Nanotechnology : Ottawa

Canada Foundation for Innovation ( CFI )

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

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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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AWMA Chemicals, Health and the Environment Conference

Benj — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:51:55 +0000

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The Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance on behalf of the Air & Waste Management Association is pleased to announce a Nanotechnology session at the AWMA Chemicals, Health and the Environment Conference taking place in Ottawa on November 1, 2006.

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Co-chairs

François Lauzon
Area Manager Jacques Whitford

John Hilborn

Senior Advisor, Science and Risk Assessment Directorate, Science and Nanotechnology Branch, Environment Canada

-8:30 – 8:50 Canadian Federal Government’s Approach to Nanotechnology

Nigel Skipper

Director, Departmental Biotechnology Office, Health Canada

-8:50 – 9:10 OECD and Nanotechnology

Jim Willis

Director, Chemicals Control Division,

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, U.S. EPA

-9:10 – 9:30 Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Nanotechnology

Lorraine Sheremeta

Research Associate, HealthLaw Institute, University of Alberta

-9:30 – 9:50 Will Canadian Industry Be World Leaders in Nano-environmental Solutions?

Neil Gordon

President, Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance Inc.

Event precise location and contact information

Sheraton Ottawa Hotel
150 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G2
Phone: 613-238-1500

Web site Url link

http://www.awma.org/events/confs/CanChemicals/default.asp

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Air & Waste Management Association

Brightwell Technologies

Benj — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:20:43 +0000

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Web url

http://www.brightwelltech.com/

Contact Email

info@brightwelltech.com

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Street address

195 Stafford Road West

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K2H 9C1

Telephone

(613) 829-2772 x104

Fax

(613) 829-4921

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Ceo, president

Peter Moore

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Cyrium Technologies Incorporated

Benj — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:36:32 +0000

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http://www.cyriumtechnologies.com/

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info@cyriumtechnologies.com

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Street address

1200 Montreal Rd M50-IPF206

Zip or postal code

K1A 0R6

Telephone

(613) 482-3365

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(613) 993-8054

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Cyrium was founded at the end of 2002 by Dr. S. Fafard with the vision to commercialize a revolutionary technology which exploits the unique properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures and to develop Disruptive Photonic products using Semiconductor Nanotechnology Innovations.

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CG2 NanoCoatings Inc.

Benj — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:19:52 +0000

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Web url

http://www.cg2nanocoatings.com/

Contact Email

info@cg2nanocoatings.com

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Street address

21 Pine Needles Court, Suite 200

Zip or postal code

K2S 1G5

Telephone

(613) 435-7747

Fax

413-638-3933

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Ceo, president

Amlan Gupta

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The basis of our approach is to utilize nanoscale effects by combining different types of nanoparticles within a macroscopic environment (polymeric, metallic or ceramic) to achieve the desired optical, mechanical, tribological - or stickiness - properties.

In addition, we have been able to modify the surfaces of both single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, as well as a wide range of other nanoscale materials. Our work in this area has enabled us to produce ground-breaking materials for a number of coating and surface-protection applications.

We also have expertise in the dispersion of very fine powders while avoiding agglomeration. This can lead to solutions for a wide range of problems involving textiles, wood, metal, ceramic or plastics.

Several case studies will confirm the expertise of our team in developing coating solutions involving nanoparticle surfaces.

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Intelligent MEMS Design, Inc.

Benj — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:51:44 +0000

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http://www.imemsdesign.com/

Contact Email

info@imemsdesign.com

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Street address

2830 Haughton St.

Zip or postal code

K2B 6Z3

Telephone

(613) 596-9686

Fax

(419) 831-3422

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Ceo, president

Jay Esfandyari

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Intelligent MEMS Design, Inc. (IMD) offers Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnology-related expertise:

Road Mapping: Develop evolving Technology and Attributes Roadmaps (5-year timeline) for MEMS and Nanotechnology-derived products.

Quality Audit: Provide a MEMS Foundry Evaluation (Quality Audit, Technical Capabilities Evaluation, etc.).

Patent Assessment: Rank the patents in the Patent Market based on their substance and quality.

Patent Use: Recommend target devices based on how extensively the patent(s) may be used within a targeted product portfolio.

Intellectual Property (IP) Licensing: evaluate and verify the MEMS and Nanotechnology patents. Support IP groups in licensing campaigns or pending litigation related to MEMS and Nanotechnologies. Technical analysis and patent portfolio investigations.

Litigation Support: Support complex cases that frequently require creative and innovative solutions.

Patent Defense Services: Prior Art search to invalidate a claim.

Market Research: Provide the latest market data, including industry forecasts, projections, trends, market shares, research and development, sales and marketing strategies, and competitive analysis.

Bottom line: By engaging IMD, you will pay less! Our primary aims are to facilitate your capacity for the generation of more revenue over a shorter time, while ensuring that you are provided with world-class resources at lower costs.

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Epocal Inc.

Benj — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:30:56 +0000

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Web url

http://www.epocal.com/

Contact Email

info@epocal.com

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Street address

2935 Conroy Rd.

Zip or postal code

K1G 6C6

Telephone

(613) 738-6192

Fax

(613) 738-6195

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Epocal is commercializing new biochips for genomic, proteomic, clinical diagnostic and drug development applications. The Company's breakthrough biochips feature components of two powerful state-of-the-art technologies, gene chips and lab-on-a-chip microfluidics, combined into a more powerful integrated technology. The Company continues to invest significant resources to develop a broad patent estate to protect this proprietary technology.

Epocal's biochips enable highly integrated analytical systems meeting the needs of the pharmaceutical industry for its future generations of bio-tools, as well as enabling simple to use but highly integrated sample-to-answer devices for clinical diagnostics.

The Company has assembled a team of engineers and scientists working in a semiconductor chip microfabrication facility to develop new nanofabrication materials and biochip processes. These materials and processes combine advanced semiconductor fabrication technology with novel biochemical fabrication methods. Researchers at our corporate laboratories are engaged in the development of analytical systems and assays based on our biochips.

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Fibics Incorporated

Benj — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:59:40 +0000

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Web url

http://www.fibics.com/

Contact Email

info@fibics.com

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Street address

556 Booth Street, Suite 200

Zip or postal code

K1A 0G1

Telephone

(613) 860-0861

Fax

(613) 860-0862

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The precise sectioning and imaging capabilities of FIB milling, combined with its ability to etch complex patterns (including bitmapped images) make focused ion beam microscopes the ideal tool for one-of-a-kind micromachining, or micromachining of a wide variety of materials.
In the example to the left, a comparatively flat diamond indenter tip has been FIB micromachined to produce a narrow, 100-nm diameter parabolic tip for sub-micron indentation into hard materials.

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Norrox Scientific Ltd.

Benj — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:30:10 +0000

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Web url

http://mag-i-cal.ca/

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Street address

64 Westpark Drive

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K1B 3E5

Telephone

613-834-0606

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The MAG*I*CAL calibration sample is manufactured from a single crystal silicon wafer, and so incorporates a fundamental constant of nature into the sample itself - the crystal lattice constant of silicon. All calibration markings on the sample are directly referenced to this natural constant. The sample calibration values can be verified by the user through observing the crystal lattice image of the silicon substrate and validating the calibrated markings.

National Metrology Institutes (NMI's) such as NRC in Canada, NIST in the USA, NPL in Great Britain, etc., certify measurements as traceable to fundamental constants of nature. They do not certify these natural constants. The MAG*I*CAL calibration sample does not require NMI certification since the calibration is directly traceable to a natural constant available on the sample itself, and all calibration spacings can be verified by the user. The crystalline lattice spacing is an intrinsic property of a material. For pure silicon, the spacing has been well characterized and documented by the scientific community. It is known to better than 6 decimal places (0.313 560 nm). This value can be obtained from the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics [1], amongst other references.