News in a NanoSecond

Forbes* Ranks NanoBusiness Alliance Director as One of Nanotech Industry's Leading Power Brokers (news release on BusinessWire)
The Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report, the leading investment publication for the nanotechnology industry, ranked NanoBusiness Alliance Executive Director F. Mark Modzelewski as one of the top power brokers in the nanotechnology industry. More

Hernia patient can continue active life with nano-enhanced device (Small Times)

"An avid swimmer, bicyclist and weightlifter, Bruce Baughman strives for strength and flexibility. As he recovers from hernia surgery, he's grateful that a new medical device is designed to offer both benefits. Baughman was among the first in the U.S. to receive TiMESH, a nano-enhanced mesh device for hernia surgery developed in Germany." More

Veeco eyes nanotech long-term payoff (CBS.MarketWatch.com)

"Ed Braun, chief executive of Veeco Instruments, keeps a critical, though optimistic, eye on the nanotechnology market." More

Europe is lacking in good nanotechnology infrastructure, thinks Ottilia Saxl (euractiv.com)

"Europeans are smarter than Americans when it comes to nanotechnology, but hindered by the fragmentation of the market, thinks Ottilia Saxl of the UK Institute of Nanotechnology. She calls for a better co-ordination of the EU's efforts in this field." More

Budget should advance our innovation agenda (Toronto Star)

" ... the government will create access to capital for the commercialization of science in areas where we can be among the world leaders — in environment, in health, in biotechnology and in nanotechnology." More

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* /Wolfe Nanotech Report

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