Adams Harkness Launches Franchise Focusing on Companies That Keep Materials on the Leading Edge; New Advanced Enabling Materials Franchise Highlights Companies at the Forefront of a New Materials Revolution.BOSTON -- Adams Harkness has officially launched a new research franchise-- Advanced Enabling Materials(TM)--to focus on companies that are involved in producing or researching cutting-edge materials. According to Avinash Kant, who spearheads the new group, Advanced Enabling Materials (AEM AEM Applied and Environmental Microbiology (journal) AEM Association of Equipment Manufacturers AEM Academic Emergency Medicine (journal) AEM Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited AEM Advanced Engine Management ) companies push a process or product's capabilities to its limits "enabling" breakthroughs in performance and innovation. The Advanced Enabling Materials group includes companies that manufacture and develop such materials as well as those that facilitate related research and help in the characterization process. Kevin Dunn, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Adams Harkness, said, "The launch of this new franchise signals another opportunity for us to produce unique, thematically driven research. The creation of this franchise is in keeping with our aim of finding the best investment opportunities in emerging trends. We believe that Adams Harkness is poised to make a mark for itself in this group." "With such a broad array of applications and the end-markets served, AEM companies are not well understood and often mis-categorized by the investment community as de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. commodity suppliers. We are working to dissolve this "generality" by emphasizing the proprietary nature and growth prospects of these companies and the advanced technologies they enable," says Eric Prouty, the firm's Director of Equity Research. Prouty said that Kant is uniquely qualified to lead the research of this new franchise given his specialization in Materials Science. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering Materials science and engineering A multidisciplinary field concerned with the generation and application of knowledge relating to the composition, structure, and processing of materials to their properties and uses. from the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal . His research in advanced thin films, ceramics and composite materials has been presented extensively in leading international conferences and journals including the Journal of Applied Physics Journal of Applied Physics is a scientific journal published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP). Its emphasis is on the understanding of the founding physics underpinning modern technology. Published bi-monthly its 2006 Impact Factor is 2.316, Immediacy Index 0. and the Materials Research Society. The new AEM research group was showcased during Adams Harkness' recent Annual Summer Seminar held in Boston. At that event, Kant presided over a panel discussion on the AEM sector. Some of the companies that participated in the panel included: ATMI ATMI American Textile Manufacturers Institute ATMI Association for Technology in Music Instruction ATMI Advanced Technology Materials, Inc. ATMI Application-to-Transaction Manager Interface ATMI According to My Information ATMI Atm Interface Unit (ATMI), Cabot Corporation (CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. ), Ceradyne (CRDN CRDN Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network ), NanoDynamics (private), Nanofilm (private), and Nanophase (NANX). These companies engage in activities ranging from research to production in areas such as semiconductor materials, ceramics, chemicals, coatings and nanomaterials. For a complete list of companies under Kant's research coverage please go to www.adamsharkness.com/services/research/coverage_list.asp. For a copy of the Advanced Enabling Materials report, please contact Nadine Miller, Marketing & Communications at nmiller@adamsharkness.com or 617.371.3842. About Adams Harkness, Inc. Adams Harkness is a privately held institutional investment bank focused on growth companies. With a focus on research-driven investment ideas, Adams Harkness offers investment banking, institutional sales and trading, asset management, venture capital investment (through AH Ventures) and corporate wealth management services. Adams Harkness' investment banking group has a newly formed Advanced Enabling Materials franchise as well. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., and with offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y., and San Francisco, Calif., Adams Harkness offers the expertise of a national investment bank with the personalized attention and long-term strategic client relationships of a boutique investment bank. 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