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©Nanosys, Inc. NANOMATERIALS • LIFE SCIENCES Nanosys (startup) Quantum Dot Corporation (startup) Berkeley Lab researchers enabled quantum dots – spherical crystals only 50 atoms wide with a cadmium selenide core inside a cadmium sulfide shell – to emit extremely pure color at nearly 100% photon conversion efficiency. Silicon Valley startup Nanosys licensed the lab’s quantum dot portfolio for use in electronic displays. With 3M and LG Innotek, Nanosys developed Quantum-Dot Enhancement Film™ (QDEF), providing a 50% wider color spectrum for brighter, more vivid colors in HDTV, computer, tablet and smart phone displays using 20% less power than standard LCDs. Nanosys manufactures enough quantum dots to build six million big-screen TVs every year. Startup Quantum Dot Corporation licensed the portfolio to develop fluorescence probes for biomedical assays. Quantum Dot Corporation was acquired by Invitrogen, now Life Technologies, which offers the technology under its Molecular Probes® product brand. SUBSURFACE • SOFTWARE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING EMGeo (software available for license) EMGeo – fo r ElectroMagnetic Geological Mapper – enables energy exploration companies to identify the type of fluid (oil, gas, water, or brine) in a reservoir under the ocean floor. Berkeley Lab researchers developed the software using supercomputers at the National Energy Research Scientific Computer Center (NERSC), a DOE user facility, and continue to add functionality based on user feedback. Recognizing that an unsuccessful drill can cost $100M and six months of unrecoverable labor costs in addition to environmental degradation and delays in securing energy resources, oil and gas companies including ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, and related service providers have licensed EMGeo. BIO-BASED FUELS AND CHEMICALS Virdia (partnership) Virdia sought to accelerate development of its proprietary process to convert cellulosic feedstocks into highly refined sugars and lignin for use in renewable chemicals, bioenergy, and nutrition industries. Collaborative research projects between Virdia and the Berkeley Lab-led Joint BioEnergy Institute, a partnership of universities, researcher institutes and national labs, enabled the company to achieve its milestones. Virdia was acquired by Stora Enso for cash and incentives valued at $62M.

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