Jewish High Tech Community

Since Eric Drexler's groundbreaking book Engines of Creation 20 years ago, scientists have been working to translate the idea of engineering at the molecular level into products that can transform nearly every aspect of our lives. Our understanding has, in the last few years, reached the point where entrepreneurs can build exciting new companies and bring them to market. Anthony Waitz of Quantum Insight and a special guest will give us a brief introduction to nanotechnology and a view into the work being done today, focusing on the technical and business challenges facing pioneering companies developing productive nanosystems, a nanotechnology for molecular manufacturing.

About the Speaker

Anthony Waitz As a Managing Partner at Quantum Insight®, Anthony works with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies, to promising startups, to prominent venture firms. Anthony also co-founded the MIT·Stanford·Berkeley Nano Forum, a non-profit educational organization. Prior to focusing on emerging small technology, Anthony was a Director at Synopsys Inc. He came to Synopsys through the acquisition of Silicon Architects, of which he was a co-founder. Silicon Architects' products were used in approximately 100 million products over the span of a decade. Mr. Waitz holds Masters degrees from Stanford School of Engineering and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.