Cientifica Expands Team of Nanotech specialists - Appoints New UK Managing Director.

Global leaders in nanotechnology business information Cientifica Ltd announced a further expansion in its consulting business with the appointment of Dr. Herve-Andre Durand Managing Director of the companies UK operations.

Dr. Durand has a wide variety of international strategy consulting experience and has held senior strategy roles in the UK, Japan, Germany and France. He is a former Associate at UBS Capital Tech Team in London, has also worked with Deutsche Bank in London and NEC in Tokyo. He completed an MBA at the London Business School in 2002 and has a PhD in Applied Physics from Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg.
Tim Harper, CEO of Cientifica said, "Hervé brings a wealth of experience, language skills and venture capital focused expertise to Cientifica. Given Cientifica's focus on markets and business planning, Hervé will strengthen the consultancy's growing international network. As the company continues to grow at a rapid pace, we are delighted to be able to attract management of Dr Durands calibre, having an in depth understanding of both the scientific and financial aspects of emerging technologies."
Dr Durand commented "Científica have already assembled a world class team on three continents, which I am excited to join. With a strong presence in the worlds leading financial markets, Cientifica is the only company capable of mapping nanoscience to real world applications and markets through its proprietary global information systems and new risk assessment & cost calculation systems."
Dr. Durand brings a wealth of expertise to Científica including ,conducting international strategic market research and analysis on B2B products and services
· Operational cross-border industry experience,· International venture capital: deal generation, due diligence and marketing,· Managing international and multicultural teams - with 5 years project management experience within the NEC group in Japan,· A strong scientific background in materials science for photonic applications,· Fluency in English, French, Japanese and working knowledge of German,About Cientifica
Cientifica is the business information and consulting arm of CMP Cientifica, and the global leader in rational nanotechnology information.
Combining in-depth understanding of science, applications and business, with advanced data mining and visualisation technology, Cientifica provides global nanotechnology business intelligence and consulting services to industry and investors worldwide.
Cientifica publishes the weekly nanotechnology newsletter TNT Weekly and the Nanotechnology Opportunity Report(tm), Opportunity Report(tm), and is behind the World NanoEconomic Congress.
The Finnish global technology consulting company, Jaakko Poyry Consulting, is Cientifica's core consulting partner.
Further details are at http://www.cientifica.com
,Contacts
Tim Harper ,CEO Cientifica Ltd,[phone] or [phone] (US)
Dr. Pearl Chin (New York) ,[phone]
Dr Herve-Andre Durand (London),E-mail: [e-mail],