Announcements
Mike Daneman has joined SmallTech Consulting, adding to SmallTech's expertise in MEMS, optics and packaging.
Liz Lison has joined SmallTech Consulting, bringing to SmallTech her expertise in regulatory affairs.
Dominic Massetti has joined SmallTech Consulting, augmenting SmallTech's expertise in nanotechnology, IP evaluation and semiconductors.
Past announcements:
Feature in MEMS Investor Journal:
Biomedical applications for MEMS and microfabrication (Aug 10, 2006)
BioMEMS has been talked about as one of the most promising areas of microfabrication technologies. We recently spoke with Dr. Leslie Field and Neha Choksi of SmallTech Consulting about the current and future applications of BioMEMS as well as technologies which are now being commercialized by startups and Fortune 500 companies. Continue reading "Biomedical applications for MEMS and microfabrication" »
The MEMS and Nanotechnology Clearinghouse also linked to this feature as its lead story (Aug 10, 2006).
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Seminar at the January meeting of the Bay Area MEMS Journal Club
TITLE: MEMS/NEMS Technology for Medical Applications
SPEAKERS: Dr. Leslie Field, Ms. Neha Choksi, Dr. Janelle Gunther, SmallTech Consulting, LLC
WHEN: Wednesday, January 24, 2007, talk at 7:30 PM
WHERE: Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Rd, Palo Alto, CA, PARC Auditorium
ABSTRACT: The use of MEMS/NEMS technology in medical applications is a growing area with immense commercial promise. Increasing demand for improved healthcare at reduced cost, accentuated by the needs of an aging population, makes development of micro-scale and nano-scale biomedical technologies an attractive opportunity. Some opportunities for small-scale technologies in medical applications will be outlined, including a brief overview of MEMS and NEMS in medical applications, a look at MEMS/microfluidics opportunities in dialysis, and a perspective on materials characterization and failure analysis in medical and bioanalytical devices.
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Seminar, sponsored by The San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Council
TITLE: Prospects for Carbon Nanotubes
SPEAKER: Dr. Nasreen Chopra - Founding Member, SmallTech Consulting, LLC
WHEN: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
WHERE: National Semiconductor, 955 Kifer Road, Santa Clara, CA Building 31
ABSTRACT: Even though nanotechnology has become a household name, few nanotube applications have actually been delivered to the market place. Why? This presentation will describe a time line for various nanotube applications and the technical challenges that need to be overcome to realize the promise. Also, start-ups are playing an active role in this field--what will it take for them to succeed? Their needs and potential pitfalls will also be discussed.