NanoCommerce/SEMI NanoForum(TM) to Host First Emerging NanoBusiness Showcase
Showcase to Highlight Innovative Developments in Nanotechnology
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMI, the NanoBusiness Alliance
and Small Times Media today announced the first Emerging NanoBusiness Showcase
(ENBS), which will be held in conjunction with the NanoCommerce/SEMI NanoForum
in Chicago's McCormick Place, November 1-3. The ENBS is a novel conference
platform that combines technical content and company presentations by 20
jury-selected participants. The objective of ENBS is to introduce
revolutionary technologies, innovative applications and compelling
commercialization strategies while providing presenters with increased
exposure to potential funding sources, new customers and business partners.
Companies chosen to participate in the ENBS were qualified by a
distinguished panel of experts and business leaders, including venture
capitalists and corporate business development executives, from companies such
as the Oregon Nanoscience and Microelectronics Institute, DFJ Portage and
Deloitte Services, among others.
"Over the past five years, there has been an overwhelming surge in
nanotech research and development, and now companies are beginning to
introduce revolutionary and viable nanotechnologies to market," said Robert D.
"Skip" Rung, president and executive director at the Oregon Nanoscience and
Microelectronics Institute. "I am excited to be part of an event that is
responsible for uniting the foremost global nanotechnology business and
technology leaders in the spirit of collaboration and innovation."
ENBS participants are each given a 15 minute session on the ENBS stage to
discuss their technologies and strategies. Participants in the 2005 ENBS
include:
-- AcryMed, Inc. -- Arryx, Inc.
-- Aetos technologies, Inc. -- Ascend Instruments, LLC
-- Applied thin Films, Inc. -- BioForce Nanosciences, Inc.
-- Cima NanoTech, Inc. -- Nanophase Technologies Corp.
-- Clear Edge Power -- NanoSense Technologies
-- Exitech, Inc. -- Nanotope, Inc.
-- MolecularDiamond Technologies -- PicoCal Inc.
-- MysticMD Inc. -- PowerMetal Technologies
-- Nanodisc Inc. -- Qucor Pty Ltd
-- Nanometrix, Inc. -- QuesTek Innovations LLC
"We chose these companies to take part in the ENBS because they are
leading innovators with technologies that represent the potential of what
nanotechnology can achieve," said Lubab Sheet, senior director of
nanotechnology at SEMI. "The ENBS provides these companies with a dedicated
forum to present and discuss new nano technologies, applications and
strategies that will help shape this developing industry."
The Emerging NanoBusiness Showcase will be held during the
NanoCommerce/SEMI NanoForum between November 1-3 at the Hyatt McCormick Place
convention center in Chicago. For more information about the Emerging
NanoBusiness Showcase, please contact Sara Wagner, swagner@semi.org. All
Hyatt McCormick Place rooms are sold out, so for alternative hotel
reservations and information, please contact the Hyatt Regency Chicago at
312-565-1234.
About NanoCommerce/SEMI NanoForum 2005
Sponsored by SEMI, the NanoBusiness Alliance and Small Times Media,
NanoCommerce/SEMI NanoForum 2005 represents a partnership of two premier
nanotechnology events. It is the only nanotech event in the world that is
focused on the commercialization of nanotech applications across industry
sectors. NanoCommerce/SEMI NanoForum 2005 unites nanotechnology business and
technology leaders by breaking across traditional industry boundaries to
explore new growth opportunities and to create the next generation of
companies that will dominate Wall Street and change the way we live.
About SEMI
SEMI is a global industry association serving companies that provide
equipment, materials and services used to manufacture semiconductors,
displays, nano-scaled structures, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and
related technologies. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Brussels,
Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose (Calif.), Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and
Washington, D.C. For more information, visit semi.org.
About NanoBusiness Alliance
The NanoBusiness Alliance is the industry association for the emerging
nanotechnology industry. Through its extensive network of leading startups,
Fortune 500 companies, research institutions, non-governmental organizations
and public-private partnerships, the Alliance shapes nanotechnology policy and
helps accelerate the commercialization of nanotechnology innovations. The
NanoBusiness Alliance has offices in New York, Chicago, and Washington, DC.
For more information, visit nanobusiness.org.
About Small Times Media
Sponsored by SEMI, the NanoBusiness Alliance and Small Times Media,
NanoCommerce/SEMI NanoForum 2005 represents a partnership of two premier
nanotechnology events. It is the only nanotech event in the world that is
focused on the commercialization of nanotech applications across industry
sectors. NanoCommerce/SEMI NanoForum 2005 unites nanotechnology business and
technology leaders by breaking across traditional industry boundaries to
explore new growth opportunities and to create the next generation of
companies that will dominate Wall Street and change the way we live.
SEMI Contact:
Scott Smith
PR Manager
408-943-7957
ssmith@semi.org
NanoBusiness Alliance Contact:
Sean Murdock
Executive Director
312-593-0293
sean@nanobusiness.org
Small Times Media Contact
Kelli Felker
Vice President, Events and Marketing
734-528-6263
kellifelker@smalltimes.com
Agency Contact:
Steven Wright-Mark
Executive Vice President, Schwartz PR
212-677-8700, ext. 29steven@schwartzpr.com
SOURCE SEMI
Web Site: semi.org |
