QD Soleil Expands Leadership Team with World-Class Nanotechnology Leaders

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
QD Soleil, the solar division of Nanosys, Inc., today announced the expansion of
its leadership and advisory team including the addition of four exceptional
thought leaders in the use of nanotechnology for solar energy applications.
Among these additions is Dr. J. Wallace Parce, who will serve as the chief
technology officer (CTO) of QD Soleil. Dr. Parce was formerly the CTO of Nanosys
where he led commercialization programs including the development of nanocrystal
technology for integration into solar cells. Prior to Nanosys, Dr. Parce
co-founded and led research for several technology companies including Caliper
Life Sciences and Molecular Devices.

"I am joining the leadership team of QD Soleil at a critical growth period for
the application of nanotechnology for solar energy collection," said Dr. Parce.
"QD Soleil is a natural extension of the technical programs that I led at
Nanosys, and I look forward to furthering the commercialization of this
technology at QD Soleil."

In addition to Dr. Parce, QD Soleil added three advisory board members:

* Dr. Avery Goldstein, one of the leading minds in nanotechnology since the
beginnings of the field with expertise in thin film manufacturing using
roll-to-roll processing and nanoparticle inks
* Dr. Delia Milliron, a Lawerence Berkeley National Labs scientist working on
nanoparticle and quantum dot technology for use in solar energy applications
* Dr. Xiangfeng Duan, a well regarded leader in nanowire technology for a broad
range of applications including solar devices. Dr. Duan was a scientific
cofounder of Nanosys and is currently an assistant professor at the University
of California, Los Angeles.

"This world-class team of nanotechnology thought leaders will bring formidable
leadership and insight to bear on the commercialization of QD Soleil solutions,"
said Vijendra Sahi, vice president and general manager of QD Soleil. "The team`s
expertise in all areas of nanotech solar applications will allow us to respond
rapidly with solutions that meet the evolving manufacturing needs of the solar
industry."

About QD Soleil

QD Soleil is a division of Nanosys, Inc. focused on the use of proprietary
nanotechnology in solar panel cell designs. QD Soleil controls a seminal
intellectual property estate that includes over 500 patents and patent
applications. The technology has been refined over many years by Nanosys and
exploits best in class inorganic material compositions, processing and
integration chemistries, and includes the most stable nanomaterial formulations
known in the field. Applications of the technology and intellectual property are
broad and include additive enhancement layers for light conversion engineering,
nano-particle inks, light waveguide concentrators and nanomaterial composites
for enhancing overall solar cell efficiency.

For more information about QD Soleil, visit www.qdsoleil.com.

About Nanosys, Inc.

Nanosys, Inc. is a leader in the development of nanotechnology enabled products
utilizing high performance inorganic nanostructures. Nanosys has built one of
the broadest technology platforms in the industry with over 650 patents and
patent applications covering fundamental areas of nanotechnology. Based in Palo
Alto, Calif. and privately held, Nanosys collaborates with industry leaders to
develop revolutionary high-value, high-performance products for the life
sciences, computing, lighting, renewable energy, and defense industries. For
more information about Nanosys, visit www.nanosysinc.com.

QD Soleil
Vijendra Sahi, VP and GM, 650-906-9230
vjsahi@qdsoleil.com

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