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Angstrom Publishing - Nanotechnology Accelergy Corporation
Sector(s): Energy & Environment
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Accelergy Corporation is innovating solutions to the challenges of materials research, development and commercialization. Accelergy provides their customers with a full suite of research capabilities, technology and software development, and offshore R&D management expertise in China. Accelergy's unique combination of offerings enables their customers to reduce the time and cost of discovering, optimizing and commercializing new materials while retaining real-time control of the research process.
 
Angstrom Publishing - Nanotechnology Angstrom Publishing
Sector(s): Information Services
Location: New York, NY
Angstrom Publishing has an exclusive joint venture with Forbes Inc. to produce the Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report (FWNR), the first and authoritative investment publication for nanotechnology. Since its initial March 2002 publication date, the FWNR has become the leading nanotechnology media property worldwide and also Forbes' fastest growing publication.
 
Atair Aerospace
Sector(s): Aerospace & Defense
Location: Brooklyn, NY

Atair Aerospace, Inc. is dedicated to modernizing military, government, and corporate logistics by creatively solving complex aerospace and engineering problems that integrate state-of-the-art parachute designs and flight navigation systems. Atair Aerospace's proprietary technology has resulted in precision airdrop systems.

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Cambrios Technologies Corp. Cambrios Technologies Corp.
Sector(s): Electronics
Location: Mountain View, CA

An MIT-spinoff founded by MacArthur genius grant scientist Angela Belcher, Cambrios' directed-evolution technology platform can produce inexpensive and uniform nanostructures and fibers that self-assemble and attach to other structures via molecular affinity. Lux Capital was a founding investor in Cambrios, and the company has raised more than $14 million in venture financing.

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Cambrios Technologies Corp. Crystal IS
Sector(s): Electronics, Energy & Environment
Location: Green Island, NY

Crystal IS, Inc. is the market leader in the commercialization of single-crystal aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates for the cost-effective production of high power, high temperature, and optoelectronic devices such as blue and ultraviolet lasers.

 
Everspin EverSpin Technologies
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Sector(s): Electronics
Location: Chandler, AZ

EverSpin Technologies is the global leader in developing and manufacturing magnetic-based memory (MRAM). With roots in Freescale Semiconductor, EverSpin is now an independent company backed by prominent venture capital firms. A growing number of leading corporations have adopted EverSpin MRAM to enable their most advanced products

 
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Sector(s): Life Sciences
Location: Cambridge, MA

Genocea Biosciences is a stealth startup company focused on vaccines.  

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Kereos Inc. - Molecular Imaging Agents and Targeted Therapeutics Kereos, Inc.
Sector(s): Life Sciences
Location: St. Louis, MO

Kereos develops molecular imaging agents and targeted therapeutics that identify and attack cancer and cardiovascular disease earlier and more specifically than conventional methods. The company has raised over $15 million in government grants from the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute and is currently partnered with Bristol Myers Squibb, Dow Chemical, and Philips Medical Imaging. Kereos’ management and technical team is responsible for over 12 INDs.

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Lux Research - Nanotechnology Lux Research, Inc.
Sector(s): Information Services
Location: New York, NY

Lux Research is an independent research and advisory firm providing strategic advice and ongoing intelligence for emerging technologies. The company helps leaders in business, finance, and government make informed decisions about science-driven innovation. Through its proprietary methodologies and global network of innovators, Lux Research clients uncover opportunities and gain competitive advantage.

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Magen Biosciences Magen Biosciences Inc.
Sector(s): Life Sciences
Location: Cambridge, MA

Magen Biosciences is focused on improving the health and appearance of human skin. Magen's science-driven understanding of skin physiology leads to effective therapies for a number of skin disorders and the prevention of UV radiation related skin damage. The company has assembled an outstanding science, investor and management team. The team includes co-founders of Idexx, Alnylam, Momenta, Vertex, Biogen and Genzyme. The company is headquartered in Massachusetts.

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Molecular Imprints, Inc. - Nanoimprint Lithography Molecular Imprints, Inc.
Sector(s): Electronics
Location: Austin, TX

A nanoimprint lithography leader with more than $65 million in venture funding from Motorola, KLA-Tencor, LAM Research, Molecular Imprints sells industry-critical tools to create sub-50 nanometer-sized semiconductor and electronic components.

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Nanosys, Inc. - Nanostructures for semiconductors, life sciences, energy and defense Nanosys, Inc.
Sector(s): Electronics, Energy & Environment, Life Sciences
Location: Palo Alto, CA

Nanosys was founded upon seminal intellectual property from more than 40 leading academic and government institutions including Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley, and Lawrence Livermore Labs to develop industrially important nanostructures for the semiconductor, life sciences, energy, and defense sectors. The company has raised over $100 million in venture financing, $40 million in government grants, and has partnerships with industry leading firms Intel, Sharp, Kodak, DuPont, and SAIC.

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Silicon Clocks Silicon Clocks
Sector(s): Electronics
Location: Fremont, CA

Silicon Clocks is a fabless semiconductor electronics company developing timing chips for hard disk drives, disk controllers, communications devices, and other consumer electronics. The technology eliminates the need for off-chip quartz crystal resonators, which results in cost reduction and up to a 10x decrease in power dissipation for the timing component.

Tempo Pharmaceuticals Tempo Pharmaceuticals
Sector(s): Life Sciences
Location: Cambridge, MA

Tempo Pharmaceuticals is developing a proprietary nanoparticle technology designed to improve the safety and efficacy of marketed and development-stage drugs. Tempo intends to build a deep pipeline of drug products utilizing its core technology.