Industry Forum features talk on imaging technology

Contact: Shelley Thompson, sthompson@lanl.gov, (505) 665-7778 (02-109)

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LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 27, 2002 -- “Industry Forum at Los Alamos Research Park,” a continuing series of presentations about market applications of technology developments kicks off from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 8 with a program titled "Imaging Technology for Mass Customization and Reverse Engineering: What are the Trends and the Challenges?" The speaker is Tim Thompson, president of HYTEC Inc.

The "Industry Forum at Los Alamos Research Park" series brings together industry and the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists and technologists to discuss market opportunities that can be realized and challenges that need to be addressed through technology development, according to Kevin Holsapple of Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation, the owner and operator of the Research Park. The forum will draw speakers from leading local and national technology businesses.

"We see considerable interest by Los Alamos researchers in wanting to better understand how their work may be applicable to societal and market needs," says Holsapple. "Los Alamos National Laboratory runs a terrific series of programs called Director's Colloquium that tends to focus on pure science. We think Industry Forum will be a complementary program series where the focus will be on how the science and technology assets of our region can be applied to market needs."

Holsapple believes that the information exchange and networking provided by the forum will help connect innovators with ideas for potential commercial outlets for their work.

Industry Forum is a collaborative project of the Los Alamos Research Park and the Los Alamos National Laboratory Industrial Business Development Division. The Industrial Business Development Office serves as the conduit for Laboratory collaboration with private industries. In this capacity, IBD promotes the transfer of technology from the Laboratory to external sectors for the benefit of the nation and its citizens.

The format is a presentation and question/answer session followed by refreshments and an opportunity for networking. Hot Rocks Java Café and Black Mesa Winery will provide the refreshments.

The audience for Industry Forum is anticipated to include Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists and technologists, regional technology business representatives and innovators, technology policy-makers and others with an interest in technology business development.

The event is free, but an RSVP is requested to ensure space is available for all who want to attend. The event will take place in the second floor conference center at the Research Park located at 4200 West Jemez Road in Los Alamos. Those interested in attending can call 505-662-0026 or write to lacdc@losalamos.org by electronic mail to RSVP.

Tim Thompson leads HYTEC, Inc., a Los Alamos Company that provides engineering services as well as sensors and imaging products for a variety of markets throughout the world. “During its seven-year history, the firm has become a contractor to many prominent scientific organizations including Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Massachusetts Institute of Technology,” said Thompson. “HYTEC has developed new technologies that dramatically improve key capabilities within the non-contact inspection, visualization, and imaging industry.”

A second Industry Forum at Los Alamos Research Park will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, with a presentation titled, “Stable Isotope Biochemicals: Applications for Drug Discovery” by Jonathan Miles Brown, chief executive officer of Prospect Pharma, Inc. Prospect Pharma is a partner of Spectra Gases Stable Isotopes, a New Jersey-based industry that supplies rare gases to medical device and scientific markets.

The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corp., DOE and Spectra Gases of New Jersey signed lease agreements to pave the way for a private company to begin producing the potentially life-saving stable isotopes of carbon-13 and oxygen-17 and oxygen-18 for the United States market. Production will occur at the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Isotopes of Carbon, Oxygen and Nitrogen facility. Senior Spectra Gases staff members will be in Los Alamos on Oct. 17 for the launch of their new stable isotope production capability at the Laboratory.

Los Alamos National Laboratory is operated by the University of California for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) of the U.S. Department of Energy and works in partnership with NNSA's Sandia and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories to support NNSA in its mission.

Los Alamos enhances global security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health and national security concerns.