ADVANCED DIAMOND TECHNOLOGIES
Dimerond is an early-stage company commercializing a patented technique for making thin films of nanocrystalline diamond. This novel material, a form of natural diamond?ot a diamond-like compound?ossesses the material properties of natural diamond. Its extreme hardness, smoothness, low friction, excellent thermal characteristics and inertness make it nature's perfect material. It can be manipulated using traditional IC techniques, and is currently being evaluated for applications in MEMS, biosensors, electron sources and friction and wear coatings.

ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC.
www.altairnano.com
Altair is a provider of nanomaterials technology and a manufacturer of special nanomaterials for potential applications in pharmaceuticals, batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, thermal spray coatings, catalysts, cosmetics, paints and environmental applications. Altair is positioning itself through product innovation within this emerging industry to become a leading supplier of nanomaterials and technology worldwide.

AP MATERIALS
www.apmaterials.com

ARRYX, INC.
www.arryx.com
ARRYX, Inc. uses its proprietary laser technology for optical systems, tools, and components that will be marketed initially to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The technology, called holographic optical trapping, is fundamental to microminiaturization in all industries. The applications for the company's first product, the BioRyx?200 system, include cancer, genetics, and cell reproduction research, high-throughput screening, and dynamically-reconfigurable biochips.

ATOMIC-SCALE DESIGN, INC.
www.atomicscale.net
Atomic-Scale Design holds several patents for hierarchical stabilized nanocomposites. We developed an advanced materials platform from which several useful materials may be designed based upon the end users' requirements. Our ultimate goal is structural materials. We are evaluating applications, using our existing developments, with our potential customers in the aerospace, chemical and electronics industries.

AVIVA BIOSCIENCES CORP.
www.avivabio.com

BIOFORCE NANOSCIENCES, INC.
www.bioforcenano.com
BioForce Nanosciences, Inc. is the leading developer of ultra-miniaturized nanoarray technologies for solid-phase, high-throughput biomolecular analysis. BioForce's innovative proprietary approach to commercial uses of nanotechnology creates products that are easy to use, readily automated, and capable of providing nanometer scale, single molecule resolution. The company is applying its proprietary nanoarray technologies to the areas of protein-protein interaction profiling, disease identification, as well as drug and gene therapy development.

BIOMICRO SYSTEMS, INC.
www.biomicro.com
BioMicro spun off from Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN) in 1999 to develop the first microfluidic based microarray hybridization system. The MAUI(tm) Hybridization System is being used by a growing number of customers, from big pharma to government and academic research labs. It is the new state-of-the-art technology for microarray processing.

C SIXTY, INC.
www.csixty.com

CALIFORNIA MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (CALMEC)
www.calmec.com
California Molecular Electronics Corporation (CALMEC?, formed in 1997 for the purpose of commercializing nanotechnologies, provides research and development services and technology licensing in the field of molecular electronics. The Company owns patent and trade secret rights to numerous enabling nanotechnologies including the Chiropticene?switch, the first practical molecular switch with applications in computation, data storage, telecommunications, and imaging.

CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
www.cnanotech.com
CNI is a pioneer in carbon nanotechnology, the leading world player for single-wall carbon nanotubes?uckytubes?nd related technology. The company was founded in 2000 and has exclusive, worldwide license from Rice University for a broad array of technology developed by Professor Richard E. Smalley, 1996 Nobel Laureate.

CHEMAT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
www.chemat.com

CIMA NANOTECH (NanoPowders Industries)
www.nanopowders.com
Cima Nanotech (NanoPowders Industries) is developing the technology of nano-sized metallic particles and applications using such. The company's proprietary technology enables the production of commercial amounts of nano-metallic powders such as: silver, copper, platinum, nickel and others, and alloys of such metals. The company is developing high value added products using its materials. Such products are: transparent conductive coatings , printable conductive inks and medical components.

FLUIDIGM CORP.
www.fluidigm.com

GENICON SCIENCES CORPORATION
www.geniconsciences.com
Genicon Sciences is focused on the research and development of bio-assay "tool kit" systems that incorporate a patented, proprietary signal generation and detection technology known as RLS (Resonance Light Scattering). This technology and other proprietary assay chemistries enable the burgeoning areas of microarrays, microfluidic and other nano-technologies in the life sciences fields of genomics, proteomics and systems biology.

IMAGO SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
www.imago.com
Imago's breakthrough nanoscope, the LEAP? delivers unsurpassed materials analysis in 3D at the atomic scale. Manufacturers will now have insight that was previously impossible or cumbersome to obtain. Use of the LEAP will enhance product development, pinpoint failure analysis, and accelerate yield improvements. The LEAP will be used across emerging nano-industries, established industries such as semiconductors, and potentially in drug discovery.

iMEDD, INC.
www.iMEDDinc.com
iMEDD is developing novel drug delivery products based on nanoscale structural features created by proprietary "top-down" microfabrication techniques. iMEDD's lead drug delivery platform, NanoGATE, is a small subcutaneous implant that uses membranes containing pores with nanometer dimensions that control the diffusion of drugs at a molecular level.

INMAT LLC
www.inmat.com

INSERT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
www.insertt.com

MATERIALS MODIFICATIONS, INC.
www.matmod.com

NANOCHIP, INC.
www.nanochip.com

NANOINK, INC.
www.nanoink-inc.com
NanoInk, Inc. provides a patent-pending process for nano-scale fabrication known as Dip Pen Nanolithograpy?or DPN? The DPN?process and NanoInk's enabling tools allow companies from diverse industries, ranging from life sciences to microelectronics, to create revolutionary new products. DPN?enables users to quickly and routinely build structures as small as 10 nanometers using virtually any material, from metals to biomolecules.

NANOLAYERS
www.nanolayers.com
Nanolayers creates organic ultra thin-films for microelectronic applications. Once upscaled, Nanolayers' self-assembly processes and components will significantly enhance the performance and commercial reach of flat-panel displays (TFT-LCD and OLED) and semiconductors. Moreover, Nanolayers' molecular precision will enable such novel applications as plastic electronics, ubiquitous computing and others yet to be imagined.

NANOMAGNETICS, LTD
www.nanomagnetics.com

NANOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
www.nanomedpharm.com
NanoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an early-stage advanced drug delivery company using nanotechnology to enable the development of new drugs and vaccines, and improve existing drugs. The company makes nanoparticles engineered to deliver small molecules and macromolecules used in vaccines for infectious diseases, and drugs to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

NANOMIX
www.nano.com
Nanomix, based in Emeryville, California is one of the leading companies developing nanotechnology components for electronics, energy storage and sensor applications. Nanomix has developed a world-class research team including leading scientific and technical expertise in the nanotechnology industry.

*NANOMUSCLE
www.nanomuscle.com
Founded in 1998, NanoMuscle, Inc. is a privately held company that manufactures devices that displace small electromagnetic motors in a variety of applications including consumer electronics, automotive, medical, computer peripherals, robotics and children's toys.

NANONEX CORPORATION
www.nanonex.com
Nanonex is the Leader in providing nanoimprint technology solution ?a revolutionary nano-manufacturing technology., which address multi-dimensional and multi-billion dallors market. Nanonex has achieved products, customers, and revenue.

NANOOPTO
www.nanoopto.com
NanoOpto is designing and manufacturing a new class of optical components, known as subwavelength optical elements, which increase the density, functionality, and integration levels of optical systems while reducing overall costs. NanoOpto's optical chips are manufactured using proprietary nano-fabrication technologies that support fast turn-around, high volume delivery.

NANOPLEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
www.nanoplextech.com

NANOPOWDERS ENTERPRISES, INC.
www.nanopowderenterprises.com

NANOSPECTRA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
www.nanospectra.com
Nanospectra Biosciences is developing in vivo therapeutics for the targeted thermal destruction of specific cancer cells, and endoscopic laser tissue welding, utilizing its patented Nanoshell particles, which can be designed to absorb or scatter light at wavelengths where human tissue is relatively transparent.

*NANOSPHERE, INC.
www.nanosphere-inc.com
Nanosphere, Inc. is a nanotechnolgy-based life sciences company developing point-of-care detection systems for infectious and genetic diseases. The core technology consists of powerful biodetection probes made from nano-engineered materials, integrated assays, powerful amplification systems and low cost readers. Nanosphere's proprietary detection systems rely upon the novel optical, magnetic and electrical properties of our nanoparticle probes. The resulting systems enable bio-molecule detection with unparalleled specificity and sensitivity.

NANOSTREAM
www.nanostream.com
Nanostream provides microfluidic products to overcome bottlenecks in drug development. These microfluidic "chips" allow researchers to manipulate nanoliters of fluids involved in biological and chemical reactions. Microfluidic components will become the plumbing infrastructure for pharmaceutical research and development, promising to accelerate the journey from compound to drug? process that currently takes over 14 years and costs over $800 million.

NANOSYS, INC.
www.nanosysinc.com
Nanosys, Inc. is a newly formed company focused on the development of nanotechnology-enabled systems. These systems incorporate novel and patent-protected zero and one-dimensional nanometer-scale materials such as nanowires, nanotubes and nanodots (quantum dots) as their principal active elements. These systems exploit the fundamentally unique electronic, magnetic, optical and integration properties associated with materials having nanometer-scale dimensions. Devices constructed with these systems will revolutionize a broad array of industries from chemical sensing to nanoelectronics (electronic memory and logic) to opto-electronics. These devices will offer radical performance gains in speed, sensitivity, power consumption, device density, and integration.

NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
www.nanoscale.com
Nanotechnologies, Inc. is the world leader in custom engineered nanopowders. The company is setting the standard with its proprietary plasma based, scalable process, by controlling critical performance factors such as size, size distribution and purity. Currently, Nanotechnologies supplies nanopowders in the 5-80 nm range, including aluminum, silver and copper, and alumina, niobia, titania and zirconia.

NANOVA

NANOVENTIONS, INC.
www.nanoventions.com
Nanoventions designs, develops, and manufactures precise, inexpensive plastic (polymer) film containing optical and non-optical microstructures or nanostructures. The Company maintains a research, development, mastering, measurement and manufacturing facility, enabling rapid start-up for initial product delivery and reducing dependency on external suppliers. The company's primary focus is anti-counterfeiting technologies for use in Document and Product security and authentication.

nPOINT, INC.
www.npoint.com
nPoint, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells devices for rapid, and precise positioning at the nanometer scale. The Company's products achieve manipulation at the sub-molecular level by providing motion in increments of as little as a fraction of a nanometer with high precision and speed, thus comprising a fundamental enabling technology used in an increasing number of applications in the semiconductor, biotechnology, and nanotechnology industries.

*NTERA LTD.
www.NTera.com
Founded in 1997, NTera is one of Europe's leading Nanotechnology Companies with an intellectual property based business model. It's two core nanostructured film and nanoparticle technologies have commercial applications in four key areas - paper quality displays, batteries, diagnostic sensors and soluble nanocrystals - with an addressable market estimated at over of estimated at $12 billion. Website: http://www.ntera.com/.

OPTIVA, INC.
www.optivainc.com
Optiva Inc. is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced self-assembling nanomaterials for use in a wide range of optical applications. Optiva's first family of TCF products is being introduced to the flat panel display industry, offering significant cost and performance advantages over traditional optical film alternatives. Optiva is headquartered in South San Francisco and was founded in 1997.

*QUANTUM DOT CORPORATION
www.qdots.com
Quantum dots are nanometer-sized crystals of semiconductor material, with startling optical properties, that allow highly multiplexed, ultra-sensitive biological measurements. The technology has a broad array of applications and product opportunities in markets including cell analysis, gene expression monitoring, genetic variance testing, in-vitro diagnostics, and many others. Significant challenges have been overcome in converting what was an academic curiosity into a commercial reality, with enormous potential.

SiWAVE, INC.
www.siwaveinc.com
SiWave is an emerging growth company that manufactures and markets MEMS devices and fabrication services based on our proprietary precision micromechanics, assembly and metrology technologies. Due to the unique versatility of our precision micromachining, we are able to apply our products and services to a wide range of industries with a primary focus in three areas of growth:
1. Telecommunications - optical switching (1xN and NxM)
2. Sensors - gyroscopes, accelerometers and pressure sensors
3. Distributed sensor networks - structural integrity of buildings

ZETTACORE, INC.
www.zettacore.com
ZettaCore is developing molecular memory chips that can lead to significant advances in memory density and to devices requiring less power than current technology. ZettaCore technology could form a key component of new generations of electronic devices, both large and small. ZettaCore closed its first round of funding in late 2001, with investors including Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Radius Ventures, Oxford Biosciences, Access Ventures, Garrett Capital, and Stanford University.

ZIA LASER, INC.
www.zialaser.com

* Listed in Red Herring magazine's "100 Companies That Will Shape the Future" (June 2002)