Australian Nanotech Leads With “Small” Innovations and Big Commercial Opportunities
More than 30 Australian nanotech delegates head for NSTI Nanotech Conference May 9-12, 2005.
Anaheim, CA (PRWEB via NSTI) May 8,
2005 –- Australia, which is fast becoming a world contender in smart nanotech
materials such as “invisible” coatings and revolutionary nanobio technology,
will send its largest ever nanotech delegation to the United States this year at
the 2005 Nanotech Conference in Anaheim, May 9-12, 2005. The delegation is
dominated by some of the country’s R&D powerhouses of commercial ready
IP.
Robert Hunt, Invest Australia’s Senior Investment Commissioner for
North America, said Australia invests more than AUD100 million ($US 75 million)
per year in nanotech research. Government and private-sector funding supports
world-class researchers and facilities, and creates a vibrant and fast-growing
industrial base that is winning international partnerships.
He said more
than fifteen R&D centers will be represented at the conference (http://www.nsti.org/Nanotech2005/), as well as some of
Australia’s leading nanotech firms. He encouraged US deal makers to meet with
the delegates for a first look at lucrative investment opportunities at Booth #
204.
“Global names such as pSividia, Starpharma, Alchemia, and bionic ear
maker Cochlear are just a few of the successful firms coming out of Australia,”
he said.
Indeed one of the firms attending the conference, Advanced
Nanotechnology, which specializes in smart nano surfaces or invisible coatings,
has already won deals with Avon, L'Oréal and Revlon for their product which is
being used in cosmetics to protect against UV rays.
Australian experts
Dr. Paul McCormick (Advanced Nanotechnology Ltd) and Dr. Bruce Cornell (Ambri
Ltd) will present to the Conference about Australian research and
commercialization success in nanotechnology.
* 4 pm Monday May 9, 2005
Salon J-K; Dr. Paul McCormick (Advanced Nanotechnology Ltd)
* 3:30 pm
Wednesday May 11, 2005 Grand Ballroom E; Dr. Bruce Cornell (Ambri Ltd)
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