Archive for February, 2015

NanoBCA Announces 2015 DC Roundtable – May 19-20th

Posted on February 3rd, 2015 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Today, the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) would like to announce our return to Washington, DC, for our 2015 DC Roundtable May 19-20th. This will be our 15th visit, dating back to 2002, meeting with numerous government officials in regard to the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).

We will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from the Legislative Branch and from the Executive Branch. We will be meeting with representatives from NNCO, OSTP, NSF and other agencies participating in the funding of the NNI.

Join NanoBCA in Washington, DC, May 19-20th, to learn about the issues at hand and to meet with and be heard by the key policy makers.

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REGISTER TODAY $250

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NANO NEWS

PEN Inc. New Product Development Highlighted for Emerging Nanotechnology Enterprises

Will Nanotechnology Soon Allow You to ‘Swallow the Doctor’?
CNN

The View from the VC Side
Interview with Alexei Andreev, Ph.D.
IOP Institute of Physics

Harris & Harris Group Portfolio Company D-Wave Systems Raises an Additional $29 Million CAD, Closing 2014 Financing at $62 Million CAD

The InVentures Group: 2014 in Review

Temple University and Ben Franklin Partner to Spark Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Greater Philadelphia

FACT SHEET: President Obama Announces New Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Knoxville, Tennessee

National Nanotechnology Initiative Multimedia Contests

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UPCOMING EVENT

Lux Executive Summit
March 17-19, 2015
Westin Copley Place
Boston, MA

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CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

The corporate world is setting its marketing budgets for 2015.  Please join our roster of Corporate Members.  For further information, please contact Vincent Caprio vincent@nanobca.org or 203-733-1949 to discuss.

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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

We encourage individuals interested in continuing our efforts to provide information in regard to emerging technologies to become individual members of the NanoBCA.  Individual Membership includes participation on our monthly conference call. Our next call is on Thursday, February 19th at 2:PM ET.  Click here to become a NanoBCA Individual Member.  The annual Individual Membership fee is $100.

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Looking forward to seeing you on May 19-20th in Washington, DC.

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

NanoBCA Recommends: Nanoinformatics 2015 – Jan 26-28 – Arlington VA

Posted on February 3rd, 2015 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association recommends:

Nanoinformatics 2015: Enabling Successful Discovery and Applications
January 26-28, 2015
Holiday Inn National Airport Hotel in Arlington, VA

The purpose of the Nanoinformatics 2015 Workshop is to bring together stakeholders in order to assess the state of informatics relevant to the all aspects of the nanotechnology enterprise and to set priority targets for the future. From materials to processes to products; accessible data, information, models, and simulations will enable innovators to optimize performance and accelerate the innovation cycle from concept to product. Scientists and engineers will be able to efficiently assess the safety of new nanomaterials and quantitatively implement best practices of safe manufacturing and usage of nanomaterials throughout product lifecycles. Scientists will share predictive models and data that enable the design and discovery of nanomaterials and the resulting performance of systems that use them.

Register for the workshop
Regular attendees: $200
Students: FREE

Submit an abstract

View the draft agenda

Workshop topics will include:

– Process modeling and control
– Materials supply chain
– Life cycle inventory data
– System scale-up methodology
– NanoEHS data and models
– Data workflow processes
– Nanomaterials properties data
– Data mining tools and opportunities
– Database design and accessibility
– Design for manufacturability
– Minimal data sets
– Interlaboratory studies
– Materials modeling and characterization
– Uncertainty quantification
– Sharing practices and incentives

Speakers

Stacey Harper, ONAMI Signature Faculty Fellow
Mark Tuominen, National Nanomanufacturing Network
Yoram Cohen, UCLA
Gerhard Klimeck, Network for Computational Nanotechnology
Diana de la Iglesia, Biomedical Informatics Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
John Rumble, President, R&R Data Services
Rong Liu, UCLA
Victor Maojo, Biomedical Informatics Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Ahmed Busnaina, Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Northeastern University
Mervi Heiskanen, The National Cancer Institute, Nanotechnology Working Group
Michael Zentner, nanoHUB.org
Stephanie Morris, CaNanoLab
Greg Lowry, Carnegie Mellon University

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UPCOMING EVENT

Lux Executive Summit
March 17-19, 2015
Westin Copley Place
Boston, MA

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NANO NEWS

Bergeson & Campbell’s EHS 2015 State of the Union
Forecast 2015
By Contributors from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Shelton, Connecticut firm NanoViricides, Inc on the frontlines of Ebola research
SheltonHerald.com

SouthWest Nano Technologies (SWeNT) – Announcement
Azerbaijan Investment Company and Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park LLC Sign MOU with SouthWest NanoTechnologies for a Major Carbon Nanotube Project in Republic of Azerbaijan

New synthetic nanotechnology material may better outcomes in ACL repair
Dotmed Daily News

Nutrition, safety key to consumer acceptance of nanotech
R&D Magazine

Scientists look for nanostructures that allow compatibility between metal and human bone tissues
Phys.org

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CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

The corporate world is setting its marketing budgets for 2015.  Please join our roster of Corporate Members.  For further information, please contact Vincent Caprio vincent@nanobca.org or 203-733-1949 to discuss.

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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

We encourage individuals interested in continuing our efforts to provide information in regard to emerging technologies to become individual members of the NanoBCA.  Individual Membership includes participation on our monthly conference call. Our next call is on Thursday, January 22nd at 2:PM ET.  Click here to become a NanoBCA Individual Member.  The annual Individual Membership fee is $100.

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Looking forward to seeing you at the Nanoinformatics 2015 Workshop.

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

NanoBCA Recommends: NNCO SME Free Webinar – Thurs 1/15 Noon-1:PM ET

Posted on February 3rd, 2015 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) would like to recommend:

NNCO Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Webinar Series
Thursday, January 15, 2015
12:PM–1:PM ET
Click here to register for this free, online event.

Webinar 1: “Roadblocks to Success in Nanotechnology Commercialization — What Keeps the Small and Medium Enterprise Community Up at Night?”

What: The NNCO will hold a series of webinars focusing on the experiences, successes, and challenges for small- and medium-sized businesses working in nanotechnology and on issues of interest to the business community. The first webinar in the series will be held Thursday, January 15, 2015.

When: The first webinar will be held Thursday, January 15, 2015, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST.

This webinar will be a round-table discussion with small and medium-sized businesses involved in nanotechnology commercialization focused on understanding common problems that they face and identifying those problems that the NNCO and NSET can assist in overcoming.

Who:
– Craig Bandes, Pixelligent LLC
– Doyle Edwards, Brewer Science Inc.
– Scott Rickert, PEN Inc.

How: Questions of interest to the small- and medium-sized business community may be submitted to webinar@nnco.nano.gov beginning one week prior to the event through the close of the webinar. During the question-and-answer segment of the webinars, submitted questions will be considered in the order received and may be posted on the NNI Web site (www.nano.gov). A moderator will identify relevant questions and pose them to the panelists. Due to time constraints, not all questions may be addressed during the webinar. The moderator reserves the right to group similar questions and to skip questions, as appropriate.

Registration: Click here to register for this free, online event. Registration for the webinar is required and is on a first-come, first-served basis and will be capped at 200 participants.

For further information contact:
Marlowe Newman
703-292-7128
mnewman@nnco.nano.gov

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NANO NEWS

Bergeson & Campbell’s EHS 2015 State of the Union
Forecast 2015
By Contributors from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Senator Blumenthal – CT Visits NanoViricides, Inc.
Shelton, Connecticut firm NanoViricides, Inc on the frontlines of Ebola research
SheltonHerald.com

SouthWest Nano Technologies – Announcement
Azerbaijan Investment Company and Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park LLC Sign MOU with SouthWest NanoTechnologies for a Major Carbon Nanotube Project in Republic of Azerbaijan

New synthetic nanotechnology material may better outcomes in ACL repair
Dotmed Daily News

Nutrition, safety key to consumer acceptance of nanotech
R&D Magazine

Scientists look for nanostructures that allow compatibility between metal and human bone tissues
Phys.org

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Nanoinformatics 2015: Enabling Successful Discovery and Applications
January 26-28, 2015
Holiday Inn National Airport Hotel in Arlington, VA

Lux Executive Summit
March 17-19, 2015
Westin Copley Place
Boston, MA

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CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

The corporate world is setting its marketing budgets for 2015.  Please join our roster of Corporate Members.  For further information, please contact Vincent Caprio vincent@nanobca.org or 203-733-1949 to discuss.

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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

We encourage individuals interested in continuing our efforts to provide information in regard to emerging technologies to become individual members of the NanoBCA.  Individual Membership includes participation on our monthly conference call. Our next call is on Thursday, January 22nd at 2:PM ET.  Click here to become a NanoBCA Individual Member.  The annual Individual Membership fee is $100.

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Looking forward to your participation.

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