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Click here for location, registration and event program. 5/10/2007 6:00:00 PM  
NanoBioConvergence Spring Social
Join us for a complimentary spring reception with the NanoBioConvergence community, with special thanks to all who have supported our events over the years. Pre-registration required.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 3/14/2007 6:00:00 PM   Ravi Kiron
NANOsizing the World
Join our 5th season for an evening discussion on nanotechnology alliances across the global biopharma industry. Nanotechnology promises to revolutionize therapeutic delivery – we’ll discuss the value of alliances, licensing and IP strategy within this highly regulated environment.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 9/12/2006 6:00:00 PM   Ray Baughman
Nanomechanics: Fuel-cell Muscle
Join us in the kickoff of our 5th season with a complimentary reception and evening discussion on nanomechanics - fusing fuel cell technology with bioengineering to create artificial muscle with power and stress tolerance much greater than natural human performance.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 5/17/2006 6:00:00 PM   Nicholas Melosh, Mary Napier
Nanoscience to Nanobusiness
Join us for an evening discussion on transforming nanoscience into nanobusiness. How do you develop a technology from early-stage research? Should you out-license or spin-out the technology? What is it worth? We’ll cover specific examples and walk through the development process.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 3/29/2006 6:00:00 PM   Michael Gertner
NanoMedicine: Investment-ready Devices
- NanoMedicine: Investment-ready Devices
Nanoscale medical technologies are now showing some exciting, tangible results. Join us for a discussion of novel devices that have reached critical mass, and how these systems crossover between biology and material science. We’ll present systems & devices that are ripe for investment.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 1/18/2006 6:00:00 PM   Vicki Colvin, Robert McGinn
Safety, Ethics and Regulation of Nanotechnology
- Eco-Nano: The Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials on the Environment
- Ethics and Nanotechnology: Views of Nanotechnology Scientists and Engineers
Join us in our fourth season with an evening discussion on how nanomaterials can impact human health. Saftey and regulatory issues are coming to the forefront, but can they keep up with the pace of invention?
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 11/16/2005 6:00:00 PM   Bill Perry, James Harris
Biosensing at the Nanoscale III
- Sensation™ Nanoelectric Detection
- Integrated Semiconductor Biosensors
Join us in our fourth season with an evening discussion of how nanotechnology can detect and diagnose disease at the molecular level. Featuring chemical sensing for critical diagnostic and monitoring information for real-time patient assessment.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 10/26/2005 6:00:00 PM   Michael L. Weiner, Florian Ludwig
Vascular Intervention using Nanotechnology
Join us in our fourth season with an evening discussion on nanotechnology used in vascular intervention. Hear how nanoscale devices are being used to sense, monitor and ultimately resuscitate in the event of cardiac failure.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 9/21/2005 6:00:00 PM   Jeremy Tzeng , Larry Branen
Nanotech and Food Safety
- Nanotechnology and Food Safety
Join us for an evening discussion on how nanotechnology can impact food processing and control - using nanoscale sensing and diagnostics for consumer safety.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 7/27/2005 6:00:00 PM   Laura Mazzola, Ph.D.
Sizzlin' Summer Social
- NanoBioConvergence 7/05
Join us for a mid-summer reception with the NanoBioConvergence community, with special thanks to all who have supported our events over the years. Featured Activities: * Welcome and thanks from our founder and organizational team * Highlights from last season and plans for next season * Complimentary reception and no-host bar Attendance Free...but space is limited. Pre-registration required
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 6/15/2005 6:00:00 PM   Judith Kleinberg, Pamela Bailey
Economic Prospects in NanoBiotechnology
- Bay Area: Epicenter of Convergent Technologies
- What Working in Nanotechnology Really Means
Join us for a special patio networking program, with discussion of how our local economies of high tech, biotech and IT converge in nanotechnology. We’ll hear a prospectus for economic development and growth in the near term and beyond.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 5/18/2005 6:00:00 PM   Dan Robertson, Ph.D., Patrick McCroskey, Ph.D.
Consumer and Industrial Applications of Nanobiotechnology
Join us for an evening discussion of extreme biology: Protein nanostructures with extreme stability are amenable to industrial-scale processing - enabling numerous opportunities in materials science and medicine.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 4/20/2005 6:00:00 PM   Evan C. Unger, MD, FACR , Charles E. Seeney
NanoInvasive Medicine: Nanotechnology for Site-Specific Therapy
- NanoInvasive Medicine: Nanotechnology for Site-Specific Therapy
- Nanobioconvergence: How, Where and When
Is NanoMedicine on the horizon or behind the next mountain? Join us for an evening discussion of how nanotechnology may become the standard practice for future medical therapies.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 3/23/2005 6:00:00 PM   John Wetherell, Mark Menna, Terry Fetterhoff
The Value of Intellectual Property: Commercialization & Acquisition
Join us for an evening discussion on the impact of intellectual property for nanotech and biotechnology. Intellectual property plays an important role in the development of new technologies. Along the path to commercialization, IP value changes in relation to market value. Our panelists will discuss the value of intellectual property from spin-out to acquisition.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 1/25/2005 6:00:00 PM   Michael Lynch, Olav Solgaard
AFM: Commercialization of New Applications
Join us for an evening discussion on new advances in Atomic Force Microscopy – the “workhorse” of nanotechnology. Many VCs have looked at AFM investment but few have made the cut. What are realistic prospects toward new commercialization?
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 11/17/2004 6:00:00 PM   Luke Lee
Integrated Nanofluidics: Reality Check
Join us for our third season this Fall with an evening discussion on what works (and what doesn’t) in developing a lab-on-a-chip. A “manufacturable” device must overcome issues of sample acquisition and nano-scale transport while meeting requirements of low power and cost-effective MEMS processing - can it be done?
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 10/20/2004 6:00:00 PM  
Oktoberfest with NanoBioConvergence!
Join us at the Tied House in Mountain View on October 20th for a complimentary networking event for business professionals, scientists and engineers, entrepreneurs, investors and service providers in nanotechnology. Meet, swap business cards, and exchange ideas! Complimentary appetizers and no-host bar, no cost to attend. Advance registration required as space is limited - walk-ins welcome per available seating.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 9/14/2004 6:00:00 PM   Angela Belcher , Michael Knapp
Evolution in Nanotechnology: Biological Electronics
Join us for our third season this Fall with an evening discussion on how biological self-assembly can be harnessed for manufacturing. Biology can be directed for use in assembling electronics, semiconductors, metals and other materials of significant commercial interest. Location: Bio-X Clark Center Auditorium Stanford campus: http://biox.stanford.edu/clark/operations_map.html
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 7/27/2004 6:00:00 PM   Samuel I. Stupp, Jonathan Trent
Nanofabrication: Self-Assembly Part II
Join us for an evening discussion on creating nanoscale architecture through molecular recognition and self-assembly. Featuring presentations of neural linkage for regenerative medicine and controlled protein assembly for biosensor devices.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 5/26/2004 6:00:00 PM   D. Donald Payne, Gayle Pergamit
Nanotechnology in Medical Devices III
- Photo-Thermal Destruction of Cancer Using Nanoshells, a New Class of Nanoparticles
- Biophiltre - Nano-Molecular Membranes for Renal Applications
Join us for an evening discussion of how nanotechnology can be used for in therapeutic devices. Featuring technologies for nanoscale cancer-targeted tissue ablation and bio-filtration.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 4/28/2004 6:00:00 PM   Tuan Vo-Dinh , Olav Solgaard
CANCELLED: Nanotechnology and Cancer Diagnostics
- Nanosensors: Molecular Processes in a Single Living Cell
Apologies from the NanoBioConvergence team: we have been forced to cancel our April event. We will credit any received registration fees toward a future event or will provide a refund, if preferred.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 3/24/2004 6:00:00 PM   David Eaglesham, Richard Helfrich, Todd Krueger, Allen Northrup, Calvin Shipbaugh
Nanobiodefense: Opportunities & Challenges
Join us for an evening discussion of nanotechnology's evolving impact on biodefense applications. Our panel of experts will address opportunities and concerns for entrepreneurs, including government and VC funding realities.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 1/28/2004 6:00:00 PM   Vicki Colvin, Frank Yang, George Khushf
Nanotechnology: Safety, Ethics and Regulation
- Nanotechnology and the Environment
- Nanotechnology in Environmental Remediation
- Ethics in Nanotechnology
Join us for an evening discussion of nanotechnology's impact on the environment, policy and public perception. Featuring Dr. Vicky Colvin, Director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology at Rice University.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 11/20/2003 6:00:00 PM   David Cox
Bioconvergence: Catalyst for Our Economic Future
Learn how the semiconductor, informatics and high tech industries are converging toward the life sciences. Keynote David Cox of Perlegen Sciences will present technology for personalized medicine, followed by a panel discussion with business executives from IBM, Agilent and Genencor.

Location:
Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford University
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 10/22/2003 6:00:00 PM   William H. Wright, Mark S. DiIorio, Hugh Daniels
Biosensing at the Nanoscale II
- Upconverting Phosphor Technology for Biological Agent Detection and Identification
- Magnetic Nanotechnology Platform for Ultra-Sensitive Bioassays
- Enhancing Microarray Sensitivity, Reproductibility and Dynamic Range with Nanostructured Surfaces
Join us for an evening discussion of how nanotechnology can be used to detect and control biology at the molecular level. Featuring presentations of chemical sensing for biowarfare and nanomagnetic particles for whole cell analysis.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 9/24/2003 6:00:00 PM   Laura Mazzola
NanoBioConvergence - Past, Present & Future
- Nanobiotechnology - What we've learned & where we're going...
Join us for an evening reception and inaugural program for NanoBioConvergence. Featuring an overview of the nanobiotechnology field and state-of-the-art developments. This event is free but limited to the first 100 participants.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 6/10/2003 6:00:00 PM   Samuel I. Stupp, Joseph McAuliffe
Nanofabrication: Harnessing Nature’s Self-Assembly
- Regenerative Medicine through Bionanotechnology
- The Small Side of Industrial Biotechnology: Building a toolbox for nanobiotechnology
Join us for an evening reception and discussion of how the process of molecular recognition and self-assembly can be used to drive nanostructure assembly. Featuring presentations of bio-nanotechnology for regenerative medicine and controlled morphologies for nano-scale biofunctional devices.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 5/6/2003 6:00:00 PM   Jay T. Groves, Carl Myerholtz
Biosensing at the Nanoscale: Sensors & Diagnostics
- Integrated Cell Membrane Nanotechnology
- Nanopore Technology
Join us for an evening reception and discussion of how nanotechnology can be used to detect, manipuate and control biology at the molecular level. Featuring presentations of nanopore technology for nucleic acid analysis, and nano-scale structures that have been engineered to interface with fluid membranes.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 4/8/2003 6:00:00 PM   Viviana Wolinsky, Bala Manian, Ken Barovsky
Nanobiotechnology Goes to Market: The Nanotech Spin-Out
- The Nanotech Spinout
- Shaping Smoke and Clay
- Quantum Dot: Illuminating the Path
When is nanotechnology ready to leave the research lab? How do you protect the IP and trade secrets? How do you assemble the right team to take it forward? Join us to examine one of the first nanotechnologies to make it in the real world, from academic breakthrough all the way to products on the market!
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 3/4/2003 6:00:00 PM   Tom Jacobs, Scott Morrison, Stephan Herrera, Joe Raguso, Bryan Roberts
Analyst Showdown – News and Views on Nanobiotech
- To the Nano IPO - Then What?
- The Emerging Nanotech Industry; Lessons from Biotech Experience
- Surviving the Nano Hype - And the Backlash
- Nano Innovation and the Necessary Factors
- Cutting-Edge vs. Bleeding-Edge Technologies in Nano
Nanobiotechnology has synergy with biotech, but is it really an industry? Is there a better way to adapt to this potentially disruptive technology? Who wants to know? We'll cover some of the best technologies for investment and give warning to pie-in-the-sky ideas. Thoughts on what it will take to attract good investors, build a good company, develop an industry.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 12/3/2002 8:00:00 PM   David P. Lee, Harvey Fishman
Nanotech in Medical Devices II
- Views on Nanotechnology for Cardiovascular Intervention
- Nanotechnology for Retinal Therapeutics
Our third event in the nanotech series will stay focused on medical device nanotechnologies. We’ll present early results using carbon nanotubes for implantable retinal prostheses and some innovative ideas for nanotechnology in cardiovascular intervention.
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 11/5/2002 8:00:00 PM   Frank Martin, Michael L. Weiner, Allan May
Nanotech in Medical Devices
- Nanopore Membranes for Drug Delivery
- MRI-Compatible Nanocomposites Coatings
- Earmarks of Success for Medical Device Technologies
Join us for our second forum discussion on nanobiotechnology: NanoBio 102. We’ll present two medical devices that incorporate nanotechnology, using nanopore membranes for controlled drug delivery and nanocomposite coatings for MRI-compatible pacemakers. Including an investment perspective on the earmarks for success in medical device technologies and panel discussion on “concept to product.”
 
Click here for location, registration and event program. 10/1/2002 8:00:00 PM   Roderick A. Young, Michael Natan
Nanobio 101: Bioanalysis and Therapeutics
- Nanoparticles for Targeted Therapeutics
- Nanobarcodes™ Particles: Nanotechnology Meets Bioanalysis
Join us next Tuesday for an evening reception and introduction to nanobiotechnology: NanoBio 101. We’ll focus on novel applications using nanoparticles for bioanalysis and well as drug delivery and targeted therapeutics.
 
 

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