EVENT PARTNERS AND SPEAKERS
Federal Ministry of Education and Research AGeNT-D
Nokia Technology Academy Foundation
The Millennium Technology Prize Chinano
Carl Zeiss Shell International Exploration and Production
Daimler BASF - The Chemical Company
Bayer Material Science Lux Research
Saudi Aramco Bax & Willems Consulting Venturing
Thermo Fisher Scientific Nanotechnologie
Hessen-Nanotech NMN
ENNaB INM
CC NanoChem Upob
INCH CeNTech GmbH
NanOP NanoBioNet
NanoMat
GOLD MEDIA PARTNER
MATCHMAKING PARTNER
Technology Review Enterprise Europe Network
GLOBAL PARTNER
OFFICIAL AIRLINE
nano tech 2010 Lufthansa – German Airlines
CO-ORGANISER
LEAD ORGANISER
TU Berlin Spinverse Consulting


Investing in nanotechnology

Session chair:
Pekka Koponen
Managing Director, Spinverse
Theme: Investment 2008   Session begins: Thu 25 September, 09:00

A full day will be dedicated to the business and investment potential of nanotechnology, with analyst perspectives and presentations from major nanotechnology investors. The afternoon will give you the opportunity to hear from and meet a number of the most interesting nanotechnology start-ups and new firms.


Contents

Venture capital investment in nanotechnology

09:00
Marco Beckmann
CEO, Nanostart AG

Since its establishment in 2003, Nanostart AG has become the leading expert in the interface between nanotechnology and the capital markets. The company is divided into two business areas:

Views from the world's largest nanotechnology investment fund

09:30
Leonid Melamed
Director General, Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies

The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology is established to address the growing challenge that arises with the rapid development of new technologies in the nanoscale. As stated by many experts, nanotechnology may be one of the most important industries in the XXI century.