Antenna Group Public Relations Adds Six Nanotech, Cleantech Pioneers to Its Growing New Industrials Practice.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- At a time when demand is growing for clean technology and nanotechnology is moving from the lab into practical applications, Antenna Group, Inc. has added six clients to its growing New Industrials practice, embracing emerging technology companies in nanotech, cleantech, advanced materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics, and energy. The additions are Ecology Coatings, the Foresight Nanotech Institute, HelioVolt, NanoDynamics, Renewable Ventures and SiGNa Chemistry SiGNa chemistry is a type of chemistry in which alkali metals are encapsulated into porous oxides of silica gel in order to reduce their pyrrophoric and highly combustible properties while preserving the desirable reduction reactivity of the metals (Dye, et al). . All are promising ventures in what Antenna founder Melody Haller foresees as a technology trend likely to dominate the next few decades. As a member of the State of California's Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize Task Force on Nanotechnology, Haller is seeing traditional industries being reinvented, powered by advances in tools, information and materials science materials science Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material's composition and structure, both macroscopic and microscopic. , and responding to a business environment of increasingly constrained resources. The excitement about both nanotech and cleantech are part of this larger transformation. "Melody has been doing a fantastic job educating the media and the public about the emergence of entrepreneurial firms who are at the forefront of nanotech and cleantech," said former Clinton technology adviser Tom Kalil. "The rise of these new industrials is critical to economic prosperity and sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union , and Melody has been telling their story in a compelling but responsible way." Charlie Harris, 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 Harris and Harris, the only publicly held VC fund focused on "tiny tech," has watched several start-ups partner with Antenna Group. "There seems to be a correlation between companies getting commercial traction and becoming clients of Antenna Group," Harris said. "It's rewarding to see our strategic early investment grow into a dynamic practice," said Haller. "Each of these companies is pioneering advances to industry and will contribute to society in innovative ways." Ecology Coatings -- Ecology Coatings is a world leader in the development of nano-engineered, ultra-violet curable cur·a·ble adj. Capable of being cured or healed. coatings. Driving manufacturing efficiencies and new coating applications, Ecology Coatings' material requires no toxic solvents, cures in a few seconds without heat, and adheres well to metal, polymers and composites. Ecology Coatings is based in Akron, Ohio. www.ecologycoatings.com Foresight Nanotech Institute -- Foresight Nanotech Institute, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is the world's premier think tank and public interest organization focused on nanotechnology. Foresight is actively engaging visionaries, technologists, industrialists and public-interest groups in the effort to craft a technology roadmap for employing nanotechnology to address the challenges facing humanity. www.foresight.org HelioVolt Corporation -- HelioVolt Corporation was founded to realize the production of a new generation of highly efficient and long-lasting, thin-film photovoltaic The generation of voltage by a material that is exposed to light in the visible and invisible ranges. See photoelectric and photovoltaic cell. solar-power conversion devices for the power-buildings market. HelioVolt is based in Austin, Texas. www.heliovolt.com NanoDynamics Inc. -- NanoDynamics' high-quality nanomaterials and innovative technologies are already making possible revolutionary advances in a wide range of products and industries, including electronics, semiconductors, fuel cells, transportation, energy, biotechnology and consumer products. www.nanodynamics.com Renewable Ventures LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . -- Renewable Ventures fills an innovative niche as a clean energy project VC, offering clients a set of third party financing, management and operational services for photovoltaics and other on-site renewable energy installations. With a superior understanding of renewable energy incentives, clean technologies and the utility business, San Francisco-based Renewable Ventures is the preferred financier for forward-looking business and government facilities. www.renewableventures.com SiGNa Chemistry, LLC. -- SiGNa Chemistry is an early stage company developing unique solutions to compelling chemistry problems. Stage 1 of the company's new material stabilizes otherwise dangerously volatile alkali metals, saving work-around steps and reducing risks for the pharmaceutical and other industries. It appears to also be useful for environmental remediation, for example, cleaning up oil spills and leaving only benign byproducts. Based 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 , SiGNa Chem's product can also be used in supplying hydrogen for hydrogen micro fuel cells. www.signachem.com Antenna Group, Inc. is an independent agency specializing in the full range of public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most services for innovative technology companies. New Industrials clients, in addition to those noted, include AgraQuest, Cambrios Technologies and Solaicx. Antenna also has a strong practice in information technology and business-to-business services. IT clients include Arena Solutions, Azaleos, Eloqua, Commission Junction, the Internet Archive, New Boundary Technologies, Quova, Inc., Nielsen Norman Group Nielsen Norman Group is a usability consulting company created by well-known user experience experts Donald Norman, Jakob Nielsen, and Bruce Tognazzini. Besides these three principals, there are many lesser known experts in the company. The company was founded in 1998. and Voxify. WebEx Communications, Inc., the number one provider of software as a service via the Internet, continues as a client since 1998. Based in San Francisco, Antenna Group (http://antennagroup.com) was founded in 1996 by Melody Kean Haller. For more information, contact Andrew Pray, 415-977-1925, Andrew@antennagroup.com. |
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