Von Ehr, Texas contribute funds for NT center
from the even-smaller-is-bigger-in-Texas dept.
vik writes "According to this article in the Dallas Business Journal, Zyvex's James Von Ehr is donating $2.5M for a new nanotechnology research center in the University of Texas. The state is also contributing $0.5M to the project."
Additional details about Von Ehr's contribution for the nanotechnology center at the University of Texas can be found in this article from Dallas-Fort.Worth TechBiz (5 March 2001)
May 30th, 2001 at 11:15 AM
Bravo
Bravo to Jim von Ehr. Let's hope that nanotech research centers pop up in many new locations!
May 30th, 2001 at 3:07 PM
Re:Bravo
I think von Ehr is subtly expressing disappointment concerning the relative success of Zyvex in furthering the progress of nanotechnology research. Perhaps he realized that a research center in academia can usually get more done than a private company in terms of basic research and discovery. Universities are usually better for science, while private companies excell in applying scientific discovery to engineer real-world products. This is a predictable but still smart move by von Ehr.