Nanotechnology : Capital and funding, Companies and Institutions

Octillion Corporation

Benj — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:11:55 +0000

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http://www.octillioncorp.com/

Contact Email

investors@octillioncorp.com

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Street address

123-1628 West First Avenue

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V6J 1G1

Telephone

1 800 213 0689

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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.

Our research and development work involves integrating films of silicon nanoparticles on glass surfaces in order to convert solar energy coming through home and office windows into electricity, without losing significant transparency or requiring major changes in manufacturing infrastructure.

Once a technology has been identified, we fund the research and development activities relating to the technology with the intention of ultimately, if warranted, licensing, commercializing and marketing the subject technology, either through internal resources, collaborative agreements or otherwise.

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NanoHoldings LLC

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:31:25 +0100

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Web url

http://www.nanoholdings.net/

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info@nanoholdings.net

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Street address

112 Rowayton Avenue suite 002

Zip or postal code

06853

Telephone

203-354-9020

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Our business model has been designed in concert with several leading universities to be University FriendlyУ”, i.e. permitting the scientists to remain in the lab to develop technology and surrounding intellectual property, and then work with our senior management team of commercialization executives to jointly bring the technology to market.

In this process we are actively involved in helping develop and write grant proposals to secure Federal funding from agencies such as DARPA, NIST and NSF. This greatly leverages our projects and helps meet the governments industrial policy of stimulating commercial development from of government funded work.

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Indiaco Innovation Center

Benj — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:36:10 +0100

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http://www.indiaco.com/

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info@indiaco.com

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Street address

214 Navi Peth, L.B.S. Marg

Zip or postal code

411030

Telephone

091-20-402-1357, 091-20-402-7155

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091-20-433-4978

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IndiaCo is a private equity investment holding company that invests in hi-tech companies that can access global markets.
Our mission is to assist entrepreneurs plan, prototype, market , launch innovative products and services and therein build successful companies.
IndiaCo will work with companies that are building web-based eServices, enterprise software and hardware products, as well as in bio-medical devices, drug development and delivery, bio-informatics , nanotechnology as well as other technology based growth areas where intellectual property is a key measure of competitive advantage.

IndiaCo's investment strategy hinges on its ability to invest value added capital through providing early stage hi-tech start-up ventures with operational support and infrastructure, management support and coaching, and access to a network of service providers, vendors, customers and next stage investment capital resources.

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Canada Foundation for Innovation ( CFI )

Benj — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:51:35 +0000

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Web url

http://www.innovation.ca/

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Street address

230 Queen Street, Suite 450

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K1P 5E4

Telephone

(613) 947-6496

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(613) 943-0923

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The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. The CFI's mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefits Canadians.

Since it was created in 1997 the CFI has been entrusted with $3.65 billion by the Government of Canada. The CFI normally funds up to 40 percent of a project’s infrastructure costs which are invested in partnership with eligible institutions and their funding partners from the public, private, and voluntary sectors who provide the remainder. Based on this formula, the total capital investment by the CFI, the research institutions, and their partners, will exceed $11 billion by 2010.

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Coastal Holdings, Inc.

Benj — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:51:43 +0100

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Web url

http://www.coastalholdings.com/

Contact Email

investorrelations@coastalholdings.com

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Street address

1321 Sherbrooke St. W. Suite F100

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H3G 1J4

Telephone

514-288-9699

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514-287-2488

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These companies should also possess a competitive advantage in their field, a comprehensive strategic plan and a strong management team. Coastal Holdings has two main resources to fulfill its vision. The first resource is financial strength as the Company has secured commitments from several major investors who are willing to fund the acquisitions. They are comprised of private investors and public, financial institutions. The current stage of funding is approximately $5M. The second resource is sound leadership. The management team is composed of technology experts and an experienced financial and marketing staff who are all committed to transforming Coastal Holdings into a dominant, leading-edge technology holding company.

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PureTech Ventures, LLC

Benj — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:31:19 +0100

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Web url

http://www.puretechventures.com/

Contact Email

info@puretechventures.com

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Street address

222 Berkeley Street, Suite 1040

Zip or postal code

02116

Telephone

(617) 482-2333

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(617) 482-3337

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Modern biology and medical science are yielding breathtaking advances on a daily basis and the pace of discovery is radically accelerating. Yet, scientific innovations with enormous market potential often remain relegated to the academic domain due to a lack of the critical industry expertise and seed capital needed to move a technology beyond the lab in a commercially-driven direction.
PureTech was founded by a group of entrepreneurs and pharmaceutical industry executives to bridge this widening "venture gap" between the lab and venture capital. We partner with scientists to co-found life science ventures and provide the seed capital, experienced management, support, and strategic planning essential to building a successful company around a breakthrough technology. We also provide access to an extensive scientific advisory, business and investor network that is of great value as a new venture matures beyond the early stage.

Our focus is on scientific breakthroughs that have the potential to significantly impact the biotechnology, medtech and pharmaceuticals industries. We encourage scientists and entrepreneurs to contact us at the idea stage, even before a company is formed or a business plan has been written.

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vFinance, Inc.

Benj — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:25:44 +0100

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Web url

http://www.vfinance.com/

Contact Email

info@vfinance.com

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Street address

3010 North Military Trail, Suite 300

Zip or postal code

33431

Telephone

561-981-1000

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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.

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Invest Northern Ireland: Nanotec NI

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:33:40 +0100

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http://www.investni.com/index/develop/dv-invest-in-rdt/research_and_development/rtd_centres_of_excellence/nanotec_ni_-_queens_university_belfast___university_of_ulster.htm

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Bedford Square, Bedford Street

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BT2 7ES

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02890 368943

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Invest Northern Ireland was formed in April 2002 by the Northern Ireland Government as the main economic development organisation. Our strategy is to add value to the economy and create wealth.

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Enterprise Ireland

Benj — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 23:45:36 +0100

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http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/

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Glasnevin

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Telephone

+(353 1) 808 2000

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+(353 1) 808 2020

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Quote from http://nanotechireland.com:
The support is critical for academics who wish to spin out technologies from laboratories but lack expertise in business areas. Enterprise Ireland can provide funding, but equally important can provide advice and contacts to the venture capital community through their Irish based staff or their network of overseas offices. In addition, Enterprise Ireland provides grant supports to third level institutions to undertake basic research and applied, or near market research independently or in partnership with an established business.

Ireland has an active nanotechnology sector, according to Dr. Robert Flood, Senior Development Advisor at Enterprise Ireland. Dr. Flood said that the government has funnelled money into basic research through Science Foundation Ireland. The two main themes, he said, are information and communications technologies and biotechnology. He believes that nanotechnology is well suited to Ireland's research infrastructure. "It's an enabling technology that will actually straddle practically every single technological area," he said. "An application developed in a chemistry lab can equally find its way into a computer or into a novel drug delivery system".

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Applied Intellectual Capital ( AIC )

Benj — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:29:39 +0100

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Web url

http://www.apicap.com/

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AIC Technology Center, 5705 Hollis Street

Zip or postal code

94608-2513

Telephone

510-985-1467

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510-217-6826

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Applied science is different from "Tech" in many key areas. One of which, is the lack of the established specialty supplier and consulting base which has allowed Tech companies to flourish.

Companies focussed on emerging markets such as clean energy, water purification and re-use require a strong applied science core to underpin their business. Conventionally, these businesses must invest a large proportion of their funding on building and establishing this capability. However, even then, few have the funding, time or inclination to achieve "critical mass" in this core capability. This lack of critical mass becomes a key limmitation to that companies commercal success.

By focussing on and investing in a complementary set of applied sciences which are broadly applicaple to range of important markets, AIC achieved critical mass in its core capability. In turn this has allowed AIC to achieve and maintain technical leadership in areas which are key to its business streams. Simply put, what it learns in one market aplication can often be applied to another. Additionally, with established laboratories, enginering facilities and staff, AIC avoids the need to build new facilities for each new business stream.

In Summary, AIC:

* combines different applications of all of these sciences in one single organisation
* leverages its core technology with its own research laboratories, device engineering and rapid prototyping capability
* has a much clearer idea of how much capital is required to be invested to commercialise its technology
* is able to move rapidly from idea to commercialization without having first to build and staff its facilities
* aggregates technology risk and facilities across several markets

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Burrill & Company

Benj — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:57:25 +0100

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Web url

http://www.burrillandco.com/

Contact Email

burrill@b-c.com

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Street address

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2700

Zip or postal code

94111

Telephone

415-591-5400

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415-591-5401

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Burrill's technical and venture investing competence spans the entire spectrum of life sciences. The expertise of the firm's investment team, strategic partners and Advisory Boards is unparalleled in depth and breadth. In addition, Burrill is a leader in life science strategic partnering, an invaluable practice to build value in portfolio companies and to accelerate their growth and development. Burrill is also the sponsor and facilitator of three leading annual industry conferences and publishes the seminal annual report on the state of the biotechnology industry. This combination of resources and capabilities has helped Burrill develop a unique and highly effective platform for finding and making outstanding life science investments.

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ANGLE Technology

Benj — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:45:39 +0000

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Web url

http://www.angletechnologyus.com/

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Street address

1000 Research Park Boulevard-Suite 103

Zip or postal code

22911

Telephone

434-974-9700

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ANGLE is an international venture management and consulting company with broad experience in technology development initiatives at the regional and national level.

The company engages in all aspects of the technology commercialization process, from founding new technology-based companies, through the planning and management of business incubators and research parks, to the provision of management support for public and private sector technology commercialization and technology-led economic development initiatives.

ANGLE delivers expertise to its clients in all areas of technology commercialization and technology-related economic development, through three types of activity:

Consulting
Management
New Venture Creation

ANGLE is a different kind of consulting firm. The members of the ANGLE Team have professional backgrounds that combine business, finance and entrepreneurial expertise, with scientific and technical knowledge. We are accomplished entrepreneurs and managers, as well as strategists.

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Cypress Ventures Management LLC

Benj — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:17:56 +0100

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http://www.cirventures.com/

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Street address

535 Middlefield Road Suite 100

Zip or postal code

94025

Telephone

+1 (650) 325-6699

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+1 (650) 325-7799

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Cypress Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology investments.

Cypress Ventures was founded in 2002 to manage CIR Ventures, a venture capital fund sponsored by CIR Group, a leading Italian diversified industrial holding company, and part of the De Benedetti Group.

Cypress Ventures invests in companies taking advantage of key emerging technology trends. These trends include pervasive IP networks, ubiquitous wireless communication and nanotechnology evolution.

The Cypress Ventures team brings a strong combination of venture investing and operational experience. Utilizing an entrepreneurial approach to venture investing, the team favors innovation, a team approach and capital efficiency as key elements of portfolio company success.

Cypress Ventures is an active investor, offering experience, hands-on support and introductions to our network of people and companies - in the US, Europe and Asia.

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Southeast TechInventures, Inc.

Benj — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:58:38 +0100

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Web url

http://www.southeasttechinventures.com/

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info@southeasttechinventures.com

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Street address

7030 Kit Creek Rd., STE 250

Zip or postal code

27560

Telephone

919-941-6080

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919-941-6087

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STI partners with universities, government funding agencies, private investors, and corporate entities to provide the structure, processes and funding needed to successfully bring new technologies to market.

For any given STI portfolio technology, STI's operating model and experience guides and supports the new entity quickly along the path to commercialization. Activities provided by STI may include the following:

* Obtaining an intellectual property license from the applicable university
* Assisting in further developing the technology in partnership with the inventors
* Establishing the entity as a spin-off company
* Providing financing contacts
* Providing experienced business guidance and mentorship

How Can STI Benefit You?
STI directly benefits university inventors by maximizing return on intellectual property. STI does this by providing grant and funding support, engineering and development assistance, company infrastructure support (company incorporation, business process guidelines structural advice), and other necessities for IP commercialization.

STI generates additional revenue for universities via licensing and royalty fees and helps attract and retain talented faculty by having a vehicle to place their ideas into the marketplace.

STI directly benefits investors by providing early access to many advanced but as of yet unseen technologies. Doing so maximizes ROI by allowing investors to learn about a vast array of technologies via a single relationship with STI.

STI directly benefits corporations by bridging research with corporate partners, providing a first look at university technology, and accelerating time to market.

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Ener1 Group

Benj — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:35:57 +0100

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Web url

http://www.ener1group.com/

Contact Email

info@ener1group.com

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Street address

550 W. Cypress Creek Rd. Suite 120

Zip or postal code

33309

Telephone

954-202-4442

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954-202-2884

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Ener1 Group’s ability to quickly identify, evaluate and leverage business opportunities is a competitive advantage for our investors and the companies where we invest. We have excellent relationships with partners around the world, including research labs and universities and global corporations and financial institutions. We can access these resources at a moment’s notice to assist any of our companies.

Ener1 Group holds our companies and the people who run them to the strictest standards. Our goal is to see the highest return on our investments. Our vision is to see a world improved by investing in companies that are committed to making a difference in their industry.

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Arrowhead Research Corporation

Benj — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:19:45 +0100

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Web url

http://www.arrowres.com/

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Street address

201 South Lake Avenue, Suite 703

Zip or postal code

91101

Telephone

(626) 304-3400

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(626) 304-3401

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Ceo, president

Leon Ekchian

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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.

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Millennium Materials Technologies (MMT) funds

Benj — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:58:04 +0100

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Web url

http://www.mmtfund.com/

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Street address

40 Einstein St., 8th floor, Ramat Aviv Tower

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Telephone

972-3-6439986

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972-3-6439987

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MMT Fund I Established in 1998 and capitalized at $11 million - fully invested in 9 portfolio companies

MMT Fund II Established in 2000 and currently capitalized at $ 40 million currently invested in 14 portfolio companies (of which 3 are follow-on investments to MMT I)

Millennium Materials Technologies Fund II L.P. was formed as a follow on to Millennium Materials Technologies Fund L.P., both of which are fully committed to strategically investing capital in portfolio companies. The objective of Millennium Funds is to maximize capital appreciation for its Investors through financing development-stage high technology companies engaged in the research and development of advanced materials.

The MMT Funds draw upon the unique experience and proven talent of the executive team in investing and managing high technology ventures in the field of advanced materials. The Funds have developed unique expertise in identifying and evaluating potential opportunities and, following an investment, closely assisting the portfolio companies in developing and focusing their business strategy aligned with short and long term goals to enhance shareholder value.

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Advance Nanotech Inc.

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:20:09 +0100

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Web url

http://www.advancenanotech.com/

Contact Email

info@advancenanotech.com

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Street address

600 Lexington Avenue, 29th Floor

Zip or postal code

10022

Telephone

+1 212 583 0080

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+1 212 583 0001

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Ceo, president

Tony Goncalves

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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.

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Harris & Harris Group, Inc.

Benj — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:45:42 +0100

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Web url

http://www.hhgp.com/

Contact Email

admin@tinytechvc.com

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Street address

111 West 57th Street, Suite 1100

Zip or postal code

10019

Telephone

(212) 582-0900

Fax

(212) 582-9563

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Ceo, president

Mel Melsheimer

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In early 2002, Harris & Harris Group announced that it would concentrate its new business activities exclusively in a single focus: tiny tech, including nanotechnology, microsystems and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. Eight years earlier, the Company had invested in its first tiny tech company, Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a spin-off from Argonne National Laboratory, which subsequently completed an initial public offering in 1997. Harris & Harris Group sold its interest in Nanophase in 2001 and invested part of the proceeds of the sale in August, 2001, in privately held Nantero, Inc., a Harvard University spin-off developing a high density, nonvolatile random access memory chip using nanotechnology. Since then, Harris & Harris has made all of its new investments in tiny tech.

Our decision to concentrate on tiny tech evolved over a period of years, since our 1994 initial investment in Nanophase, as we became convinced that tiny tech would be the next frontier for capital formation and company building. With the eventual prospect of significant tiny-tech applications in all types of commercial products, we believe that our portfolio will remain somewhat diversified, even with a tiny-tech focus.

Our fundamental approach to evaluating tiny-tech companies does not depart from the classical venture capital approach that we have taken over the years with other types of technology. This approach begins with these questions: does the prospect have solid management, a product or service that fills a real need, proprietary technology, and is it aimed at a market of significant size? We also look at ease of market entry and how challenging it may be for a company to secure customers. As early-stage investors, we also look at a startup's ability to attract additional investment, whether in later rounds of venture capital financing or through an IPO or acquisition, and we like to see the startup team include someone with proven experience launching and building a company. Overall, we look for proprietary technology as a good building block around which a company can grow, with people involved who care deeply about what they are creating and building.

As a public company with permanent capital, we have an appropriate corporate and capital structure for long-term commitment to tiny-tech entities. Over the years, Harris & Harris Group has been characterized by patient investing. It is not unusual for it us to have an investment in a company for seven years or more, as we did in Nanophase, our first tiny-tech investment.

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Innovation Engine, Inc.

Benj — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:46:57 +0000

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Web url

http://www.innovation-engine.co.jp/

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Telephone

03-5441-7650

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03-5441-2890