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For Immediate Release

NanoBusiness 2007, Nanotechnology’s Foremost Business Conference, Weathered “The Perfect Storm” in NYC

(New York, NY, April 30, 2007 )--The NanoBusiness Alliance today announced that its 6th annual NanoBusiness 2007 conference held in New York City recently was its most successful to date, despite weathering the “perfect storm” that dumped inches of rain on the city, closed all area airports due to dangerously high winds, and made transportation nearly impossible. Hundreds of CEOs, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, government officials and investors endured every business traveler’s nightmare of delayed, cancelled or rerouted flights, with many stranded at airports for hours on end.

Despite that, the nanotech community showed its spirit and commitment to the conference as event participants waited out the storm and its resultant travel delays, and finally arrived at the Marriot Marquis hotel to join in three intensive days of meetings, presentations, keynotes and networking events.

“Although this ‘perfect storm’ could have crippled other events, NanoBusiness 2007 was our most successful conference to date,” said Sean Murdock, Executive Director of the NanoBusiness Alliance. “This not only underscores the importance of our event within the industry, but also speaks volumes in regard to the courage, character and commitment of the nanotechnology community.”

Although the storm did affect attendance at the pre-conference on Sunday, April 15th, executives continued arriving throughout the night, and the event kicked into high gear first thing Monday morning as CNBC broadcast its “Squawk Box” program live from NanoBusiness 2007. For three hours, host Becky Quick provided viewers with a comprehensive look at how nanotechnology is impacting business across a variety of sectors, and interviewed many of the event’s main participants, including Sean Murdock; Dr. Ray Johnson, Sr. VP and CTO of Lockheed Martin; Wilbur Ross, Jr., billionaire investor and Chairman/CEO of WL Ross & Co; William Moffit, CEO of Nanosphere; and Dr. BJ Stanberry, CEO of HelioVolt.

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