Nanotechnology people

Ph.D., Morgan, Michael

mikemorgan55 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:33:14 +0000

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Michael Morgan, PhD is currently Director of Science and Technology for the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) which represents nearly 400 of the largest Paint and Coatings companies in the U.S.

Educational background

University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
MBA
8/2006-Currently pursuing degree

United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC.
Electronics Science & Technology Division/Center for Biological Molecular Sciences and Engineering Division
American Society for Engineering Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
4/2005- 6/2006

University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Ph.D. Biochemistry
Dissertation: DNA-PROTEIN NANOTECHNOLOGY: DEVELOPING UNIQUE BIOLOGICAL NANOSTRUCTURES AND BIOLOGICAL TOOLS
8/1999-4/2005

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
B.S. Biochemistry
8/1995-4/1999

Professional background

Dr. Morgan Currently serves as the Director of Science and Technology at the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA). Dr. Morgan, utilizing his expertise in science and business has formed a new Science and Technology Committee comprised of over 20 of the Industries top CTOs and thought leaders. The goal of the Platform is to become a trusted industry resource for gathering and reporting relevant and up-to-date scientific and technical information, to provide business value through the support of commercial innovation, and advancement of paints and coatings technology.

Nanotechnology vision

The Paint and Coatings Industry has for decades relied on utilizing Nanotechnology in order develop better products that are more sustainable and environmentally friendlier for our customers. As a representative of our Industry, the NPCA is dedicated to developing educational and informational programming that highlights Industry advancements within the Nanotechnology arena.

-Imagine painting the interior of your home with a paint that changes different colors and temperatures (heating or cooling the rooms in your house) depending on the amount of light in the room. Go one step further and add in biological components that have antimicrobial and antibacterial properties allowing for you and your children to live healthier lives- This is what Nanotechnology has in store for our Industry!

Hamilton, James

nanovalent — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:34:34 +0000

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President and Co-founder NanoValent Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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BA, Biology Magna cum Laude: Miami University
MD, The Ohio State College of Medicine
MBA, The Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University
Post-Graduate Medical Training in Emergency Medicine

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Dr. Hamilton is a licensed physician holding a joint MD/MBA degree from The Ohio State University. He graduated Magna Cum laude from University of Miami (OH) in 1999 with a B.A. in Biology. He was co-founder of J3 MedTech, a Columbus OH based medical device company, which wrapped up operations in 2004. Prior to co-founding J3, James worked as a biotechnology analyst at Reservoir Venture Partners where he helped build the corporate strategy for several portfolio companies. His primary role at Reservoir was to prepare due diligence documents on the nanotech and biotech industries as related to portfolio companies. James conducted technology due diligence and market research as a consultant for iMEDD Inc. He spent five years studying nanoparticle devices in the lab of Dr. Mauro Ferrari at Ohio State. He completed post-graduate medical training in Emergency Medicine and currently serves as Co-founder and acting president of NanoValent Pharmaceuticals.

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Hamilton, James

nanovalent — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:28:37 +0000

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USA

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President and Co-founder of NanoValent Pharmaceuticals. Life Sciences Venture Capital Consultant.

Educational background

MD, The Ohio State University, graduated with honors.
MBA, The Ohio State University
Magna cum Laude, BA Biology, Miami University

Professional background

11 / 2005 - Current
NanoValent Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Co-founder, President

NanoValent is developing polymeric liposomal nanoparticles for delivery of imaging contrast agents and therapeutics. The company was founded in 2005.
Tasks at Nanovalent include business plan and SBIR grant composition, target market and competitive due diligence, negotiation of an intellectual property purchase, financial planning and budgeting, and negotiation with venture funding sources. We have submitted multiple SBIR grants for the use of nanoparticles as chemoembolization agents, siRNA delivery, and vaccine antigen delivery. Additional activities include authorship of the commercialization strategies on over $1.1M in funded government grants, and negotiation of partnerships with NIH, University of Texas at Houston, Kettering Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, and Novelix Pharmaceuticals.
URL: www.nanovalent.com

11 / 2002 - 09 / 2004
Reservoir Ventures
Biomedical Technology Analyst

Reservoir Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on semiconductor and biomedical investments. I worked closely with the partners at Reservoir through out 2002-2003 on a part-time basis analyzing and researching Reservoir's potential biomedical investments. Duties included portfolio company technology due diligence, target market assessment, construction of target market white papers, and assistance with company valuation.

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Grass, Robert N.

rograss — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:26:51 +0100

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1979, 12, 05

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Austria, Vorarlberg, Bregenz

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Austria

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CEO of Turbobeads GmbH, a company supplying functionalized nanomagnets for separation in Chemistry and Biotechnology. Strong academic background on nanoparticle manufacture, application and toxicological implications. Author of >20 peer reviewed articles.

Educational background

M.Sc. ETH Zurich (Chemical Engineering).
Dr. Sci. ETH Zurich (Large scale synthesis of nanoparticles.

Professional background

CEO Turbobeads GmbH
Research Assistant ETH Zurich
Postdoc ETH Zurich

Nanotechnology vision

Nature was nano long before nano was cool!

The "nano-effect" promised decades ago still has not been successfully been implemented in everyday life - the challenge of nanotechnology!

Bandic Zvonimir

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00:09 +0000

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1971, March, 4th

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Belgrade, Serbia

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Serbia/United States

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Zvonimir Bandić is the Research Staff Member in the Hitachi San Jose Research Center in San Jose, California. He received his BS in electrical engineering in 1994 from the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and his MS (1995) and PhD (1999) in applied physics from Caltech, Pasadena, in the field of novel electronic devices based on wide bandgap semiconductors. He has held the position of research staff member at IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA, from 1999 until 2002, where he pioneered the field of magnetic lithography, used for highly parallel magnetic recording of servo and formatting data on magnetic disks. In 2003 he became research staff member at the Hitachi San Jose Research Center. His current areas of research include design, nanofabrication and characterization of electronic and magnetic devices for applications in information storage.

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EDUCATION
Ph.D., Applied Physics, June 1999
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Thesis: Novel Devices Employing Epitaxial Wide Bandgap
Semiconductors: Physics, Electronics and Materials Characterization
Advisor: Dr. Thomas C. McGill (tcm@ssdp.caltech.edu)

M.S., Applied Physics, June 1995
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

B.S., Electrical Engineering, June 1994
University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Thesis: Heterocrystalline and hexagonal superlattices

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Scientist January 2003-present
Hitachi Research, San Jose
• Patterned media: Nanofabrication and nanoimprinting lithography; electron beam lithography; data and servo format architecture of patterned media.
• Carbon nanotube transistors: E-beam lithographic fabrication of top gated carbon nanotube based transistors; low temperature physics of 1D electron Luttinger liquid behavior
• Polyimide MEMS nanostructures and magnetic lithography: Parallel magnetic recording using magnetic lithography; fabrication and scanning probes characterization of polymer based nanostructures.
Research Staff Member September 1999-December 2002
IBM Research, San Jose
• Magnetic lithography and nanofabrication: Magnetic media nanopatterning and MEMS magnetic nanostructures on plastic substrates; magnetic force microscopy.
• Patterned media: Ion beam lithography for pattered media fabrication; computer aided design of patterns in polar coordinates; e-beam lithography optimization
Postdoctoral Research Associate June 1999-September 1999
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Dr. T.C. McGill
• GaN bipolar devices: Fabrication and electronic and structural characterization of GaN based bipolar transistors and thyristors
• Structural and electronic nanoscale characterization of GaN: Electronic Force Microscopy of induced surface charges, contact potentials and surface states
Graduate Research Assistant Septembar 1995-June 1999
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Dr. T.C. McGill
• GaN based electronic devices: Fabrication and electronic and structural characterization of high voltage GaN Schottky rectifiers and pn junction diodes
• Structural and electronic nanoscale characterization of GaN: Electron beam induced current measurement of minority carrier transport properties in n and p-type GaN and correlation with structural properties measured by AFM
• ZnS based heterostructures: Optical characterization of ZnS/GaN heterostructures. High sulfur overpressure recrystallization process on ZnS thin films
• GaN/GaAs superlattices: Measurements of nanoscale structural properties of GaN/GaAs superlattices by X-ray diffraction and X-TEM; theoretical modeling of nitrogen segregation and interface broadening
Research Associate January 1994-June 1994
University of Belgrade, Dr. Zoran Ikonic
• (Zn,Cd)(S,Se) polytypes and AlN/SiC hexagonal superlattices: Electronic band structure calculation of II-VI chalcogenides polytypes and AlN/SiC superllattices using pseudopotential method
Research Associate June 1992-August 1992
University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Sivalingham Sivananthan
• HgCdTe thin films: Electronic characterization of HgCdTe thin films using variable temperature Hall measurements

SKILLS
• Project management: research and development of new technologies in magnetic recording industry; developed, demonstrated and implemented magnetic lithography technology for servowriting applications of hard disk drives.
• Devices and nanofabrication: extensive hands on experience with electron beam lithography (Leica VB6, RAITH on JEOL 6400), numerous contact and projection optical lithography tools; sputtering, ion beam deposition and evaporation; molecular beam epitaxy of III-V and II-VI materials; familiar with HVPE and MOVPE of nitrides; 10+ years scanning probe experience: AFM, MFM, STM; SEM imaging and SEM-based characterization (EBIC, EBIV); extensive optical and electrical characterization (PL, I-V).
• Software and simulation: 10+ years experience with MATLAB based simulation environement; extensive experience with mask design CAD (L-Edit, writing complex C macros in L-Edit, 5+ years experience with CATS); wrote simulation software for electronic band structure calculations for GaN and GaN based heterostructures.

Nanotechnology vision

Nanotechnology is not your microtechnology with a new prefix -- it is a 21st century challenge where fundamental knowledge of physics and chemistry is required to meet new engineering challenges that emerge on the nanoscale, before anybody had time to incorporate this knowledge in academic curriculum. It is a technological challeng so accelerated that research meets development on the fabrication line. Nanotechnology is here to stay, for a long time, to produce new computer and consumer electronics experiences, make new life-saving drugs and treatments, and improve people lifes at every step.

Treder, Mike

Benj — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:35:08 +0100

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1954, February 02

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USA, California, Santa Clara

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A business professional with a background in technology and communications company management, Mike currently is Executive Director of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology.

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University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, major in Biology

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A business professional with a background in technology and communications company management, Mike currently is Executive Director of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology ( CRN ).

Nanotechnology vision

I'm concerned that molecular nanotechnology manufacturing may be coming sooner than most people expect, and that the consequences could be very bad if the world is caught unprepared. That's why I co-founded the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology with Chris Phoenix in 2002, to raise awareness of the issues. The humanitarian potential of advanced nanotechnology is enormous; so is the potential for misuse. The vision of CRN is a world in which nanotechnology is widely used for productive and beneficial purposes, and where malicious uses are limited by effective administration of the technology.

Stelzer , Joe

Benj — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:28:25 +0100

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1964, June 04

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United Kingdom, London

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Joe Stelzer founded FastTrak software publishing and is now (2004) the CEO of Polaron Engineering Ltd.

Educational background

Haberdashers' School, Elstree London
University College London, BEng. Electrical & Electronic Engineering with Computer Science.

Professional background

Founder FastTrak Software Publishing 1991
Managing Director Polaron Controls 1995
CEO Polaron Engineering Ltd 1997-2004 CEO Polaron plc 2004.

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Smith, Richard H.

Benj — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:25:04 +0100

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1951, November 21

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USA, Richmond VA

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American

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Richard Smith is President of Flexible Medical Systems, LLC, a design and manufacturing firm using nanotech and MEMS to build pain-free communicating medical diagnostic devices.

Educational background

BS in Business Administration from Thomas Edison College; MS in Science and Technology Studies (thesison Nanotechnology Policy) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); doctoral candidate in Science Policy from Virginia Tech.

Professional background

Richard was the Co-Founder of the Nanotechnology Policy Foundation and President of the Nanotechnology Network. Prior to launching these organizations, he was a Senior Futurist for the Institute for Alternative Futures, a healthcare and pharma think tank in Washington, DC. Before joining IAF, Richard was the Director of the Global Forum on Technology Forecasting for Coates & Jarratt, Inc. He has been involved in the study of nanotechnology since 1994, writing his thesis on nanotechnology policy and serving on the biotechnology and nanotechnology study section and the final design team for the Department of Defense Military Health System 2025 task force. He co-chaired the symposium on the convergence of nanotechnology and biotechnology at the annual meeting of the AAAS in 2003. He has been a prolific writer and speaker on the topic of nanotechnology and medicine and is a certified medical practice executive. Richard was a strategic planner for AT&T, Unisys, and SONY and a Director of Planning and Research Administration for the Georgetown University Medical School.

Nanotechnology vision

I spend most of every day (and have since the early 1990s) thinking about how nanoscience and nanotechnology can improve life for mankind. I recognize that there are risks and unintended consequences, but I think the potential benefits outweigh the potential downsides and that we should strive prudently towards nanosolutions to such global problems as disease, reliance on petrochemicals, and the lack of sufficient clean water. I invest approximately a quarter of my time working on nanotechnology policy (public outreach, risk studies, etc.), a quarter of my time on networking and commercialization (paving the way for nanoscience to move from the university lab to the marketplace), and half my time creating for-profit companies that generate nano-based solutions.

Simes, Stephen M.

Benj — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:21:13 +0100

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1951, November 11

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USA, New York

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American

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Mr. Simes has been Vice Chairman, President & CEO of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since January 1998.

Educational background

BS in Chemistry from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York MBA from New York University.

Professional background

President & CEO
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mr. Simes has been Vice Chairman, President & CEO of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since January 1998.

Prior to BioSante, Mr. Simes was President & CEO of Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Gynex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., both of which were sold to bigger companies; Unimed to Solvay and Gynex to Bio-Technology General Corp. (now Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

Mr. Simes started his career in the pharmaceutical industry with G.D. Searle & Co. in 1974.

Since 1984, Mr. Simes has specialized in emerging companies, building product portfolios in endocrinology, urology, hormones and drug delivery systems, among other areas.

Mr. Simes holds a BS in Chemistry from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and an MBA from New York University.

Nanotechnology vision

Nanotechnology is yet another way for us to improve the human condition. With appropriate development in its many applications benefits will become more apparant. In the case of BioSante, we are hopeful we can help develop safer and more effective vaccines and oral drugs where injectible ones are used now.

Sabety, Ted

Benj — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:18:04 +0100

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1962, January 01

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USA, New York

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American

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Founder and Principal of Sabety +associates PLLC, a technology law practice based in New York City with a local and international clientele.

Educational background

Formerly a Chief Engineer for DARPA on the NON-VON Supercomputer project, Ted’s research and scientific background also includes working as an Integrated Circuit Design Engineer at Hewlett Packard. Mr. Sabety holds a BS in Physics from Yale, an MS in Computer Science and a JD from Columbia University and is a licensed patent attorney. Prior to launching Sabety +associates, Ted was part of the Corporate Group, Technology Law, at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Ted is an accomplished speaker on the roles of law, technology and business strategy, and has spoken at Nanobusiness 2004, the Foresight Institute, and was recently quoted by The Wall Street Journal on nanotechnology patent strategy.

Professional background

Sabety +associates PLLC is a technology law practice based in New York City with a local and international clientele. The firm provides a unique combination of top legal talent with extensive engineering experience in solid state physics and other advanced technology. This combination makes Sabety +associates uniquely suited to the needs of emerging technology ventures, in fields ranging from nano-scale material science to software and microelectronics. Our advanced technology and electronic media clients find comfort in a firm that speaks their language. Our scope of experience has two related aspects: Intellectual Property and Corporate Transactions. Thus, our activities encompass early stage formation and funding of the venture, patent filings and IP strategy, transaction planning, technology licensing and complex joint ventures. The underlying theme of the practice is the process of investing in ideas for profit. Our clients rely on our strategic outlook that provides creative ways of reaching their goals.

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Ph.D., Morgan, Michael

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Hamilton, James

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Hamilton, James

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Grass, Robert N.

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Bandic Zvonimir

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Treder, Mike

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Stelzer , Joe

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Smith, Richard H.

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Simes, Stephen M.

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