Nanotech goes mainstream:
Leading Corporations Drive Second Annual Lux Executive Summit to Capacity Attendance
Participation from 45 Corporations with Greater Than $1 Billion in Annual Revenues at Premier Event
October 12, 2006 08:50 AM Eastern Time
2006 Lux Executive Summit
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lux Research, the world’s leading research and advisory firm for nanotechnology and the physical sciences, today announced that it has received overwhelming support from leading multinational organizations who have signed on as speakers, major sponsors, and attendees at the second annual Lux Executive Summit (www.luxexecutivesummit.com). The event will be held at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA on October 16-17, 2006.
The 2006 Lux Executive Summit has reached the capacity of its Charles Hotel facility. This year’s increase in attendees has been driven by all-new proprietary Lux Research content, an exclusive tour of Harvard’s Center for Nanoscale Systems, and participation from 45 large corporations with more than $1 billion in annual revenues.
Lux Executive Summit sponsorships nearly doubled over 2005. Select Partners BOC Group, Foley & Lardner, PowerShares and Deloitte are joined by Presenting Partners Lumera, NanoTerra, Nucryst Pharmaceuticals, Altair Nanotechnologies, Gradient Corporation, Starpharma, Telomolecular, mPhase, Nanostellar, NanoInk, Atomistix, and NGI as well as Visibility Partners The Livingston Group/Axiom Capital Management, Beecher Carlson, and Scottish Development International. Media and Association Partners include Technology Review, Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report, Tech Confidential, NanoBusiness Alliance, Material Connexion, Harvard University’s Center for Nanoscale Systems, Capital IQ, Computing in Science and Engineering, IBF Conferences, Reed Business, Nanotechnology Law & Business, BusinessWire, MicroNano, R&D Magazine, Future In Review 2007, ASM International, the Converging Technologies Bar Association, NanoBiotech News, and TinyTechJobs.
“We’re excited to welcome these innovative companies and organizations to the Lux Executive Summit next week in Cambridge,” said Peter Hebert, CEO of Lux Research. “We wanted to build an intimate, selective environment for high-value networking between senior-level business and financial attendees, with proprietary content from speakers you won’t hear anywhere else. The fantastic response from attendees and sponsors, as well as the high caliber of Lux Executive Summit participants, proves that the event will be successful in meeting those objectives.”
The Lux Executive Summit is the only event designed to provide corporate executives and investment managers with the knowledge and insights required to create a visionary nanotechnology strategy. The event is grounded by the proprietary data and analysis from Lux Research’s world-renowned analyst team, joined onstage by more than 50 speakers from large corporations, innovative start-ups, forward-thinking investment management firms, and the public sector. Capacity is limited at this premier event; additional details are available online at luxexecutivesummit.com.
About Lux Research:
Lux Research provides market intelligence and strategic advice on nanotechnology and the physical sciences. We help our clients make better decisions to profit from cutting-edge technologies by tapping into our analysts' unique expertise and unrivaled network. Our clients include top decision makers at large corporations, investment professionals at leading financial institutions, CEOs of the most innovative start-ups, and visionary public policy makers. To get connected and for more information, visit www.luxresearchinc.com. For Lux Executive Summit registration and additional event details, please visit www.luxexecutivesummit.com
Contacts
Lux Research, Inc.
Peter Hebert, 646-723-0702
peter.hebert@luxresearchinc.com |
