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REGISTER TODAY: NanoBusiness/Nanomanufacturing Summit 2011 9/25-9/27 – Boston, MA

Posted on August 19th, 2011 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Our show program is 90% complete for our 10th Annual NanoBusiness Conference/Nanomanufacturing Summit 2011 http://www.internano.org/nms2011/.

The conference is being held September 25th-27th at:
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA
http://www.seaportboston.com/meetings-and-events/overview.aspx

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN
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

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

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

Our 2011 Agenda is dynamic:
http://www.internano.org/nms2011/program

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
6:00-7:30 Opening Reception

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
8:30-9:00 Senator Scott Brown (R)-MA (Invited)
http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/

9:00-9:30 Sally Tinkle, PhD, Acting Director & EHS Coordinator, NNCO
http://www.nsti.org/events/NNI/bio.html?id=54

9:30-10:00 George Thompson, PhD, Government Programs Manager, Intel
http://www.nanobusiness2010.com/speakers

10:00-10:30 Josh Wolfe, Founding & Managing General Partner, Lux Capital
http://www.luxcapital.com/team_wolfe.php

1:15-2:00 Chris Anzalone, PhD, President & CEO, Arrowhead Research
http://www.arrowheadresearch.com/management.html

4:00-4:30 Scott Livingston, Chairman & CEO, Livingston Securities
http://www.livingstonsecurities.com/about.php

4:30-5:00 Doug Jamison, CEO & Managing Director, Harris & Harris Group
http://www.tinytechvc.com/team.cfm

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
10:30-12:30 EHS
Session Chair: Lynn L. Bergeson, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
http://www.lawbc.com/about/professional-resumes/attorneys-shareholders/

Charles L. Geraci, Jr., Ph.D., CIH, Senior Scientist & Coordinator of the Nanotechnology Research Center at NIOSH
http://www.cihconline.com/conf08_presentations/Completed%20Presentations/11.0%20CLGeraci%20Bio%20Sketch%2010-2008.pdf

Jim Alwood, Program Manager, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ Chemical Control Division, US EPA

Kenneth T. Moss, Leader, Notice & Regulations Team #2, US EPA, New Chemicals Management Branch, Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics

10:30-11:30 Foley & Lardner LLP “Protecting your IP”
Steven Rutt, Partner & Chair of Nanotechnology Industry Team, Foley & Lardner LLP
http://www.foley.com/people/bio.aspx?employeeid=18776

2:00-4:00 Nanomedicine and NanoDiagnostics: Innovation, Regulation, and Investment
Session Chair: Mostafa Analoui, PhD, Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Livingston Securities
http://www.livingstonsecurities.com/about.php

Dr. Paul Ashton, CEO & President, Psivida
http://www.psivida.com/about-leadership.html

Piotr Grodzinski, PhD, Director of NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, National Cancer Institute
http://nano.cancer.gov/about/meet/alliance.asp#Grodzinski

Omid Farokhzad, MD, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Co-Founder of Bind Biosciences, Selecta Biosciences
http://farokhzad.bwh.harvard.edu/

Subhas Malghan, PhD, FDA, Deputy Director in the Office of Science & Engineering Lab, Center for Devices & Radiological Health (CDRH)
http://www.almevents.com/admin/apps/Person/PersonView.cfm?person_id=39323

Misti Ushio, PhD, Managing Director, Harris & Harris
http://www.tinytechvc.com/team.cfm

Anil Diwan, PhD, Chairman & President, Nanoviricides, Inc
http://www.nanoviricides.com/diwan.html

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
8:30-9:00 Scott Rickert, Co-Founder, President & CEO, NanoFilm
http://www.nanofilmtechnology.com/about_nanofilm/bio-scott.htm

9:00-9:30 Dr. Mihail C. Roco, Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology, National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/staff/mroco.jsp

9:30-10:00 Jim Hussey, CEO, Nanoink
http://www.nanoink.net/management-team.html

10:00-10:30 David Arthur, CEO, SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc.
http://www.swentnano.com/about/management.php

1:15-2:00 Jim Phillips, CEO, NanoMech
http://www.nanomech.biz/company-profile/leadership/

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
10:30-11:00 Nanotechnology Commercialization
Jess Jankowski, President & CEO, Nanophase
http://www.nanophase.com/about/executives.aspx?

10:30-11:00 Cleantech
Joe Fisher, CEO, Contour Energy
http://contourenergy.com/company/management_team.html

11:30-12:00 Nanotechnology Commercialization
Dr. Ajay Malshe, Executive Vice President & CTO, NanoMech
http://www.nanomech.biz/company-profile/leadership/

11:30-12:00 Cleantech
Tim Lester, CFO, Bridgelux (Invited)

2:00-2:30 Electronics
Michael Knapp, CEO, Cambrios (Invited)
http://cambrios.sitestreet.org/45/Bio_Michael_R_Knapp.htm

2:00-2:30 Nanomanufacturing
Frank Ignazzitto, Vice President, Government Business, QD Vision, Inc
http://www.qdvision.com/ignazzitto

3:00-3:30 Healthcare
Mike Milburn, Chief Scientific Officer, Metabolon
http://www.metabolon.com/about/Management.aspx

NANO NEWS – WEEKLY SUMMARY
Harris & Harris
Equity Research Coverage: Capitalizing on 10x Change
http://gallery.mailchimp.com/d089f37e2290f94c07def3214/files/Harris_and_Harris_Update_July_29_2011.pdf

Solazyme and Cobalt Technologies Ranked Among the “30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals and Materials”
http://www.tinytechvc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=594801
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Six Ways I Know Nanotechnology is Here to Stay
By Scott Rickert, Co-Founder, President & CEO, Nanofilm
http://www.industryweek.com/articles/six_ways_i_know_nanotechnology_is_here_to_stay_25035.aspx

Obama vs. the 1980s Tax reform – not an infrastructure bank – might save his presidency.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903454504576490083559745242.html?KEYWORDS=george+gilder

Please remember to register for your hotel room today http://www.seaportboston.com/. 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

HOTEL REMINDER: NanoBusiness/Nanomanufacturing Summit 2011 9/25-9/27 – Boston, MA

Posted on August 9th, 2011 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

We are excited to update you on our Keynote/Speaker lineup for our 10th Annual NanoBusiness Conference/Nanomanufacturing Summit 2011 http://www.internano.org/nms2011/.

The conference is being held September 25th-27th at:
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA
http://www.seaportboston.com/meetings-and-events/overview.aspx

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

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN
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

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

OUR 2011 AGENDA IS TAKING SHAPE
http://www.internano.org/nms2011/program

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
6:00-7:30 Opening Reception

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
8:30-9:00 Senator Scott Brown (R)-MA (Invited)
http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/

9:00-9:30 Sally Tinkle, PhD, Acting Director & EHS Coordinator, NNCO
http://www.nsti.org/events/NNI/bio.html?id=54

9:30-10:00 George Thompson, PhD, Government Programs Manager, Intel
http://www.nanobusiness2010.com/speakers

10:00-10:30 Josh Wolfe, Founding & Managing General Partner, Lux Capital
http://www.luxcapital.com/team_wolfe.php

4:00-4:30 Scott Livingston, Chairman & CEO, Livingston Securities
http://www.livingstonsecurities.com/about.php

4:30-5:00 Doug Jamison, CEO & Managing Director, Harris & Harris Group
http://www.tinytechvc.com/team.cfm

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
10:30-12:30 EHS
Session Chair: Lynn L. Bergeson, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
http://www.lawbc.com/about/professional-resumes/attorneys-shareholders/

10:30-11:30 Foley & Lardner LLP “Protecting your IP”
Steven Rutt, Partner & Chair of Nanotechnology Industry Team, Foley & Lardner LLP
http://www.foley.com/people/bio.aspx?employeeid=18776

2:00-4:00 Nanomedicine
Session Chair: Mostafa Analoui, Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Livingston Securities
http://www.livingstonsecurities.com/about.php

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
8:30-9:00 Scott Rickert, Co-Founder, President & CEO, NanoFilm
http://www.nanofilmtechnology.com/about_nanofilm/bio-scott.htm

9:00-9:30 Dr. Mihail C. Roco, Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology, National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/staff/mroco.jsp

9:30-10:00 Jim Hussey, CEO, Nanoink
http://www.nanoink.net/management-team.html

10:00-10:30 David Arthur, CEO, SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc.
http://www.swentnano.com/about/management.php

1:15-2:00 Jim Phillips, CEO, NanoMech
http://www.nanomech.biz/company-profile/leadership/

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
10:30-11:00 Nanotechnology Commercialization
Jess Jankowski, President & CEO, Nanophase
http://www.nanophase.com/about/executives.aspx?

10:30-11:00 Cleantech
Joe Fisher, CEO, Contour Energy
http://contourenergy.com/company/management_team.html

11:30-12:00 Nanotechnology Commercialization
Dr. Ajay Malshe, Executive Vice President & CTO, NanoMech
http://www.nanomech.biz/company-profile/leadership/

11:30-12:00 Cleantech
Tim Lester, CFO, Bridgelux (Invited)

2:00-2:30 Electronics
Michael Knapp, CEO, Cambrios (Invited)
http://cambrios.sitestreet.org/45/Bio_Michael_R_Knapp.htm

2:00-2:30 Nanomanufacturing
Frank Ignazzitto, Vice President, Government Business, QD Vision, Inc
http://www.qdvision.com/ignazzitto

3:00-3:30 Healthcare
Mike Milburn, Chief Scientific Officer, Metabolon
http://www.metabolon.com/about/Management.aspx

NANO NEWS – WEEKLY SUMMARY
13 startup stars on the verge of an IPO
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/technology/1107/gallery.ipo_startups.fortune/9.html

DuPont Expands in Solar Energy with Acquisition of Innovalight
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dupont-expands-in-solar-energy-with-acquisition-of-innovalight-126111963.html

Want To Be A Venture Capitalist? Invest In These 2 Stocks
http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/5327688/want-to-be-a-venture-capitalist-invest-in-these-2-stocks

EPA Announces Chemical Data Reporting Rule, Which Replaces the IUR Modifications Rule
http://www.lawbc.com/tsca/commentary-2011-17-mobile.html

New Legislation Would Green Electronics Like iPods, Commercialize Nanotech
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/22734

Please remember to register your hotel room today for our September conference in Boston.

Stay cool, use sunscreen and drink plenty of water.

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