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MIT Enterprise Forum of
Cambridge Presents Session on Nanotechnology, Featuring
Keynote With Josh Wolfe, "America's Leading Authority on
Nanotechnology," Investor and Forbes Columnist
Other Topics:
Nanotechnology Storage Capacity
MIT Enterprise Forum
April 4, 2008
CambridgeE, MA -- On
April 9, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge will feature
a keynote address by Josh Wolfe, founding partner and
managing partner of Lux Capital. Widely recognized as one of
the preeminent minds in nanotechnology and investment,
Forbes has called Wolfe "America's Leading Authority on
Nanotechnology" and Red Herring has dubbed him "Mr. Nano."
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Following Wolfe's presentation, Seth
Coe-Sullivan, MIT Ph.D., co-founder and chief technology
officer at QD Vision, will present a case study on his
company, an early stage nanotech venture that manufactures
quantum-dot products. A panel of experts will provide
feedback on QD Vision's plans and strategy, offering
suggestions for commercializing the company's technology.
The expert panel includes Jed Dorsheimer, principal and
senior equity analyst, Canaccord Adams; Jack Derby, founder
of Derby Management LLC; and Jake M. Reder, Ph.D., director
of the Office of New Ventures, Dartmouth Medical School. The
panel discussion will be moderated by Roger E. Bohn, MIT
Sloan School of Management, visiting professor.
Keynote Speaker
At Lux Capital, Josh Wolfe focuses on investments in
nanotechnology, semiconductors and life sciences. He manages
the firm's investments in Nanosys and Cambrios, and serves
on the board of directors of Crystal IS and Lux Research.
Before forming Lux Capital, he worked in Salomon Smith
Barney's Investment Banking group. He is co-founder of The
NanoBusiness Alliance, a columnist with Forbes Magazine and
editor of the monthly Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report. He
has been a keynote or guest lecturer at more than 300 events
and has been invited by the White House and Canadian
Government to advise organizations on funding strategies.
Other Speakers
Roger Bohn is a visiting professor, Behavioral and Policy
Sciences at MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a
consultant to industry in the areas of manufacturing
ramp-up, process improvement, product development and
organizational management.
Seth Coe-Sullivan is co-founder and CTO of QD Vision. He
earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from MIT in 2005,
and his thesis work on incorporating quantum dots into
hybrid organic/inorganic LED structures serves as the
technology basis of the firm. He has more than 20 papers and
patents pending in the fields of organic light emitting
devices, quantum dot LEDs and nanotechnology fabrication.
Prior to founding Derby Management, a management consulting
firm specializing in emerging companies and venture capital,
Jack Derby's background included positions as CEO of Mayer
Electronics Corp., president of CB Sports, president of
Litton Industries Medical Systems, CEO of Datamedix Corp.
and executive vice president of Becton Dickinson Medical
Systems.
Jed Dorsheimer of Canaccord Adams has leveraged his
knowledge of compound semiconductors and device physics to
differentiate his research from the Street by identifying
emerging trends such as solid state lighting. In 2006,
Forbes ranked Dorsheimer the number one analyst out of a
field of 105 for stock picking performance in semiconductors
and semiconductor capital equipment.
Jake Reder founded Dartmouth Medical School's Office of New
Ventures, focused on industrial outreach and
entrepreneurship. Reder has served on the board of the
Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology.
Earlier, Reder worked in new business development at Cabot
Corp., where he was a member of the firm's Research,
Technology and Nanotechnology Councils. |
