Industry Forum features talk on imaging technology

The series brings together industry and 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.

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

"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 sponsors the Director's Colloquium that tends to focus on pure science. We think Industry Forum will be a complementary 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 of commercial potential with outlets for their work.

Industry Forum is a collaborative project of the Los Alamos Research Park and the Industrial Business Development (IBD) Office, which 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 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, 4200 West Jemez Road in Los Alamos across from the Laboratory's main Technical Area 3. Those interested in attending can call 662-0026 or write to lacdc@losalamos.org by electronic mail to RSVP.

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.

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 [the] 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 is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m., 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 for a private company to begin producing the potentially life-saving stable isotopes of carbon-13, oxygen-17 and oxygen-18 for the United States market. Production will occur at the Los Alamos' 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.

-- Shelley Thompson

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