SAN MARCOS, Texas, Oct. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Materials
Corporation (OTCQB:QTMM) today announced it has entered into
an MOU and University – Industry Partnership Agreement with
Texas State University (TSU) in
San Marcos, Texas, a short
distance from Quantum Materials Corp headquarters at STAR Park.
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Stephen Squires, Quantum
Materials Corp Founder and CEO said, "Texas
State is an extraordinary partner for joint nanotechnology
and biotech research and will expand the knowledge and acceptance
of tetrapod quantum dots while at the same time finding new uses in
the form of marketable products."
Stephen Frayser, Executive
Director of STAR Park stated, "This university-industry agreement
between Quantum Materials Corp. and Texas
State University is a prime example of the type of
collaboration STAR Park facilitates by providing incubator
companies partnering opportunities with Texas
State's specialized university programs, facilities and
faculty resources which will accelerate delivery of new
technologies to the market."
Texas State's Advanced Functional
Materials Laboratory, outfitted with state-of-the-art
characterization and analysis equipment will assist Quantum
Materials' nearby Wet Labs in special projects designed to produce
department scientific papers advancing tetrapod quantum dot
research. The University - Industry partnership, strong programs
and excellent facilities expand the research capabilities of
Quantum Materials and will aid its efforts to successfully produce
and market quantum dots products.
David Doderer, QMC VP for R&D
added, "Quantum Materials will provide sponsored research, industry
training, employment, and aid course development through the
partnership. The university's interdisciplinary approach and
commercialization component goals ensure complete discussion on
each topic area resulting in productive ideas and actions for
research. It is a pleasure to work with TSU."
Quantum Materials manufactures both Cadmium-based and
Non-Heavy-Metal (Cadmium-Free) Tetrapod Quantum Dots. Colloidal
Tetrapod QD are tetrahedrally symmetric nanocrystals with wurtzite
arms exhibiting bright and narrow emission, uniquely capable
of dual emissions from one energy source and also singularly unique
as micromechanical stress gauges measurable by color shifting of
their energy gap when bending under strain.
TSU is one of eight Texas Emerging Research Universities and
uses an interdisciplinary research focus combining the university's
biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, engineering, engineering
technology and business school programs. A Doctoral program in
Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization teaches and
trains candidates to be effective innovators and entrepreneurs with
21st Century skills. The program uses nearby STAR Park
businesses to assist and teach commercialization of nanotech and
biotech products by giving relevant business purposes to university
research.
QUANTUM MATERIALS CORPORATION, INC has a steadfast vision
that advanced technology is the solution to global issues related
to cost, efficiency and increasing energy usage. Quantum dot
semiconductors enable a new level of performance in a wide array of
established consumer and industrial products, including low power
lighting and displays and biomedical diagnostic applications. QMC's
volume manufacturing methods enables cost reductions moving
laboratory discovery to commercialization.
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Contact:
Art Lamstein
Quantum
Materials Corporation
artlamstein@QMCdots.com
Media:
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