LAS CRUCES Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization and the Procurement Technical Assistance Program will be subjects for the next meeting of the High Tech Consortium of Southern New Mexico.

The meeting is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday at Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces.

There will be two presentations to the membership - Mr. William Hett-Dobricky with Doa Ana Community College and Mr. Scott Bryant of Nano-Network of New Mexico

Hett-Dobricky will discuss the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) and the services and programs offered to small businesses in Dona Ana and Sierra counties.

Bryant, President of the Nano-Network of New Mexico will discuss Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization, current trends in Nanotechnology and the opportunities for southern New Mexico. Today's developments in Nano and biotechnologies are increasingly relying on global connections, starting from early R&D to final development stages. Convergence is the operative keyword as this trend forges alliances between semiconductors and chemical companies, between pharmaceuticals and biology, between IT and energy technologies, and on a broader technological level, between nanotechnologies and biotechnologies.

Bryant will introduce the NanoTox Academy, together with the Bioscience Center, and will discuss the Western Region Nanotechnology OEHS Mini Boot Camp designed specifically for those professionals who oversee Engineered Nanomaterial (ENM) operations

HTC membership meetings are open to the public and free; anyone interested in growing high technology in southern New Mexico is encouraged to attend. For more information call Terry Jack at 575-522-3868 or email terry@imac.us.com.

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Nanotechnology , PTAP subjects for HTC meeting