March 3, 2004  at the UT-Dallas new School of Management building
5:00 pm - Reception with wine and light buffet
6:15 - 8:00 pm - Program presentation
Admission with $25 donation ($15 for MIT Club of DFW members, $10 for students) . 
For reservations call Mary Langford at 972-377-4554, or email to mitforum@juno.com

A Nanotech Success Story: How Zyvex Got to the Cutting Edge of a Marketplace that Never Existed Before

Presenters

• Jim Von Ehr, Chairman and CEO, Zyvex Corporation

• Dr. Tom Cellucci, President and COO, Zyvex Corporation

Moderator

• David Rex, Partner, Jackson Walker

Program

On March 3, 2004, the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum of Dallas-Fort Worth, Inc. will present A Nanotech Success Story: How Zyvex Got to the Cutting Edge of a Marketplace that Never Existed Before at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) School of Management Building. The program begins with networking at 5:00 p.m. and the program at 6:15 p.m. The cost to attend is a $25 donation, $10 for students, $15 for MIT alumni/alumnae. Reservations can be made at mitforum@juno.com, or 972-377-4554. More information and directions to the new management building are at www.mitforum.com.

The presenters will be Jim Von Ehr, founder, chairman and CEO of Zyvex Corporation, and Tom Cellucci, president of Zyvex. David Rex, attorney and partner at Jackson Walker L.L.P., will be the moderator. Mr. Rex is Director of the Texas Nanotech Initiative.

Richardson, Texas-based Zyvex, the first molecular nanotech company, has begun to commercialize its version of nanotech products after six years of research and development. Nanotechnology is a revolutionary paradigm in high-tech that has applications in every human endeavor including medicine, energy, manufacturing and much more. Nanotechnology applications can enable machines to be created on a molecular level that are significantly smaller, lighter, stronger, cleaner, more precise and less expensive than preceding techniques or technologies were. 

The cutting-edge company was founded in 1997, to develop and commercialize nanotechnologies, by serial entrepreneur, Jim Von Ehr II, who has personally funded the company. Mr. Von Ehr, a highly recognized nanotechnology leader, has personally led national efforts to pave the way for the new technology paradigm to develop to its full potential. His most recent high-profile effort to support nanotech development was on December 3, 2003 when he was invited to the White House to be present when President Bush signed into law The 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act. Mr. Von Ehr and the president of Zyvex, Tom Cellucci, will discuss the path Zyvex has taken in launching its first new groundbreaking products and services, which are being purchased by companies such as GE, Intel, and Hewlett-Packard.