The welcome to the conference was provided by Fred Lampropoulos, Founder and CEO of Merit Medical (Nasdaq:: MMSI), and Jack Brittain, Dean of the David Eccles School of Business and Vice President of Technology Venture Development.
The morning featured two keynote speakers, Gurtej S. Sandhu, from Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE: MU), who discussed nano scaling in silicon and Mohamad A. Sawan, of Intelligent Medical Devices, who discussed bio-implants. He set out the basic design for glasses that would allow the blind to see, using a nano implant.The conference also featured a sampling of nanotechnology companies in Utah.
The afternoon included a session about the strategic and economic imperatives for Utah to support and encourage nanotechnology. One of my firm's clients, Paul Clayson of nCoat, Inc., participated in this panel discussion.
The afternoon featured three breakout sessions. I attended the session on finding resources.
The upshot of the day for me is that nanotechnology is still in its infancy and it will likely change the world in ways I can't understand or foresee. Utah's nanotechnology community is beginning to thrive.
