Getting nanotech breakthroughs out of the university labs and into the marketplace has often been a stumbling block in the development of new nanomaterials. But now at least one nanobiz has made it their primary goal. Arrowhead Research Corporation identifies patented or patent-pending technologies at universities or government labs and funds additional development of those technologies in exchange for exclusive rights to commercialize the resulting prototypes. A top priority for Arrowhead will be the development of carbon nanotubes. Their wholly owned subsidiary NanoPolaris, Inc. has assembled a portfolio of intellectual property to facilitate and enable the manufacture of nanotube-based products. NanoPolaris has exclusively licensed U.S. patents and patent applications covering technologies developed at UCLA, Penn State, Duke, and many other leading universities. "We believe carbon nanotubes will create a manufacturing revolution comparable to what plastics did for materials and silicon did for electronics," said R. Bruce Stewart, Arrowhead's Chairman. more @ businesswire.com