Entretech
July 6, 2008

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GreenTech 2008 Presentations
Now Available Online

Learn about:

l The energy bubble: Maurice Gunderson, CMEA Ventures, draws a bead on what is really happening in the industry
l Federal tax credits for solar and wind’s double digit growth – Michael Giardello, Materia, Inc.
l The resurgence in nuclear power: 32 new plant applications expected by 2010 –
Dr. Phillip J. Finck, INL

l Shifting the nuclear power paradigm: New plant design uses prefabricated construction and off the shelf components– Dr. Jose Reyes, NuScale
l Novel oils, lubricants and anti-microbials from renewable oil feedstocks - Dr. Mel Luetkens, Elevance Renewable Sciences
l Emerging Green Technologies in Architecture and Urban Design - the SCIP project - Robert Mechielsen

Innovation at USC
Check out the cool interactive media inventors at USC.
Krisztina Holly, Vice Provost for Innovation, USC and Executive Director, USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, looks at innovation in different cultures in her latest Business Week column.


Materia / Cargill Venture Secures Independent Financing
New Renewable Specialty Chemicals Company to Tap $500+ Billion Global Market
Materia, Inc., a catalyst technology company and Caltech spin-off, recently announced the creation and independent financing of a new company that builds on technology developed by Materia in partnership with Cargill. The new entity, named Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. develops and commercializes value-added chemicals and materials by applying Materia’s metathesis technology to low-cost renewable oils. “Elevance is based on cutting edge yet well established technologies and is quickly moving new products into the marketplace,” said Michael A. Giardello , Ph.D., Materia's Founder and CEO. Mike Giardello serves as Entretech's Chairman of the Board.

Materia was founded in 1998 to commercialize olefin metathesis catalyst technology. This Nobel Prize winning green technology of Caltech's Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, enables chemical compounds to be synthesized with greater efficiency, under less stringent reaction conditions, and with reduced byproducts and hazardous waste.

For full article, go to: www.materia-inc.com

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 5TH ANNUAL PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ENTRETECH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS
Celebrating Entrepreneurial Business Excellence in the Greater Los Angeles Technology & Life Sciences Industries

STARTUP CATEGORY UNDER $1 MILLION
THE RUBICON PROJECT

EMERGING CATEGORY BETWEEN $1 AND $8 MILLION
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ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AWARD
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2008 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS HIGHLIGHTED IN LA BUSINESS JOURNAL
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CALTECH AND PARTNERS TACKLE CANCER THROUGH NEW CENTER
PASADENA, CA -- With the aim of developing innovative ways to detect and treat cancer, researchers at the California Institute of Technology, UCLA, and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in Seattle have joined together to create the Nanosystems Biology Cancer Center (NSBCC).

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The Technology Marketing Center (TMC) provides interactive content from technology executives sharing their experiences in developing product and market strategy through case studies, live executive interviews, and blogs.

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