Oct. 25, 2005 — Advance Nanotech Inc. (OTC:AVNA), a provider of financing and support services for nanotechnology research and commercialization, announced the appointment of Tony Goncalves to its board of directors.

Mr. Goncalves joins Bill Milne, Peter Rugg and Virgil E. Wenger whose board appointments were recently announced. Goncalves is associate director at Purdue Pharma L.P., a pharmaceutical company. His primary areas of responsibility include financial planning and analysis, insurance, risk management, and internal audit activities.