Today, I am proud to announce that Griffith Kundahl has been named Executive Director of the Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology (COIN) www.ncbiotech.org, located in Research Triangle Park, NC. COIN is a non-profit commercialization center dedicated to the development and growth of nanobiotechnology related industries. I have known Griff for 10 years as he has been the General Counsel for NanoBusiness www.nanobca.org since our formation in November 2001. Please join me in a round of applause congratulating Griff on his new position.

Griff will be joining us at our 10th Annual NanoBusiness Conference/Nanomanufacturing Summit 2011 http://www.internano.org/nms2011/, September 25th-27th being held at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, MA http://www.seaportboston.com/meetings-and-events/overview.aspx .

I am really excited to hear our 2011 Keynotes. See the rest of our fantastic speaker line-up here
http://www.internano.org/nms2011/program

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Monday, September 26, 2011
– 8:30-9:00 Senator Scott Brown (R)-MA (Invited)
– 9:00-9:30 Sally Tinkle, PhD, Acting Director & EHS Coordinator, NNCO
– 9:30-10:00 George Thompson, PhD, Government Programs Manager, Intel
– 10:00-10:30 Josh Wolfe, Founding & Managing General Partner, Lux Capital
– 1:15-2:00 Chris Anzalone, PhD, President & CEO, Arrowhead Research
– 4:00-4:30 Scott Livingston, Chairman & CEO, Livingston Securities
– 4:30-5:00 Doug Jamison, CEO & Managing Director, Harris & Harris Group

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
– 8:30-9:00 Scott Rickert, Co-Founder, President & CEO, NanoFilm
– 9:00-9:30 Dr. Mihail C. Roco, Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology, National Science Foundation
– 9:30-10:00 Jim Hussey, CEO, Nanoink
– 10:00-10:30 David Arthur, CEO, SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc.
– 1:15-2:00 Jim Phillips, CEO, NanoMech
– 4:00-4:30 Carrie Freeman, Director, Sustainable Business Innovation, Intel
– 4:30-5:00 William Wescott, Vice President, Innovation-Americas, Veolia Environnement North America Operations LLC (Invited)

REGISTER TODAY
Industry/Government $400
$500 after August 26, 2011
https://regstg.com/Registration/RegForm.aspx?rid=9363e8fe-34c5-4188-9ecb-f1a5852ef5f3

University/Academia $200
$250 after August 26, 2011
https://regstg.com/Registration/RegForm.aspx?rid=9363e8fe-34c5-4188-9ecb-f1a5852ef5f3

RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM TODAY
THE DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011 – We have sold out our room block for 9 years.
$219 per night
Room block: Nano Conference
Seaport Hotel (connected to the World Trade Center)
http://www.seaportboston.com/

2nd CALL FOR ABSTRACTS & POSTERS
Accepted until Friday, August 26, 2011
http://www.internano.org/nms2011/call

NANO NEWS
EPA Invites Public Input on Its Planned Process for Identifying Priority Chemicals under TSCA
http://www.lawbc.com/tsca/commentary-2011-18-mobile.html

Harris & Harris Group Announces Investment in HzO, Inc.
http://www.tinytechvc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=599321

Bridgelux Announces New Breakthrough in Technology for Solid-State Lighting
http://www.tinytechvc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=598969

Lufthansa launches first scheduled flights using biofuel
http://presse.lufthansa.com/en/news-releases/singleview/archive/2011/july/15/article/1980.html

Griff and I will see you in September.

Regards,

Vincent Caprio “Serving the Nanotechnology Community for Over a Decade”
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association
203-733-1949
vincent@nanobca.org
www.nanobca.org