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May 2011 Issue

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In This Issue: Event News | Innovation & Investment |Chemicals & Materials | Electronics & Microsystems | Health Sciences & Biotech/Pharma | Energy & Cleantech

  Event News
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  Innovation & Investment:

TechConnect Summit 2011: F500 Corporate Partnering Program Announced - F500 Corporate Partnering Speakers Address Investment & Technology Areas of Interest in the Areas of Nanotech, CleanTechnology, and Biotech - Executive Speakers Include: Applied Materials, Merck, Novartis, BASF, BP, Kodak, Dow, Panasonic, Omron, Toray, and More!...View Program

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Saudi Arabia Unveils World’s Largest University for Women - Princess Nora University will be able to enroll close to 50,000 students, and includes three research centers for nanotechnology, bioscience, and IT...Read more

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3M Invests in GoNano Technologies - GoNano Technologies was selected to present at TechConnect Ventures in Anaheim, 2010...Read more

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Save the Date! TechConnect Venture Forum Takes Place June 16, 2011! - Corporate Venture Capital Session, business pitches, and networking reception with global business and investment executives in the areas of nanotech, cleantech, and biotech....Read more

  Chemicals & Materials

TechConnect Summit 2011: Advanced Materials and Chemicals IP & Venture Program Announced - Advanced Materials, Chemicals - Presenters Include: Aeonian Bricks, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Catacel, CondAlign-Norway, CSIRO-Australia, KITECH-US and Korea, MesoCoat, NDSU Research Foundation, Opalux, Pixelligent Technologies, PUCRS-Brazil, SixPoint Materials, US Department of Energy, Univalor-Canada, and More!....View the Program

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IP Spotlight: Even lighter and stronger reinforced composites, ETH Zurich, Switze - Main feature of the technology is the deliberate control of the orientation of reinforcing elements in polymer-based advanced composites....Read more

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International University Research Team Develop Method to Look Inside Nanomaterials in 3D - Novel method can generate a 3D picture of a structure within a material....Read more

  Electronics & Microsystems

TechConnect Summit 2011: Electronics and Microsystems IP & Venture Program Announced - Electronics, Microsystems, Semiconductors, and Sensors - Presenters Include: Arkansas Power Electronics International, CSEM SA, ETH-Zurich, Linear Signal, mc10, McGill University, nanoLambda, National University of Singapore, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Univalor-Canada, University of Minnesota, University of Waterloo-Canada, Valeo Management-Canada, and More!...View the Program

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UCLA and Hewlett Packard Able to Analyze the Details of Memristors - Production of these electronic circuits could be used to mimic the network of the human brain ....Read more

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Intel’s Tri-Gate 3D Technology Will Appear in Phones by End of 2011 - Intel’s “3D” chips are designed to reduce power and improve performance of devices that use 22-nm chips ....Read more

  Health Sciences & Biotech/Pharma

TechConnect Summit 2011: Biotech, Pharma, Medical IP & Venture Program Announced - Cellanyx, Cosmas Therapeutics, Lund University, NanoMedical Systems, Quegen Biotech, SOCPRA-Canada, The Ohio State University, University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB), UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, WaveGuide, and More!..View the Program

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NanoBio Corporation Enters into Two Phase III Trials for their Novel Topical Treatment for Cold Sores - NanoBio has licensing agreement with GlaxoSmithKline for this technology....Read more

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Alkermes to Merge with Elan and Become Alkermes plc - Alkermes and Elan to be combined under a new holding company to be incorporated in Ireland by Q3 2011...Read more

  Energy & Cleantech

TechConnect Summit 2011: Energy and Efficiency, Renewable Energy IP & Venture Program Announced - Energy & Efficiency, Water Technologies, Solar Power, Transportation - Presenters Include: AgroSci, Algal Scientific, Angstron Supercapacitor, Arizona State University, Enerize, Energy Compression, Hydrovolts, ICN-Institut Catala De Nanotechnologia-Spain, Imperial Innovations-UK, IL Fuels, MountainLogic, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, MSBiV-Canada, Simpleafy, University of Windsor, and More!....View the Program

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Activated Graphene Makes Superior Supercapacitors for Energy Storage - New material combines high storage capacity with quick energy release and unlimited recharge...Read more

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New ORNL solar cell technology cranks up efficiency - Because of efficient charge transport, the new solar cell can tolerate defective materials and reduce cost in fabricating next-generation solar cells.

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