves the global semiconductor industry as its primary market, and is a leading metrology supplier to the flat panel display (FPD) and magnetic recording head industries.
Nanometrics offers metrology systems that precisely measure a wide range of film types deposited on substrates during manufacturing in order to control manufacturing processes and increase production yields. The non-contact, non-destructive metrology systems use a broad spectrum of wavelengths, high sensitivity optics, proprietary software and patented technologies to measure the thickness, CD, optical constants and uniformity of films and structures deposited on silicon and other substrates. In addition, the company has microscope and software-based technology for measuring the relative alignment of adjacent thin film layers – a critical parameter in device production.
NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals
Address: Princeton
Building on the success of its medical device technology, NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals’ vision is to become the world’s leading provider of nanocrystalline noble metal pharmaceutical products. The company will accomplish this by expanding the proven clinical and commercial success of its patented silver nanocrystalline medical device technology into pharmaceutical products.
Nanoviricides, Inc.
Address: West Haven
A typical nanoviricides drug is designed like a chemical missile. It has a number of recognition “ligands” on its surface, that are specific to a single type of virus, say HIV. They are like the GPS on a directed missile. They will identify the enemy and attach to specific “landing sites” on the enemy target.The nanoviricides drug, after landing, spreads itself all over the virus particle, and thus completely neutralizes and disables the virus particle from binding to its target, a human cell.
This is the magic of the flexible TheraCour nanomaterials. Hard sphere nanomaterials such as dendritic materials, nanogold shells, silica, gold or titanium nanospheres, polymeric particles, etc., cannot do this.
Nano Superlattice Technology, Inc.
Nano’s technology is being applied to various products which meet the needs of the world’s semiconductor, precision machinery and telecommunication industries. Currently, Nano is primarily applying its technology for use in industrial drills, milling cutters, cell phone casings and buttons, and heat sinks for computers. The Company’s super-hard alloy coating materials were especially developed for printed circuit board drills in response to market requirements for diversified, multi-layer and high density base materials.
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.
Altair Nanomaterials’ key asset is its team of highly motivated and experienced researchers and scientists. The team has a broad background of research and production experience in the materials science and natural resources fields that enables it to achieve quick success in the development of advanced materials. The core research group has worked together on pigment and nanomaterials development for over eight years.
Nanophase Technologies Corporation
Address: Romeoville
Nanophase Technologies is an industry-leading nanocrystalline materials innovator and manufacturer with an integrated family of nanomaterial technologies. The entire focus of Nanophase is nanotechnology, with two distinct and patented processes for the preparation and commercial manufacturing of nanopowder metal oxides i.e. Aluminum Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Cerium Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, and several others. Nanophase Technologies Corporation has developed a process, Discrete Particle Encapsulation, to coat the surface of its nanoparticles with a thin polymeric shell that enables compatibility of the particles with a wide variety of fluids, resins and polymers. Also, Nanophase has developed technology to permit the dispersion of its nanoparticles in water and a variety of polar and non-polar organic fluids. This allows Nanophase to supply concentrated, ready-to-use nanoparticle dispersions, eliminating the need for customers to disperse the nanoparticles themselves. Nanophases family of integrated technologies economically produces nanocrystalline materials, and then nanoengineers those materials to fit a customer need.
Veeco Instruments, Inc.
Address: Plainview
Veeco is a leading provider of Metrology and Process Equipment solutions used by manufacturers in the data storage, semiconductor and telecom/wireless industries. These industries help create a wide range of information age technology and products, such as personal computers and network servers, as well as newer technologies such as television set-top boxes, personal digital assistants and other consumer products. Our products are also critical enabling instruments used in the advancement of scientific research and nanotechnology. Veeco partners with our global customers to deliver the enabling technology, experience and support they need to succeed.
Nanoscale science department (IBM research)
Address: Armonk
Currenly, we are investigating carbon nanotubes, nanolithography and silicon nanoelectronics.
Bioforce Nanosciences, inc.
Address: Ames
The ultra-miniaturized bio-affinity binding assays are in an array format with dimensions of less than one millimeter. BioForce Nanosciences uses its proprietary NanoArrayer technology to deposit biomolecules on the ultra-miniaturized, two-dimensional arrays. This molecular analysis platform technology has unprecedented sensitivity, speed, economy and breadth of utility. This technology is based on direct sensing of molecular interactions and visualization of individual molecules using an Atomic Force Microscope. This instrument literally “feels” molecular forces and “sees” individual molecular interactions. The detection is direct, not requiring sample labeling and signal amplification. The directness translates into simple and ultra-sensitive assays in which the custom designed NanoReader AFM can scan from ten to thousands of biomolecules in a few minutes and report both the identity and strength of interactions between defined molecules.
Nanogen, Inc.
Address: San Diego
Nanogen’s mission is to become a leading supplier of molecular diagnostic tests to the medical community and to clinical researchers. We commercialize instruments, consumables, electronic microarrays and reagents through a direct sales force and distributors in North America, Europe and Asia. We also provide a highly experienced technical support staff and Field Application Specialists dedicated to helping our customers around the world.
Applied Materials
As a core information infrastructure company, Applied Materials innovates and commercializes the processing and manufacturing technology that helps semiconductor manufacturers produce the world’s most advanced chips.
Applied’s service products include equipment maintenance, materials supply and management, parts refurbishment, equipment remanufacturing, yield enhancement, training and other solutions for increasing semiconductor manufacturing productivity.
To support customers around the world, Applied Materials employs approximately 12,600 people in over 65 locations throughout China; Europe and Israel; India, Malaysia and Singapore; Japan; Korea; Taiwan; and the United States.
Nanoforce, Inc.
Nanoforce’s growth strategy is to aggressively pursue Nanotech research opportunities, primarily focused in the area of improving commercial products used in day-to-day activities. By focusing on improvements and innovations in the commercial sector, management strongly believes that we can come to market with commercially viable products on a more rapid time frame. This business model affords the Company the opportunity to more quickly achieve profitability with a lower degree of risk to our investors. Management experience is that the most significant nanotechnology progress has been achieved in research involving commercial applications and this sector will provide innovative and evolutionary products that can be ramped up for large-scale manufacture and sale to the general public.
Aviza Technology, Inc.
Address : Scotts Valley
n order to drive and accelerate IC innovation, chipmakers are looking for advanced technology and process solutions that can meet their aggressive production schedules, on time and on budget. Aviza offers both front-end-of-line (FEOL) and back-end-of-line (BEOL) process applications including products for atomic layer deposition (ALD), diffusion and low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) furnaces, atmospheric pressure CVD (APCVD), CVD, etch and physical vapor deposition (PVD). The company’s portfolio of proven, high productivity and low cost-of-ownership systems enable chipmakers to meet today’s challenging manufacturing requirements.
Acrongenomics Inc.
Address: London
As the global population escalates every year, medical providers are constantly seeking technologically advanced products and processes from diagnostics to treatment to monitoring patient diseases. We anticipate the technological changes we will inevitably encounter and strive to play an influential role in advancing medical technologies that will undoubtedly benefit the medical community around the world.
Acrongenomics is confident of its ability to satisfy its shareholders and employees by constantly evaluating its business strategy by collaborating with well-established research institutions and investing in innovative scientific projects, converting them into commercial opportunities.
Synopsys, Inc.
Address: Mountain View
Synopsys is the leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and services used to design complex integrated circuits (ICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and systems-on-chips (SoCs) for the global semiconductor and electronics industries. Synopsys solutions include pre-designed and pre-verified blocks of intellectual property (IP) that can be easily inserted into design flows, as well as technology to address yield and manufacturing issues early in the design process.
AlphaRx Inc.
Address: Ontario
The Company’s product candidates address various pharmaceutical markets, including arthritis, tuberculosis, ocular infection, ocular inflammation, hospital acquired pneumonia and sepsis.
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. Its’ English language usage defines something which is pre-eminent, at the foundation or forefront in importance and influence.
AlphaRx’s goal is to become foremost in the development of effective and innovative medicines and drug delivery platforms to address the unmet needs of patients and improve their health, longevity and quality of life.
Dais Analytic Corporation
Address: Odessa
Ion-containing polymers, also known as ionomers or polyelectrolytes, have many important applications in a variety of technologies. We have demonstrated success in the design and synthesis of a new class of simple and versatile ionomers that have a wide array of useful characteristics, including excellent ion conduction, ion-exchange capability, moisture transfer, and anti-fouling properties. These materials are derived from the sulfonation of aryl containing block copolymers. They block copolymers phase-separate on a nanoscopic scale forming nano-domains that are interconnected, affording excellent ionic conductivity and water transport. Our polymers can be covalently crosslinked and compounded with a variety of other polymers and/or inorganic fillers, and thus represent the basis for a broad class of materials with unique properties and applications.
Cranes Software International Limited
Address: Bangalore
Cranes Software International Limited (CSIL) has maintained absolute focus on serving the requirements of scientists and engineers worldwide. We have nurtured strong relationships with this community over a decade that has helped us create an unparalleled knowledge base. Our deep domain expertise now enables us to structure new businesses, and has led to the launch of consulting services, an ever-improving range of products and investment in cutting edge technology research. This relationship pipeline is invaluable intellectual property, delivering strong financial performance now and expected to translate into increasing stakeholder value over the long-term.
Raymor Industries Inc.
Address: Boisbriand
In November 2004, Raymor Industries created a wholly-owned industrial subsidiary, AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings, specializing in nanotechnology and advanced materials, which comprises four operational divisions:
1) Nanotechnology, including nano-powders, nano-coatings, and single-walled carbon nanotubes (C-SWNT) for “the applications of tomorrow”
2) Thermal Spray Coatings, high quality metal & ceramic coatings which largely targets aerospace, military, and mining applications
3) Spherical Metallic Powders, primarily used for biomedical and metal injection molding applications
4) Net-Shape Forming, a component manufacturing technique used for ballistic protection and other aerospace and military applications.