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NEWS 2008

[09/04/2008]

NanoGram Corporation Selected by AlwaysOn
as a GoingGreen Top 100 Winner

Milpitas, CA – September 4, 2008—NanoGram Corporation, a leading developer of advanced products and licensor of technologies for optical, electronic and energy applications, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Top 100 Winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen 100 recognizes notable developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the green technology industries. NanoGram was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts spanning the globe, based on five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

NanoGram and the GoingGreen Top 100 Companies will be honored at GoingGreen 2008, scheduled to occur on September 15-17, 2008 at Cavallo Point in Sausalito, CA.

“The GoingGreen Top 100 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the global clean energy technology markets,” said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. “We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, products, services, and systems that are driving the next phase of greentech innovation and transforming the biggest industries on earth.”

NanoGram's innovative products and materials technologies are designed to enable customers and partners to achieve higher levels of performance surpassing those of conventional methods:

• NanoGram SilFoil™ technology is at the core of its high efficiency, low cost siliconbased photovoltaic products currently under development;
• NanoGram advanced materials, synthesized by Nanoparticle Manufacturing (NPM™) tools, are being employed today in applications such as flat panel and flexible displays, solid state lighting, lithium-ion batteries, and printed electronics;
• NanoGram's dispersion technologies round out its licensable IP portfolio.

“We are delighted to have been selected as a GoingGreen Top 100 Winner,” said Dr Kieran Drain, president and CEO of NanoGram. “This award highlights the achievements and progress we are making as an innovative solutions provider to the Cleantech industry.”

A full list of all the GoingGreen Top 100 Winners will be published on the AlwaysOn Web site on September 4, 2008, at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/28868.

About NanoGram

NanoGram Corporation (Milpitas, CA, USA) is a pioneer and leading Cleantech solutions provider that enables customers and partners to realize product and system performance previously thought impossible. NanoGram develops, manufactures, and sells silicon-based photovoltaics as well as advanced nanomaterials, process technologies, and production tools for optical, electronic and energy products. NanoGram also offers complete licensing packages that include proven materials production processes, surface modification and dispersion technologies, process transfer expertise, and ongoing support. The NanoGram KK office in Shinjuku, Tokyo supports its growing presence in Japan, while the NanoGram Korea office in Seoul serves local customers in that country. NanoGram has established a strategic development and manufacturing supply relationship with Nagase & Co., Ltd. / Nagase ChemteX Corporation. Additional information about NanoGram is available at www.nanogram.com.

About OTB

AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a community blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the industry in innovation by engaging its bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, OnHollywood, Breakout, OnMedia, GoingGreen, NordicGreen, and Venture Summits East and West) and quarterly print “blogozine”. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.