Nanotechnology : Watertown

A123systems

Benj — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:29:10 +0000

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Web url

http://www.a123systems.com/

Contact Email

Short description

Street address

One Kingsbury Ave

Zip or postal code

02472

Telephone

617-778-5700

Fax

617-778-5749

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Ceo, president

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A123 is the developer of a new generation of Lithium-Ion batteries that revolutionizes the way manufacturers design high power products. The Company is the first to simultaneously address the three major factors affecting battery performance: High Power, Intrinsic Safety and Long Life. A123Systems’ breakthrough technology, innovative manufacturing model, team of tier-one investors and industry leading executives are providing the power to change the game for today’s OEM, Military, Automotive, and medical device manufacturers.

Founded in 2001, A123Systems’ proprietary nanoscale electrode technology is built on initial developments from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A123Systems has multinational manufacturing capability. In addition to the main headquarters, which is located in Watertown MA, A123 operates a combination of wholly owned, state-of-the-art tier one manufacturing plants and subcontractor facilities in China, Korea, US and Taiwan comprising of more than 100,000 square feet. These facilities meet the stringent quality requirements of Fortune 500 companies.

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Patents

Acusphere, Inc.

Benj — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:25:22 +0000

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Web url

http://www.acusphere.com/

Contact Email

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Street address

500 Arsenal Street

Zip or postal code

02472

Telephone

617.648.8800

Fax

617.926.4750

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Ceo, president

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Our three initial product candidates are designed to address large unmet clinical needs within cardiology, oncology and asthma. Our lead product candidate is a cardiovascular drug in Phase III clinical development for the detection of coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.

We created our three initial product candidates using technology that enables us to control the size and porosity of microparticles in a versatile manner, so we can customize the microparticles to address the delivery needs of a variety of drugs. We are focused on creating porous microparticles that are smaller than red blood cells. Small microparticles are important for delivering drugs intravenously so that they can pass through the body's smallest blood vessels, for increasing the surface area of a drug so that the drug will dissolve more rapidly, and for delivering drugs to the lung via inhalation. Porosity is important for entrapping gases in microparticles, for controlling the release rate of the drug from a microparticle, and for targeting inhaled drugs to specific regions of the lung.

Our proprietary technology enables us to control the size and porosity of particles, including nanoparticles and microparticles, in a versatile manner, so that we can customize the particles to address the delivery needs of a variety of drugs.

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Patents

QD Vision, Inc.

Benj — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:48:10 +0000

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Web url

http://www.qdvision.com/

Contact Email

info@qdvision.com

Short description

Street address

313 Pleasant St

Zip or postal code

02472

Telephone

617.926.0001

Fax

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Ceo, president

Number of employees

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QD Vision was founded August 23, 2004. Our team of industry pioneers has a proven track record in developing and delivering innovations for the flat panel display industry that continue to drive and shape market growth.

Our leading edge solutions will give customers decisive performance and manufacturing advantages in the competitive market for flat panel displays. Because our solutions use standard OLED device structures, customers with installed manufacturing equipment can leverage existing infrastructure.

QD Vision’s culture emphasizes development of the “whole person”. The founding team believes harmony between personal life and work life is essential for success in both.

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Umech Technologies, LLC

Benj — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:37:32 +0000

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Web url

http://www.umech.com/

Contact Email

info@umech.com

Short description

Street address

25 Clarendon Street

Zip or postal code

02472

Telephone

617 923 2942 x118

Fax

617 923 2955

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Ceo, president

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Our mission is to blend optics with computation to advance science and technology. We work to provide fellow scientists with innovative, versatile solutions to important laboratory challenges. The instruments we offer integrate the best-known (sometimes forefront) technologies for making a range of challenging optical, electrical, and mechanical signals and measurements.

We work to provide fellow engineers with complete, thought-through, and tested solutions to real-world testing and measurement tasks. The solutions we offer integrate a balance of optical, electrical, and mechanical complexity appropriate for a range of application requirements.