Green is nano and bio polymers11/19/2010
Nanoledge is proud to announce new bio based resin systems, answering a new customer demand for petroleum based system alternative, especially in sporting goods applications and transportation. more on www.nanoingreen.com Nanoledge Inc. Explores Options for Strategic Partners11/11/2010 by Marketing Dpt
Nanoledge Inc. (“Nanoledge”), a developer and innovator of high performance resin technologies utilizing nanomaterials, is evaluating options to enhance its growth plans through strategic partners. Nanoledge has hired an investment bank, Mc gladrey capital, to identify and evaluate potential partners and assist in negotiations. Thierry Roth, CEO of Nanoledge, comments, “Having embarked on our commercial efforts in 2008, we are now seeing a significant ramp up in our business. We have found successful applications of our technologies across several attractive end-markets, including sporting equipment, aerospace and defense, wind energy and oil and gas. Although we can continue on our current growth path, we believe that the right strategic commercial partner could enhance our growth trajectory and capture more opportunities than currently envisioned.” Nanoledge was founded as a spin-off of the French National Center for Scientific Research and is a leading epoxy resin system formulator specializing in nano-enhanced epoxy resin systems that deliver otherwise unachievable levels of performance. Customers include composite material processers and manufacturers with end user applications in the aerospace, automotive, energy, civil engineering and sporting equipment industries. Nanoledge is based in Montreal, Quebec with financial backing from Canadian venture funds Telesystem and iNovia Capital. Nanoledge on Twitter9/17/2010
Nanoledge has just launched its twitter account today for communicating with its nanoist community on a real time basis, follow us on twitter now !, here is the Nanoledge's twitter link Nanoledge on Facebook for global media communication9/16/2010
Nanoledge has chosen Facebook for its global corporate communication tool. Please join our nanoist community at www.facebook.com/nanoledge. Nanoledge to choose Youtube media for its market evangelism on nanochemicals benefits.9/15/2010
Join us on our youtube channel for learning more about nanomaterials & nanoformulation : click on the nanoledge's youtube link New CEO at Nanoledge9/13/2010
Boucherville, September 13th, 2010 – The Board of Directors of Nanoledge inc., a world leader in the nanoparticle-enhanced high performance composite materials, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Thierry ROTH as its new CEO. Mr. Roth joined Nanoledge as CEO of Nanoledge Chemicals, the French branch of Nanoledge inc, following Nanoledge’s acquisition of Novachem, a company specialised in high performance resin formulations which Mr. Roth founded. Mr. Roth has a solid track record in the specialty chemical industry and especially in the epoxy formulation business for high performance applications. He replaces Franck BENNARDI, who successfully moved the company from an early stage laboratory-focused startup to one focused on customer-driven industrial applications. Mr. Bennardi will remain a member of the board and focus on establishing key strategic relationships. NANONIUM'10 : Bombardier aero, Ecomoana surfboards, JBMARTIN weavers, INNOBAT green solutions.4/11/2010
BOMBARDIER Aerospace Canada, Ecomoana USA, JBJMARTIN north america, INNOBAT France, here are the awarded companies of the NANONIUM'10 event. These NANONIUM awards have been designed by Didier SABA, more information here USA Business Development with Paul KENNEDY3/24/2010
Boucherville, QC, Canada, March24th, 2010 : Nanoledge has hired Paul Kennedy as their North America Business Development Manager. "Paul will be responsible for developing new opportunities in regard to Nanoledge’s line of advanced engineered formulated epoxy systems to the advanced composites market. Paul brings over 25 years of developing successful advanced composite applications with new innovative materials, which Nanoledge will leverage". According to Franck Bennardi, President and CEO of Nanoledge “Paul has the established network in North America and will be a valuable conduit for Nanoledge as we actively promote our innovative nanoblending & eco-friendly technologies, and our unique INNOVIUM resin systems & films portfolio.” Nanoledge is a leading provider of nano-based and green-based epoxy resin systems and epoxy resin films. Their NANO IN epoxy resin systems dramatically increases basic material properties by 20-30% resulting in weight savings and their EKKO IN resin systems is an alternative green epoxy technology. This INNOVIUM product portfolio is unique since the resin and film are supplied ready to use. The formulation and nano dispersion are already created for the end user making it clean and safe. Potential Markets for NANO IN and EKKO IN are in sporting goods, civil engineering, oil & gas wind energy, marine, military and industrial applications. LEO FILM for clean processing of nano enhanced systems1/20/2010
BAYER Baytubes for the VELOZZI-NANOLEDGE alternative energy vehicle project10/23/2009
Velozzi announces collaboration with Nanoledge to provide innovative resin solutions using Bayer MaterialScience’s Baytubes EKKO 3006 : green resin for innovative materials. better. safer.10/13/2009
Nanoledge, innovative resin formulator, has launched its first eco-friendly resin system, EKKO 3006, dedicated to surfboard, kayak, and other marine applications. the EKKO 3006 is a solvent free epoxy resin made with 40% of vegetable products, having demonstrating good mechanical properties compare to petroleum based systems or existing organic based systems. EKKO 3006 has been already certified with top industrial fabric makers such as PORCHER INDUSTRIES ( PORCHER Greenlite product ). With the EKKO 3006 product, Nanoledge is proud to provide the composite industry with the most advanced eco-friendly thermoset resin at industrial scale. EKKO 3006 is a INNOVIUM Formula product of Nanoledge. Worldwide launch of LEO FILM by NANOLEDGE, the Ultimate Solution for environmentally friendly materials. Better. Safer.9/18/2009 by Franck BENNARDI
AKD 8665 : new resin system for TOOLING applications. High Tg and high durability. Low Viscosity for infusion processing.9/2/2009
AKD 8665 is a two component system designed to meet challenge of tooling composite part applications. The AKD 8665 is a INNOVIUM resin systems from Nanoledge. Mechanical Improvement using Nano In Technology: HOW does it work?7/22/2009
Nanoledge is proud to invite you to join the 17th International Conference on Composite Materials where Vahid Mirjalili from Mc Gill University (1st in Canada and in the world top 20) will present his results on the “Effect of Carbon Nanotube Dispersion on The Fracture Toughness of Polymers”. It is demonstrated from both theoretical and experimental point of view that the use of multiwall carbon nanotubes in epoxy resin (R1D1 provided by Nanoledge) results in better toughness improvement than single wall carbon nanotubes. These results are in agreement with the performance obtained by the industrial partners of Nanoledge. Nanoledge Press Kit : Download the latest version now !6/8/2009
WE Series : the INNOVIUM Application series for Wind Energy4/3/2009 by Franck BENNARDI
Wind Energy market is requiring bigger and safer materials for improving energy capacity on a long term perspective. Nanoledge has just introduced its WE Series line, the Wind Energy product line of its INNOVIUM application series : Nanobase resins, formulated resins or prepregs/films. Winners of the NANONIUM 09' AWARDS ; Look Cycle, SEAL Prepreg , Fishing rods from Fishing Capital China3/24/2009 by Franck BENNARDI
WINNERS OF NANONIUM 09's The 09' ceremony has been hold in Paris ( France ) during the JEC COMPOSITES SHOW. This year, the Nanomium award ceremony was composed of three categories: End Customer, Component Part Maker, Prepreg Maker. A special NANONIUM awarad has been issued to Frederique MUTEL, CEO of JEC COMPOSITES, for her outstanding support regarding the NANOLEDGE promotion at JEC SHOW since 2006. Nanoledge is very proud to be part of the innovation world of composites industry with such quality and dynamic support from the overall JEC COMPOSITES team, leaded by Frederique MUTEL. The Nanonium Award ceremony is a promotional event awarding only a selection of the NANOLEDGE’ customers having launched some innovative intermediates/end products by including nanochemicals as performance enabler. Nanoledge’s Participation in Research Network ArboraNano2/23/2009 by Kai SCHIERHOLZ
The Canadian Forest NanoProducts Network selected as a new Business-led Network of Centers of Excellence BL-NCE funded by the Government of Canada. MONTREAL, Feb. 23. / 09 - The Minister of Development Economic, Innovation and Export Trade and Minister responsible for Montreal region, Raymond Bachand, welcomed the announcement by the Minister Federal State (Science and Technology), the Honorable Garry Goodyear ArboraNano and recognizing the Consortium Québécois sur la Découverte de la Medicine (CQDM) as part of the Networks of Centers of Excellence initiated by the Government of Canada. ArboraNano's mission is to build a new bio-based on innovation, nanotechnology products created from our wood resources. ArboraNano is the result of a partnership between FP Innovations, NanoQuebec, and the National Institute for Nanothechnologies (NINT) and Nanotech BC. The Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export (MDEIE) to help finance and support NanoQuebec in its efforts to develop a competitiveness cluster in Quebec areas related to nanotechnology, at a height of $ 11 million over 3 years. FP Innovations, the largest forestry research institute, non - profit world, is a research consortium pre-accredited MDEIE. The Consortium Québécois sur la Découverte du Médicament (CQDM), launched last June at the BIO 2008 is the result of an initiative of Fonds de la Recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) and the MDEIE who jointly funded to the tune of $ 4 million setting up the consortium. Pfizer Canada, AstraZeneca Canada and Merck Frosst Canada have invested respectively 1 Million annually for the first 5 years. This consortium, a first in Canada, contributes to enhance the competitiveness of Quebec in a context dominated by international competition. By bringing together eminent "Designating them as centers of excellence, the federal government announced investments of $ 8 million for ArboraNano and $ 8.9 million over four years for CQDM to support them to continue their activities search. The alliance between business and private centers research is at the heart of our Quebec strategy for research and innovation, "said Bachand. NANOLEDGE inc, leading nanochemicals company, specialized in the integration of nanoparticules into polymer systems, will actively affect research and development issues related to NCC, the most important Canadian nanomaterial. "The role of NANOLEDGE in the network is to identify those research challenges involved in the integration of NCC in advanced polymer composites made from resins in order to obtain eco-friendly materials", said Kai SCHIERHOLZ, Chief Scientist Officer, Nanoledge inc. NANOLEDGE will be instrumental in guiding R&D required to functionalize NCC or process NCC in order to integrate NCC with other materials. NANOLEDGE is also involved in directing the R&D aimed at characterizing the physical and electrical properties of these composites in order to identify promising applications. One of the most important goal for NANOLEDGE is the orientation towards “Environmentally-friendly” products. One is the use of (nano) fillers based on renewable resources. Polymers reinforced with NCC will lead to a new generation of composites with high strength-to-weight ratios that are of high interest to the aerospace and automotive sectors. NANOLEDGE will also participate in a variety of workshops designed to meet the other network participants and identify the research challenges/development opportunities for the 4 year duration of the network. This will create linkages and networks between university, forest sector members, allied industries and NANOLEDGE inc. "By working together with businesses, institutions education sector and research groups in different sectors, we have infused a unique synergy that positions the Quebec as an important center for research and development in North America, " a Minister Bachand concluded. Nanoledge to be exhibitor and official sponsor at JEC Composites Show in Paris, March 24th-26th, 2009.2/19/2009
Launch of INNOVIUM : innovative resin solution2/18/2009
Nanoledge raises new financing and relocates to Canada9/30/2008 by Nanoledge
- Enabling performance for a better and safer world of materials - Montreal, Canada, September 30th, 2008 – Nanoledge Inc., a high performance resins manufacturer specializing in the integration of nanoparticles into composites and the development of environmentally friendly materials, announced today the closing of a multi-million dollar Series A financing round. The co-leads were ID Capital and iNovia Capital with participation from Emertec Gestion. Nanoledge was founded in France in 2001 and has over the years developed expertise in manufacturing resins that incorporate nanoparticles into composites while significantly improving overall product-performance. Since moving their headquarters and establishing manufacturing presence in Montreal, Canada, the company has been able to offer new solutions to sporting goods, high-tech, wind energy, aerospace and other industries. The NANO IN™ base resins product line demonstrates third-party-validated improvements in strength, flexibility, toughness, conductivity and material fatigue. “This investment is a testament to our success in the marketplace and investors’ recognition of our ability to continue the challenge of enabling performance for a better and safer world of composite materials. We are now well positioned to innovate working on joint projects with partners such as Structil, Seal, SK Chemicals, Look Cycle, Babolat, Cobra, Suzlon Huntsman,..., improving their latest high-performance solutions. Nanoledge is looking forward to strengthening its North American customer base as well as further growing its presence in the Asian and European markets.” said Nanoledge President & CEO, Franck Bennardi. “ID Capital was particularly impressed by the energy and drive of these entrepreneurs”, said Jean-Paul Tardif, Managing Partner of ID Capital. ”Nanoledge’s management has a problem solving approach versus a box moving approach and we are looking forward to assisting them in rapidly growing their business worldwide and expanding their product portfolio to meet the market demand per niche applications.” Nanoledge currently works with all types of partners including formulators, pre-preggers and end-product manufacturers. Nanoledge expects to also act as a commercialization channel for other innovations in the composites industry, with particular focus on nanoparticles integration. “What attracted us to Nanoledge was their ability to translate technical and manufacturing excellence into tangible products and business results, and proverbially - get out of the lab,” said Joško Bobanović Principal with iNovia Capital responsible for cleantech investments. “The resin market is a multi-billion dollar market and Nanoledge is enabling its customers to deliver innovative, safer and high-performing composites. We are particularly excited about the high growth opportunity in the ecologically friendly materials.” Nanoledge is a resins provider, specialized in the integration of nanoparticles ( carbon nanotubes, nanoclays, nanosilica… ) into epoxy-based systems. Nanoledge enables high performance & environmentally friendly composites for better & safer materials. Thanks to its NANO IN™ patented technology, Nanoledge manufactures and sells nanobase resins whilst providing full range of services for customized nanoformulation systems. With more than 100 Tons per year of production capacity, Nanoledge is already delivering products with proven mechanical properties improvement and certified performance by third-parties-vendors. Our solid business experience in Sporting Goods, Wind Energy and Aerospace industries guarantees product reliability, innovation path and compliance with conventional manufacturing processes of composites such as prepregg, laminates or RTM. Nanoledge is considered as a pioneer in value creation of advanced nanostructured materials. For more information see www.nanoledge.com or www.becomeananoist.com . ID Capital is a venture capital firm which invests in innovative start-up businesses located mainly in the greater Montreal area. The businesses targeted by ID Capital must have developed innovative technologies or products that can be protected by intellectual property and must show vast market potential. Additional information about ID Capital is available at www.idcapital.ca. iNovia Capital manages seed and early stage venture capital funds, with a focus on helping entrepreneurs and innovators build successful companies in the sectors of information technology, life sciences and cleantech. iNovia Capital's value-added approach to early stage investing provides portfolio companies with capital, unique access to intellectual property from its partner academic institutions and an extensive network of industry partners, advisors and sector-specific co-investors. For more information see www.inoviacapital.com. EMERTEC Gestion is a venture capital firm specialized in early stage financing of innovative companies through its four funds : the funds invest in high growth potential companies in cleantechs, microelectronics and nanotechnologies sectors. The team is well versed in the various business models of the sectors in which it invests as well as strategies that enable it to maximize added value based on technological innovations. For more information see www.emertec.fr Nanoledge Inc. has attended the TRFA annual meeting in Chicago as innovative formulator member.9/14/2008
Nanoledge becomes a leading innovative formulator and solutions provider for users of specialty epoxy systems. Combining established systems expertise with the nanotechnologies, Nanoledge will be part of the TRFA association for sharing nanotechnology expertise with other formulators. Nanoledge Inc. becomes acting member of the ACMA composites association in the USA.8/18/2008
Nanoledge Inc. newly joins TRFA (Thermoset Resin Formulators Association) and ACMA (American Composites Manufacturers Association). With these news associations NANOLEDGE intends to take benefits of its new location to open the North American market and enter the formulation market. MICRODRONES to use INNOVIUM Resin systems for all carbon micro aerial vehicle6/18/2008
Nanoledge to continue its industrial development in North America.6/13/2008
Following a financial round lead by top leading North American investors and its current French venture capitalist, EMERTEC Gestion, Nanoledge has opened its HeadQuarter at Boucherville, Québec ( Canada ) and has still opened an office in Sophia Antipolis (France) to manage the European and Asia market. |
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