Posts from the ‘2008 Press Releases’ Category

Oct 1, 2008

Materia Announces Army Funding for the Development of Fire-Resistant Fuel Additives

PASADENA, CA––(Marketwire – October 1, 2008) – Materia announced today Army funding for the development of fire resistant fuel additives. As described by the Army, enemy combatants target fuel tanks so that small munitions and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can cause great loss of life through explosive fuel combustion. Novel additives could provide superior protection against these ballistic-initiated incendiary threats. Read more

Sep 10, 2008

Materia Announces Metathesis’ Application by Dow Corning and Elevance in the Personal Care Market

PASADENA, CA––(Marketwire – September 10, 2008) – Materia announced today a new Dow Corning and Elevance joint development and marketing agreement to apply metathesis technology in the personal care market. Elevance, an independent company created by Materia and Cargill and financed by TPG, applies Materia’s Nobel Prize winning metathesis technology to natural oils to aggressively grow in the $500 billion specialty chemicals market. Read more

Aug 14, 2008

Materia Inc. and University Technologies International Sign Exclusive License Agreement

Calgary, AB & Pasadena, CA––(Marketwire – August 14, 2008) – University Technologies International (UTI), the University of Calgary’s technology transfer, commercialization and incubation center, and Materia Inc., a chemical technology company based in California, today announced the signing of an exclusive license agreement for olefin metathesis catalysts developed by Dr. Warren Piers. Read more

May 27, 2008

CMEA Ventures Named Exclusive VC Sponsor of Materia and Entretech’s Greentech 2008 Conference

PASADENA, CA––(Marketwire – May 27, 2008) – CMEA Ventures has signed on as the exclusive VC sponsor of GreenTech 2008. Maurice E.P. Gunderson, Senior Partner of CMEA, will also offer his informed perspective as the Keynote Speaker at the conference. Read more

May 14, 2008

Elevance, a Recently Formed Renewable Chemicals Company, to Spearhead Stellar line-up at Greentech 2008

PASADENA, CA––(Marketwire – May, 14, 2008) – Entretech (www.entretech.org), the leading non-profit association supporting high-technology companies in Greater Los Angeles with critical and practical business development resources and connections, announced today that Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc., will lead a stellar lineup of presenters at the 2nd annual GreenTech 2008. The program will feature companies with advanced clean technologies in the areas of solar power, wind energy, hydropower, biofuels from cellulosic sources, nuclear power, new materials from renewable sources, and fuel cells. Read more