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Nanotechnology Venture Capital Spending Out of Sync With Returns

(Nanowerk News) Venture capital (VC) firms invested $702 million in nanotechnology start-ups last year across 61 deals, slightly down from $738 million across 73 deals in 2006. But this VC spending is sharply out of sync with investment returns. Although application-oriented life-sciences companies have delivered the majority of VC returns in nanotech, VC firms consistently devote most of their funding to companies in other areas, according to a new report from Lux Research entitled “How Venture Capitalists Are Misplaying Nanotech.”

John Wu Joins Northern Light Venture Capital as Venture Partner

BEIJING and MENLO PARK, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Light Venture Capital (NLVC), a China-focused venture capital firm, today announced the appointment of John Wu as venture partner. Mr. Wu will be based out of NLVC's Shanghai office and is responsible for evaluating and seeking new investment opportunities in early and growth stage opportunities in consumer and technology enabled businesses. He brings in more than a decade of technical and management experience at leading technology companies.

John Wu Joins Northern Light Venture Capital as Venture Partner

BEIJING and MENLO PARK, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Light Venture Capital (NLVC), a China-focused venture capital firm, today announced the appointment of John Wu as venture partner. Mr. Wu will be based out of NLVC's Shanghai office and is responsible for evaluating and seeking new investment opportunities in early and growth stage opportunities in consumer and technology enabled businesses. He brings in more than a decade of technical and management experience at leading technology companies.

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Northern Light Venture Capital Says John Wu Joins As Venture Partner

(RTTNews) - Northern Light Venture Capital or NLVC, a China-focused venture capital firm, on Wednesday said that it has appointed John Wu as venture partner.

QD Vision Raises $9 Million in Venture Capital Financing

WATERTOWN, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- QD Vision today announced it raised $9 million in venture-capital financing from two leading venture capital firms, Highland Capital Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners, and from In-Q-Tel, the strategic investment firm launched by the CIA in 1999. The funding will help it launch the first QD Vision Quantum Light(TM) products into commercial markets, augmenting several million dollars in bookings from government and commercial development contracts the company has already won.

NANOTECH VENTURE CAPITAL IS OUT OF SYNC WITH RETURNS

Lux Research report finds nanomedical start-ups generate 77% of returns but get only 27% of investment.

Nanotech Venture Capital is Out of Sync with Returns

Lux Research report finds nanomedical start-ups generate 77% of returns but get only 27% of investment.

A Capital Event with Capital Stars: Opera Under the Stars, at Lebreton Flats Park in the Heart of Canada's Capital

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Nanotechnology funding strategy in Germany shows a growing focus on sustainability aspects

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The European Union currently spends about 740 million Euros (roughly $1.2 billion) annually in public funding on nanotechnology research. This is almost on par with the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) budget of $1.28 billion (2007). Almost 40% of public EU nanotechnology funding takes place in Germany and it is estimated that about half of the European companies active in nanotechnology are based in Germany, making the country the clear nanotechnology leader in Europe. Germany’s strengths include a well structured R&D infrastructure and a high level of research in the various subfields of nanotechnology. The industrial base for utilizing the results of this research is also in place. About 700 companies are currently involved in the development, application, and sales and marketing of nanotechnological p

Northern Light hires John Wu as venture partner

China-focused venture capital firm Northern Light Venture Capital has appointed John Wu as a venture partner. Wu will be based out of the firm's Shanghai office and will be responsible for evaluating and sourcing new investment opportunities in early and growth stage consumer and technology-enabled businesses.

Gov't sets nanotechnology goals until 2015

Russia's share of the global nanotechnology market is expected to reach 3 percent in 2015, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov told the Federation Council today. He added that the sales of Russia's nanotechnology products would amount to some RUB 900bn (approx. USD 38.25bn). Ivanov noted that roughly RUB 180bn (approx. USD 7.65bn) would be allocated for nanotechnology development, while VTB and Russian Venture Company's programs provided additional opportunities to make nanotechnology products more profitable. He also stated that the priority areas of nanotechnology development had been chosen.

Wall Street Nanotechnology Leader Scott Livingston to Keynote at Various Conferences Throughout First Half of 2008

Axiom Capital Management announced today that Scott Livingston, Managing Director of Axiom Capital Management Inc., an investment banking/advisory firm and head of the Livingston Group, which focuses on nanotechnology, will present keynote addresses at a variety of conferences beginning this week to discuss business and investment trends in nanotechnology. Mr. Livingston will discuss nanotechnology as it impacts a variety of industries, including solar, cleantech, alternative energy, infrastructure, advanced medical technologies, printed electronics and aerospace.

Wall Street Nanotechnology Leader Scott Livingston to Keynote at Various Conferences Throughout First Half of 2008

NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Axiom Capital Management announced today that Scott Livingston, Managing Director of Axiom Capital Management Inc., an investment banking/advisory firm and head of the Livingston Group, which focuses on nanotechnology, will present keynote addresses at a variety of conferences beginning this week to discuss business and investment trends in nanotechnology. Mr. Livingston will discuss nanotechnology as it impacts a variety of industries, including solar, cleantech, alternative energy, infrastructure, advanced medical technologies, printed electronics and aerospace.

Wall Street Nanotechnology Leader Scott Livingston to Keynote at Various Conferences Throughout First Half of 2008

NEW YORK (Business Wire) -- Axiom Capital Management announced today that Scott Livingston, Managing Director of Axiom Capital Management Inc., an investment banking/advisory firm and head of the Livingston Group, which focuses on nanotechnology, will present keynote addresses at a variety of conferences beginning this week to discuss business and investment trends in nanotechnology. Mr. Livingston will discuss nanotechnology as it impacts a variety of industries, including solar, cleantech, alternative energy, infrastructure, advanced medical technologies, printed electronics and aerospace.

State gives companies $1.5M for nanotechnology growth

Breath-analysis lasers made with nanotechnology components would make the technology smaller, simpler and more cost effective, said Patrick McCann, chief executive officer of Norman-based Ekips Technologies Inc. Tuesday, Ekips won a $350,252, three-year nanotechnology applications award to do just that. Ekips was one of eight Oklahoma companies or researchers awarded a total of $1.25 million in state funding to apply nanotechnology to their manufacturing processes. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology announced the winners of the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project, which is in its second year. The nanotechnology project was created by the Legislature and administered by OCAST.

Examine The Market for Nanotechnology 2008-2015

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Apr 16 (MARKET WIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Nanotechnology industry is available in its catalogue. The Market for Nanotechnology 2008-2015 here The Market for Nanotechnology 2008-2015 provides detailed market analysis, commercial information and key players in nanotechnology. This 245 page report presents a clear picture of the scale of opportunity in nanotechnology across a wide range of materials and markets. Features include: Key Applications and market opportunity to 2015 Worldwide government R&D investment 2002-2006, 2007-2012 Key market trends and drivers 2008-2015 Market demands for nanomaterials 2008-2015 Current and potential revenues 2008-2015 Key players including application manufacturers, end users and nanomaterials suppliers Company segmentation

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England enigma Harmison aims to defy his critics

Steve Harmison looks out over the beautiful Wellington seascape and considers his response with care. The proposition is that following his omission from the England side he has called home for the past five years, the 6ft 5in paceman who spearheaded the Ashes victory in 2005 is finished as a Test bowler, out of favour, out of chances, out of the team, out of time. Out.

TRAC 32: Nanotechnology in Medicine

Nanotechnology has exploded onto the scientific scene in the last few years and has impacted nearly every area of scientific research. The infancy of nanotechnology began in materials science laboratories. The field of nanotechnology has matured and is now at the forefront of medical research. Nanomedicine has been heralded as the next “big thing�. Popular literature promises tiny machines that will have a huge impact on disease and aging. The reality is that nanomedicine can be divided into three basic categories tiny machines, diagnostics, and therapeutic delivery. This course will discuss all of these nanotechnology applications and focus on diagnostics and therapeutics.

A NANOTECHNOLOGY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY REVISITED

Previously I have proposed that the Nanotechnology industry, led by the NanoBusiness Alliance (that industry supported responsible representative of what is good and beneficial about nanotech in society), and the all companies in nanotech (at all links in the value chain) create a NUL - a Nanotechnology Underwriters Laboratory - similar to the UL - Underwriters Laboratory- used by the electrical supply industry, and establish a formally recognized environmental qualification and safety stamp of approval called the NULL - Nanotechnology Underwriters Laboratory Listing. In NUL, all pending nanotechnology containing products are rigorously and responsibly tested for performance and for immediate and long-term health effects and safety, using scientific and objective protocols of acceptance and release to the market.

Institute of Nanotechnology in the UK announces new Chair

is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Richard A.L. Jones FRS as the new Chairman of its Advisory Group. Professor Jones, from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Sheffield (http://www.shef.ac.uk/physics/people/rjones/) and author of the well-received book 'Soft Machines: Nanotechnology and Life' (http://www.softmachines.org) brings his unique expertise in nanotechnology as well as his communication skills and long-standing interest in public engagement. Professor Jones is currently Senior Strategic Advisor for Nanotechnology for the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the lead funding agency for nanotechnology research in the UK.

NanoBusiness Alliance Executive Director Sean Murdock Testifies Before House Science Committee In Support Of National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008

The NanoBusiness Alliance, the world%u2019s leading nanotechnology trade organization, today announced that its Executive Director, Sean Murdock, testified before the House Science Committee earlier today in support of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Amendments Act of 2008. The advances in nanotechnology over the past five years, many of which were made possible by the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, now require updating the Act to reflect a changed competitive environment.

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