Arrowhead Selected to Present at nanoTX '06.PASADENA, Calif. -- Arrowhead arrowhead, any plant of the genus Sagittaria, widely distributed marsh or aquatic herbs of the primitive family Alismataceae (water-plantain family). The name derives from the arrowhead-shaped leaves of many species. Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ARWR), announced today that R. Bruce Stewart Bruce Stewart is a writer born in New Zealand. (1936– ), of Ngati Raukawa, Te Arawa, Stewart is a fiction writer and dramatist who has expressed the anger, confused loyalties and spiritual aspiration of late-twentieth-century Maori. , Chairman, has been selected to present at the nanoTX Conference in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 11:00 am. Mr. Stewart's presentation entitled "Nanotech: Here and Now" will highlight Arrowhead's progress in commercializing nanotechnology applications With nanotechnology, a large set of materials and improved products rely on a change in the physical properties when the feature sizes are shrunk. Nanoparticles for example take advantage of their dramatically increased surface area to volume ratio. Their optical properties, e.g. in the areas of nanomedicine and nanoelectronics. Mr. Stewart will also describe how Arrowhead's unique business model is addressing opportunities in nanotechnology. A life-long entrepreneur, Mr. Stewart has started and funded more than eighteen companies and has taken several of them to the public markets. His capital market experience spans thirty years and he has raised substantial capital for both public and private companies. He is known for his success in building value for shareholders and innovating novel strategies in corporate finance. Prior to founding Arrowhead Research, Mr. Stewart founded Acacia acacia (əkā`shə), any plant of the large leguminous genus Acacia, often thorny shrubs and trees of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Research Corporation which he took public in 1995. During Mr. Stewart's eight-year tenure, Acacia built a portfolio of subsidiary companies operating in the areas of biotechnology, media technology licensing, direct marketing and early internet applications and reached a market cap of close to $1 billion. Mr. Stewart gained much of his knowledge and experience in corporate finance as President of Annandale Securities from 1977 to 1992, an investment banking firm and registered broker dealer. About Arrowhead Research Corporation Arrowhead Research Corporation (www.arrowheadresearch.com) is a publicly-traded nanotechnology company commercializing new technologies in the areas of life sciences, electronics, and energy. Arrowhead is building value for shareholders through the progress of majority owned subsidiaries founded on nanotechnologies originally developed at universities. The company works closely with universities to source early stage deals and to generate rights to intellectual property covering promising new nanotechnologies. Currently, Arrowhead has four subsidiaries commercializing nanotech products and applications, including anti-cancer drugs, RNAi therapeutics, carbon-based electronics and compound semiconductor materials Semiconductor materials are insulators at absolute zero temperature that conduct electricity in a limited way at room temperature (see also Semiconductor). The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be doped with impurities that alter its electronic properties . Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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