QD Soleil™ Expands Leadership Team with World-Class Nanotechnology
Leaders
Palo Alto, CA. June 24, 2009 – QD Soleil™, the solar division
of Nanosys, Inc., today
announced the expansion of its leadership and advisory team including the
addition of four
exceptional thought leaders in the use of nanotechnology for solar energy
applications. Among
these additions is Dr. J. Wallace Parce, who will serve as the chief technology
officer (CTO) of
QD Soleil. Dr. Parce was formerly the CTO of Nanosys where he led commercialization
programs including the development of nanocrystal technology for integration
into solar cells.
Prior to Nanosys, Dr. Parce co-founded and led research for several technology
companies
including Caliper Life Sciences and Molecular Devices.
“I am joining the leadership team of QD Soleil at a critical growth
period for the application of
nanotechnology for solar energy collection,” said Dr. Parce. “QD
Soleil is a natural extension of
the technical programs that I led at Nanosys, and I look forward to furthering
the
commercialization of this technology at QD Soleil.”
In addition to Dr. Parce, QD Soleil added three advisory board members:
• Dr. Avery Goldstein, one of the leading minds in nanotechnology since
the beginnings of
the field with expertise in thin film manufacturing using roll-to-roll processing
and
nanoparticle inks
• Dr. Delia Milliron, a Lawerence Berkeley National Labs scientist
working on
nanoparticle and quantum dot technology for use in solar energy applications
• Dr. Xiangfeng Duan, a well regarded leader in nanowire technology
for a broad range of
applications including solar devices. Dr. Duan was a scientific cofounder
of Nanosys and
is currently an assistant professor at the University of California, Los
Angeles.
“This world-class team of nanotechnology thought leaders will bring
formidable leadership and
insight to bear on the commercialization of QD Soleil solutions,” said
Vijendra Sahi, vice
president and general manager of QD Soleil. “The team’s expertise
in all areas of nanotech solar
applications will allow us to respond rapidly with solutions that meet the
evolving manufacturing
needs of the solar industry”.
About QD Soleil
QD Soleil is a division of Nanosys Inc. focused on the use of proprietary
nanotechnology in solar
panel cell designs. QD Soleil controls a seminal intellectual property estate
that includes over
500 patents and patent applications. The technology has been refined over
many years by
Nanosys and exploits best in class inorganic material compositions, processing
and integration
chemistries, and includes the most stable nanomaterial formulations known
in the field.
Applications of the technology and intellectual property are broad and include
additive
enhancement layers for light conversion engineering, nano-particle inks,
light waveguide
concentrators and nanomaterial composites for enhancing overall solar cell
efficiency.
For more information about QD Soleil, visit www.qdsoleil.com
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About Nanosys, Inc.
Nanosys, Inc. is a leader in the development of nanotechnology enabled products
utilizing high
performance inorganic nanostructures. Nanosys has built one of the broadest
technology
platforms in the industry with over 650 patents and patent applications
covering fundamental
areas of nanotechnology. Based in Palo Alto, Calif. and privately held,
Nanosys collaborates
with industry leaders to develop revolutionary high-value, high-performance
products for the life
sciences, computing, lighting, renewable energy, and defense industries.
For more information
about Nanosys, visit www.nanosysinc.com
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QD Soleil Contact:
Vijendra Sahi, VP and GM QD Soleil
Tel: 650-906-9230
Email: vjsahi@qdsoleil.com
