Nanotechnology : Canada

Octillion Corporation

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

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Web url

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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Northern Nanotechnologies, Inc.

keiththomas — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:22:51 +0000

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Web url

http://www.nntech.com/

Contact Email

kthomas@nntech.com

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Street address

700 Bay Street, Suite 1100

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M5G 1Z6

Telephone

416 260-8889 x224

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416 260-8839

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Keith Thomas

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Delivering Nanomaterials-Based Solutions for Your Products

Northern Nanotechnologies is an innovative nanomaterials company that develops and supplies custom nanomaterials solutions to manufacturers using our patent-pending NNT Process.

The NNT process delivers nanomaterials that are:

Customizable - Using the NNT process, we can control the composition and structure of practically any kind of nanoparticle, allowing us to make materials with properties appropriate for a wide range of industries.
Scalable – The NNT process provides access to quantities of customized nanomaterials ranging from lab-scale to commercial production. While most nanomaterials manufacturing processes are limited to small quantities of select types of nanomaterials, the NNT process removes these limitations.
Cost Effective – The relative simplicity of the NNT process eliminates the cost of expensive and complicated equipment needed to manufacture current nanomaterials. We also ensure that our product is compatible with your processes, reducing the need for process modifications and related costs. Furthermore, shortened time-to-market and commercialization provides better return on your R&D investment.

Our NNT technology allows us to control the composition and structure of practically any kind of nanoparticle including metals, alloys, oxides, inorganic salts, and organic nanoparticles. We can create customized, innovative nanomaterials for a wide range of industries with properties appropriate for your individual needs.

Nanomaterials produced from the NNT process have unique characteristics that lead to significant advantages for our customers. Examples include:

Compatibility - In addition to the wide range of nanoparticles we can produce, we can further modify our Nanotemplate shell to ensure that our materials slot seamlessly into our customers’ manufacturing processes.
Structure and Size Control - Our nanoparticles are monodisperse and 2-5 nm in size leading to an extremely high effective surface area for our materials.
Solubility - Our materials are very stable in liquid solution and do not aggregate during normal usage.

Do you want to increase profitability and differentiate your products? Northern Nanotechnologies Inc. develops a wide range of innovative, cost effective and safe products specifically for our customers. We deliver leading edge nanomaterial-based solutions that can seamlessly integrate with your products and processes.

If you would like to gain a competitive advantage for your business, contact:

Darren Anderson, CTO
Northern Nanotechnologies, Inc.
700 Bay Street, Suite 1100 Telephone: (416) 260-8889 x222
Toronto, Ontario Fax: (416) 260-8839
Canada M5G 1Z6
Email: danderson@nntech.com

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Anti-aging medical corporation

Benj — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:35:33 +0000

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Web url

http://www.aamgcorp.com/

Contact Email

info@aamgcorp.com

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Street address

7030 Woodbine Ave, # 500 Markham

Zip or postal code

L3R 6G2

Telephone

905 943 4938

Fax

1501 636 9647

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Anti-Aging Medical Corporation has adopted a multidisciplinary approach to product development. We have formed networks with top scientists from the fields of cellular and molecular biology, chemistry, controlled release drug delivery systems and medicine. They work to further our understanding of the processes of skin aging, photoaging, and other individual skin conditions. Through our unique relationship with these multidisciplinary networks, we are able to collaborate with the international medical community to deepen our knowledge of the skin and skin health.

Along with our Our innovations and steadfast desire to help further the pursuit of technologies to improve skin health and with the proven effectiveness of existing products and applications, Anti-Aging Medical Corporation is at the forefront of the industry. Our acceptance and application of new technologies such as nano technology enables the successful distribution of the products� potency to be achieved amongst its users-namely you.

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Future Technology Information Centre

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:25:16 +0000

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Web url

http://www.techinf.com/

Contact Email

jacob@techinf.com

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Street address

1A Richview Road, apt. 507, Etobicoke, ON

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M5L M9A

Telephone

4166148052

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4166148052

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Ceo, president

Iakov Kogan

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Future Technology Information Centre provides the design of electrochromic windows and displays. The areas of development can also include, but are not limited to the following products: electrochemical ultracapacitors, flexible heaters, high effective anticorrosion coatings, IR absorbers, chemical and physical sensors, solid proton electrolytes, photoluminescent films, inks for direct printing of metallic, carbon, dielectric, and luminescent composite films.

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Canadian Nanotechnology Job Centre

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:30:10 +0100

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http://cnba.tinytechjobs.com/

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Canadian Nanotechnology Job Centre is part of the tinytechJobs.com network. Canadian job postings will be exchanged with affiliated sites to maximize the possible coverage.

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Axion Power International

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:44:08 +0100

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Web url

http://www.axionpower.com/

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Street address

100 Caster Avenue

Zip or postal code

L4L 5Y9

Telephone

(905) 264-1991

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(905) 264-2385

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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.

Axion Power International shares are quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets (Symbol: AXPW). As our company grows and our business develops, we hope to rapidly graduate to the OTC Bulletin Board, the American Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market.

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MCH Nano Solutions

Benj — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:52:52 +0000

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Web url

http://www.mchnanosolutions.com/

Contact Email

info@mchnanosolutions.com

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Street address

4328 Shelby Cr.

Zip or postal code

L4W3T3

Telephone

4167320564

Fax

720-384-2378

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Miroslaw Chrzaniecki

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MCH NANO SOLUTIONS IS EXLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF Green Earth Nano-TiO2.

Transform treated surface into self sanitizing, air purifying, self cleaning surface that will protect you, and your property 365 Days per Year!
Green Earth Nano-TiO2 specialty coating products are based on Photocatalyst Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) coating nanotechnology that was successfully used to combat Birth Flu and SARS outbreaks in Asia. Hundreds of hospitals and thousands of buildings were coated to protect against surface contamination.

Nano-TiO2 Photocatalyst coating is a revolutionary purifying coating technology based on advanced nano-science: photocatalysis. It is not medicine nor any health chemical or liquid disinfectants, however it can help hospitals and clinics to lesser the chance of transportation of bacteria & viruses. Photocatalyst coating is a substance that can be coated on walls, ceiling, floor carpets, curtains and all kind of surfaces to form an invisible film. The film can work all day to decompose all kinds or micro-organic matters, like bacteria, viruses, mold, formaldehyde, benzene, xylene, ammonia, VOC's, tough odors etc.

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Nexia Biotechnologies Inc.

Benj — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:07:00 +0100

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Web url

http://www.nexiabiotech.com/

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Street address

P.O. BOX 187, Branch Jean-Talon

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H1S 2Z2

Telephone

514.58-NEXIA, (514.586.3942)

Fax

514.371.7880

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Spider silk has long been admired by material scientists for its unique combination of high-performance mechanical properties including toughness, strength, lightness, and flexibility. Unfortunately, no one has been able to produce this wonder material in commercial quantities. Nexia is the only company which has successfully produced fibres from recombinant spider silk and is currently in the process of developing commercial quantities of BioSteel using its proprietary transgenic goat technology. Medical device applications of BioSteel-M include wound closure systems like microsutures, surgical meshes, and artificial ligaments such as anterior cruciate ligaments in the knee (ACL). Industrial BioSteel-I applications may include consumer products such as biodegradable fishing line, tennis strings and military applications (soft body armour). Using its transgenic platform technology, Nexia also produces biopharmaceuticals, where it uses its transgenic production system to produce complex proteins that can be used as drugs.

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Neo Material Technologies (Formerly Advanced Material Resources Ltd. )

Benj — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:44:55 +0100

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Web url

http://www.amr-ltd.com/

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Street address

Suite 1740, 121 King Street West

Zip or postal code

M5H 3T9

Telephone

(416) 367-8588

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(416) 367-5471

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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.

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CTT Group

Benj — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:16:48 +0100

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Web url

http://www.groupecttgroup.com/index.php?module=SiteNews&newlang=eng

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Street address

3000 Boulle

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J2S 1H9

Telephone

450-778-1870

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450-778-3901

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Ceo, president

Jacek Mlynarek, PhD

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CTT Group is recognized as a leader in technology transfer to the industry. A recent successful example is SILVERCLEAR, a patent pending water-based suspension of antimicrobial/ biocidal nanoparticles : www.silverclearsolution.com .

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Onyx Innovation, Inc. ( Luxrae deck brand )

Benj — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:14:09 +0100

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http://www.luxrae.com/

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Telephone

+1 (905) 567-5688

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+1 (905) 567-5680

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Luxrae is a brand proudly manufactured by Onyx. Luxrae is made up of solid-core virgin PVC polymer, rice hulls as the cellulose and other functional additives. The advanced formulation produces one of the strongest and lightest decking materials available. The decking system contains no harmful chemicals and is resistant to insects and termites. Luxrae's streaking color system creates the most real wood-like finish in the industry. You'll enjoy the beauty of exotic wood without the ongoing hassle of upkeep. The natural wood grain finish also provides slip resistance.

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Raymor Industries Inc.

Benj — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 16:35:00 +0100

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Web url

http://www.raymor.com/

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Street address

2000 William Street

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H3J 1R8

Telephone

+1 (514) 932-8805

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+1 (514) 932-5635

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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.

Raymor Industries holds the exclusive rights to 21 patents throughout the world, with other patents pending.

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Integran Technologies Inc.

Benj — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:52:15 +0100

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http://www.integran.com/

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Street address

1 Meridian Road

Zip or postal code

M9W 4Z6

Telephone

416 675 6266

Fax

416 675 1666

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Ceo, president

Dr. Gino Palumbo

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Integran Technologies Inc. is a metallurgical applications engineering company. Its mission is to develop and market its proprietary advanced materials technologies. These advanced materials technologies have emerged from over 15 years of collaborative research and development activities conducted with university, industry and government research laboratories. Integran continues to maintain strong links to these organizations in order to remain at the leading edge of applied metallurgical technology.

Integran's headquarters are in Toronto, Canada, near the Lester B. Pearson International Airport. At this site, Integran maintains a laboratory facility containing pilot-scale materials processing capability and 'state of the art' materials characterization equipment.

Ontario Power Generation (OPG), Babcock and Wilcox Canada (BWC), and Nanometals Corporation are Integran's major shareholders. Ontario Power Generation, which has assumed the electricity generating assets of the former Ontario Hydro, is one of North America's largest power producers with a mix of hydroelectric, nuclear and fossil generating capability. Babcock and Wilcox Canada (Cambridge, Ontario), a subsidiary of McDermott International of New Orleans, Louisiana, is Canada's largest manufacturer of steam generation products and services. Nanometals Corporation, affiliated with Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario, pioneered early developments in nanocrystalline materials technologies.

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Consolidated Ecoprogress Technology Inc. (CES) ( Flushaway )

Benj — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:26:58 +0100

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Web url

http://www.flushaway.com/

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Street address

Suite 400-789 West Pender Street

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V6C 1H2

Telephone

604.738.7015

Fax

604.738.7051

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After years of research FlushawayTM has perfected and patented the technology for replacing the plastic films used in napkins and liners, with its own B-9b film. This revolutionary film, enhanced by nanotechnology, has all the properties of regular plastic for the purpose of containing menstrual fluids, yet it begins to break down as soon as it comes in contact with the water in the toilet bowl. The swirling action and agitation in the bowl helps break down the napkin so that it is totally flushable. The rest of the material used in the napkins breaks apart while flowing through the pipes and biodegrades in 71 days; 66% faster than the ASTM D5988-03 International standard requires.

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Tekion Solutions, Inc.

Benj — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:38:16 +0100

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Web url

http://www.tekion.com/

Contact Email

info@tekion.com

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Street address

8602 Commerce Court

Zip or postal code

V5A 4N6

Telephone

604 656 6610

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604 656 6620

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Ceo, president

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Our first commercially available fuel cell technology will be our direct formic acid fuel cell using Formira as its fuel. Formira is our brand name for a specialized formic acid.

At Tekion, our engineering analysis has shown that one type of fuel cell technology will not satisfy all the different portable power application requirements. For example, small portable electronics like mobile phones require a certain amount of power (usually 3 watts) which must fit within a cavity of approximately 10cc to 30cc. In order for a fuel cell technology to accomplish this, it must have the capability of operating at a high power density. Out of all the direct fuel micro fuel cells, (fuel cells which do not require hydrogen to operate) the direct formic acid fuel cell technology has demonstrated the highest power density. As a result of this unique characteristic the engineers at our U.S. subsidiary, Renew Power, were able to integrate this fuel cell into a mobile phone utilizing the same space used for the battery. This was the worldТ’s first fuel cell inside a mobile phone. These same engineers also made a direct formic acid fuel cell the size of a penny and demonstrated it powering a fan. Our product family for the direct formic acid fuel cell technology will range from milliwatts for sensors to 3 5 watts for mobile phones.

As our product engineers complete the commercialization of our direct formic acid fuel cell technology, they will move forward to developing other direct liquid fueled fuel cell techologies. The applications for these other fuel cells will be determined for each by a sound business case.

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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

Zip or postal code

K1P 5E4

Telephone

(613) 947-6496

Fax

(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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AlphaRx Inc.

Benj — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:33:06 +0100

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Web url

http://www.alpharx.com/

Contact Email

info@alpharx.com

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Street address

168 Konrad Crescent, Suite 200, Markham

Zip or postal code

L3R 9T9

Telephone

905/479-3245

Fax

416/352-6120

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Ceo, president

Michael Lee

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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.

We adhere to certain values in achieving this goal: conducting our activities with the highest of ethical standards, with an entrepreneurial spirit, in an atmosphere of cooperation with our employees and collaborators and with an unrelenting passion and drive for excellence.

We intend that these values be reflected in all that we do, to the benefit of patients, shareholders and society as a whole.

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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

Zip or postal code

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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D-Wave Systems Inc.

Benj — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:30:00 +0100

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Web url

http://www.dwavesys.com/

Contact Email

info@dwavesys.com

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Street address

100 - 4401 Still Creek Drive

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V5C 6G9

Telephone

(604) 630-1428

Fax

(604) 630-1434

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D-Wave Systems Inc. (D-Wave) is building a new type of ultra-fast computational machine-a superconducting quantum computer-whose speed will be far in excess of any current or future silicon-based processors.

The primary application for D-Wave's technology-and the company's mission-is to provide a platform for simulation, modeling and design of nanoscale products and processes. It is known and recognized that prediction of the properties and behaviour of very small (nanoscale) systems is not possible using conventional computer technology.

In the four years since its founding in 1999, D-Wave has laid the groundwork for turning this ambitious vision into reality. Through its collaborative R&D network D-Wave has access to more than 90 world-class research scientists and a unique combination of specialized fabrication and testing equipment, accessing an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars.
D-Wave operates with business discipline and is focused on future commercial applications. Its Board and management include senior executives with proven track records building companies, financial and technology backgrounds, and extensive experience with technology companies in early phases of development.

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Epocal Inc.

Benj — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:30:56 +0100

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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.