May 17, 2007 — Nano-Terra Inc. has announced a multi-year development and licensing agreement with 3M to help realize the potential of nanotechnology fabrication in advanced materials and devices.

The agreement is part of Nano-Terra’s effort to commercialize industrial applications of nano- and microtechnologies developed by company co-founder Dr. George Whitesides at his Harvard University lab. The agreement is designed to bring to market nanotechnology-based products made possible by molecular fabrication methods that Professor Whitesides and the scientists at Nano-Terra have pioneered. The company is using the design and manipulation of molecular structures for the creation of new properties and functionalities in materials.

“As a first step, we are focusing on how our expertise in soft lithography and in molecular self-assembly can support 3M’s own development work in certain application areas,” said.Carmichael Roberts, Vice Chairman and co-founder of Nano-Terra. “3M is an innovative, diversified technology company with a stable of well-known brands, and is a global leader in commercializing nanotechnology,” he added.

The co-development work will be performed primarily at Nano-Terra’s lab facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with frequent input from and milestone reviews by 3M.