Integrated Nanosystems conference to feature a pair of panel sessions

Emily M. Smith
ASME NEWS

Research, funding and commercialization of nanotechnology will be the focus of ASME's Integrated Nanosystems 2003.

A highlight of the conference, which is scheduled for Sept. 17-19 in Palo Alto, Calif., will be two panel sessions. ASME's second conference on Integrated Nanosystems also features a new pricing model for conference attendance.

The first panel, the Business and Venture Panel, will take place from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 19. Seven panelists will address issues related to the commercialization and technology transfer of nanotechnology.

A written case study will be included in the program as a template/guide to help educate the audience. Questions will be taken after the presentations.

The panel will include representatives from the Antenna Group, to discuss building a business model, developing a customer base and funding; the SRIC-BI rep will explain how market research leads to a sound product, and market and funding decisions; a spokesperson from Brock Hinzmann will discuss its use of Technology Navigator; a lawyer will go over government grants and procurement contracts that can help build the nano venture.

The presentation from the Strategic Synergy Group will deal with how companies can build their commercial nano team. The speaker from Natural Carbon will discuss how commercial alliances can be used to build and support the nano venture, while the presentation from Intel VC will address the transfer of nanotechnology into and out of Intel.

A case study examining whether technology transfer is driving most emerging nano ventures will be led by Integrated NanoSystems.

The second panel session — Government/Education/Training Panel — will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 19.

Panelists will discuss the role of the government in facilitating research in academia, national labs and industry for the development of nanotechnology.

Registration before Aug. 31 will range from $195 for students to $595 for attendees who are not members of academia, government or nonprofit groups. After Aug 31, the registration charge for everyone will be $100 more.

For more information, visit http://www.asme.org/nano/2003/register.shtml.

 

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