We are excited to announce this year’s NanoBusiness Commercialization Association’s 2013 Top Large Corporation Nanotech Innovators.  We will be reviewing this list at our 5th Annual Nanotech Commercialization Conference on Wednesday, April 10th at the Wake Forest Biotech Place in Winston Salem, NC.  I will be interviewing Steve Waite, Managing Partner at SoundView Advisory, who will be discussing the achievements of these companies on the Nano Innovation panel.  This panel will also include presentations from Paul Clayson, President & CEO of HzO and Robert Burns, Senior Vice President of Harris & Harris Group.

NanoBCA 2013 TOP LARGE CORPORATION NANOTECH INNOVATORS
Amgen
– Cancer vaccines
Apple
– Computer chips
BASF
– Advanced materials
Bayer
– Targeted delivery therapeutics
Behr
– Advanced building materials
DMS
– Semiconductor equipment
DuPont
– Advanced materials, photovoltaics
Evonik
– Advanced materials, photovoltaics
GE
– Advanced diagnostics
General Motors
– High strength composites
Hewlett Packard
– Memristors
IBM
– Quantum computing, Nanotubes
Intel
– Microprocessors
LG Electronics
– Advanced materials
L’Oreal
– Skin care
Lockheed Martin
– EMI-ESD coatings
Mitsubishi
– Advanced materials
Nanophase
– Nanomaterials solutions for large corporations
Nanosphere
– Diagnostic tools
Novartis
– Reformulations and targeted delivery therapeutics
Pfizer
– Reformulations and targeted delivery therapeutics
Samsung
– High performance computer chips

NANO NEWS
Gina McCarthy Gets EPA Head Nomination From Obama
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/04/gina-mccarthy-epa-obama_n_2727138.html

Obama to Appoint New Energy Secretary, EPA Chief, and Budget Director
http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/04/obama-nominates-wal-marts-burwell-as-budget-chief/

Nanotechnology’s 4,500-Year Health Record – Industry Week
By Scott E. Rickert, CEO, Nanofilm Ltd. – Scott will be a Keynote Speaker at our NC Event
http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/nanotechnologys-4500-year-health-record

Nanotechnology could be a driving force for Maryland’s tech sector
This article is a profile of Pixelligent Technologies – Craig Bandes, President & CEO will be a Speaker at our Event
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/print-edition/2013/03/08/nanotechnology-could-be-a-driving.html

Top 10 Crowdfunders of 2013
By David Drake, Founder & Chairman, LDJ Capital
http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2013/01/31/u-s-crowdfunders-the-top-contenders-in-2013/

EPA Calls for 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Nominations:
New green chemistry technologies grow markets and save businesses money
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/d66ab2c9ff283b0585257b19005d0395!OpenDocument

U.S. Leads in Nanotechnology Patents, East Asia Making Gains
http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202588923477&US_Leads_in_Nanotechnology_Patents_East_Asia_Making_Gains&slreturn=20130211130921

Light Work – The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/02/nanotechnology

Last year, we had over 300 participants at our North Carolina Event.  We are looking forward to seeing you in North Carolina in April.

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
www.vincentcaprio.org