The Discoverer of the "Quantum Dot" Signs on as Scientific Advisor with Nanotechnology Leader, Nanosys, Inc.

Palo Alto, CA - (January 10, 2003). Nanosys announced the addition of Professor Louis Brus of Columbia University as a scientific advisor to the company. Dr. Brus is internationally recognized as the scientist responsible for discovering the “quantum dot” and explaining the fundamental physics of quantum size-effects in semiconductor nanocrystals. The discoveries of Dr. Brus formed a major part of the foundation of what has become the field of nanotechnology. Dr. Brus is a leading expert in the synthesis, spectroscopy and fundamental theory of Group II-VI and Group IV semiconductor nanocrystals, nanowires, and nano-porous materials.

Dr. Brus adds his expertise in the chemistry and physics of nanomaterials to the existing Nanosys Scientific Board of Professors Charles Lieber and Hongkun Park from Harvard University, Professors Paul Alivisatos and Peidong Yang from University of California Berkeley, Professor James Heath of University of California Los Angeles, Professor Moungi Bawendi from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Professor Paul McEuen from Cornell University. The Scientific Advisory Board provides critical counsel to the scientists and engineers at Nanosys to manufacture nanomaterials and devices in diverse range of market applications.

“In order to build an industry like nanotechnology, it is critical to have all of the greatest minds thinking about and working toward a common goal”, commented Nanosys CEO, Larry Bock. “Dr. Brus was one of the earliest contributors to the field of nanotechnology, and has been responsible for much of what we know about the properties and capabilities of nanomaterials.”

“In addition, the ability to assemble and license in the most important technologies from the leading nanotechnology laboratories in the world puts Nanosys at the forefront of cutting edge nano-enabled products”, said Mr. Bock. “In order to access the most exciting commercial developments in nanotechnology, other companies will need to work with us through our proprietary sets of key technologies.”

About Professor Brus

Dr. Brus is a Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University in New York, and is recognized as the scientist responsible for discovering the "quantum dot" and explaining the basic physics of quantum size-effects in semiconductor nanocrystals. He has been responsible for much of the World's fundamental understanding of the effects of quantum confinement in shape-controlled inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles. Dr. Brus was awarded the Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics by the American Physical Society and was Chairman of the Board of the Gordon Research Conferences. Prior to moving to Columbia University, Dr. Brus spent more than 20 years in the chemistry and materials research area of Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Brus received a B.S. in Chemical Physics from Rice University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from Columbia University.

About Nanosys

Nanosys, Inc. is a disruptive platform technology company focused on the development of nanotechnology-enabled systems. These systems incorporate novel and patent-protected zero- and one-dimensional nanocrystals such as nanowires and nanoparticles (quantum dots, quantum rods, etc.) as their principal active elements. These systems exploit the fundamentally unique electronic, magnetic, optical, chemical, processing and integration properties associated with materials having nanometer-scale dimensions. Devices and systems constructed from these materials will revolutionize a broad range of industries from life sciences (molecular sensing) to optoelectronics (LEDs, lasers, photovoltaics, integrated photonics, and displays) to nanoelectronics (non-volatile ultra-fast memory, nano logic circuits and quantum computing). These devices will offer radical and discontinuous performance improvements in speed, sensitivity, power consumption, device density, cost, and integration, as well as enabling new applications never considered using traditional materials. By combining the world’s scientific leaders in nanomaterials, integration and applications with experienced commercial engineers and technologists and a team of seasoned entrepreneurs, Nanosys is turning the promise of nanotechnology into reality.

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