UK Announces Bold Plans for “Silicon Roundabout” to Equal Silicon Valley, California - Prime Minister David Cameron announces plans to turn London’s East End into a global center for technology and innovation.....Read more

Government of South Africa Launches The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) - TIA seeks novel inventions in science and technology for commercialization opportunities...Read more

Australia Provides $80M in New Funding to Innovation Investment Fund - Fund managers (V/C firms) will focus on various sectors, including life sciences, materials, and cleantechnology...Read more

National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Seeks Public Opinion on Its Strategic Plan - White House has posted draft of Strategic Plan for the NNI online; deadline for comments is November 30...Read more

University of South Carolina (USC) Reaches Agreement with DuPont on RAFT Technology - RAFT technology was invented by CSIRO, Australia, in partnership with DuPont...Read more

GoNano Technologies Signs Distribution Agreement with Strem Chemicals - Strem to market and sell GoNano’s Nanospring products to its global customers...Read more

Intel Agrees to Make Chip for Start Up Company - First time Intel has granted access to its advanced production processes...Read more

Fujitsu Develops Optical Switch that Cuts Power Consumption by Half - Solution for ever-increasing network equipment power consumption...Read more

New Test for Oral Cancer to be Developed by UK Researchers, Funded by the NIH - Battery-powered analyzer would read nano-biochips that hold brush biopsies from the mouths of patients..Read more

Toning Down Cancer’s Aggressiveness- The fight against some cancers could depend on using nanotechnology to trick tumor cells into feeling well fed....Read more

TechConnect will have a Showcase booth at the upcoming NNI Nanotechnology Innovation Summit, taking place December 8-10, at the Gaylord Convention Center, National Harbor, MD. This is a once in a decade gathering of the nation’s top Funding Agencies, Innovators and Investors at the National Nanotechnology Innovation Summit. TechConnect is pleased to be joining the nation’s top nanotech leaders showcasing their successes and discussing strategic insights into nanotechnology challenges and opportunities. To learn more about the NNI Summit and how to participate, visit http://www.nsti.org/events/NNI/.