Vol.1 - No.1 - Winter 2004
| Technology Pioneers for 2004 |
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The World Economic Forum announced the 30 companies selected worldwide as "Technology Pioneers" for 2004. Company nominations are made by the international venture community and members, constituents and collaborators of the World Economic Forum. Candidates are reviewed and evaluated by an external Selection Advisory Committee. The emergent technology trends represented by the Technology Pioneer companies selected are: ubiquitous computing, nanotechnology, biotechnology and energy technology. Ubiquitous computing will become the fabric of everyday life by integrating computing and communications power into almost everything, from fridges to clothes to door-handles to wallpaper. Nanotechnology, by integrating nanoscale components with conventional electronics, is now in the stages of creating nanotech products. Biotechnology is making rapid progress in the understanding of computer data which has led to new approaches in drug design and discovery.
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| Nanogen's new patent boosts competition in biochip industry |
The new Nanogen patent describes a unique electric field 'pick and place' process that facilitates the bringing together or integration of diverse DNA nanocomponents, thereby helping solve difficult scaling issues. Combining the top-down electric field process with the bottom-up DNA self-assembly process enables more selective and higher precision incorporation of nanoscale components into higher order devices and structures," said Dr. Michael J. Heller, co-founder of Nanogen, one of the inventors, and currently a Professor in the Departments of Bioengineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. "The technology described by Nanogen's new patent may provide a technological foundation for the effective use of nanocomponents in many diverse applications, " said Nanogen Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Birndorf, adding that the company plans to pursue licensing and partnering opportunities.
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