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QD Soleil(TM), subsidiary of Nanostart-held Nanosys, expands leadership team with world-class nanotechnology leaders

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– New appointments bring together far reaching expertise in the use of

nanotechnology for solar applications

– Expanded leadership and advisory team will drive forward with

commercialization of new solutions for solar industry

Frankfurt / Palo Alto, Calif. – June 30, 2009 – QD Soleil(TM), a division

of Nanostart held Nanosys, Inc., 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 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 Nanostart:

Nanostart AG is the world’s leading nanotechnology investment company. The

Frankfurt-based company provides venture capital financing for

nanotechnology companies in various growth phases. It also provides the

benefits of its experience and expertise to developers of financial

instruments and to investors in the nanotechnology sector. For further

information about the company, please visit www.nanostart.de.

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, California 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. Additional information on Nanosys

can be found at www.nanosysinc.com.

Disclaimer:

This notice constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of

offers to purchase or subscribe to securities. There will be no public

offering of securities of Nanostart AG in conjunction with the existing

listing of its shares in the ‘Entry Standard’ segment of the regulated

unofficial market (Freiverkehr) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This

notice does not constitute a securities prospectus. Neither this notice nor

the information contained within is intended for direct or indirect

distribution within the United States of America, Canada, Australia or

Japan.

Media contact:

Nanostart AG

Public Relations

Dr. Hans Joachim Dürr

Goethestrasse 26-28

D-60313 Frankfurt

Germany

phone: +49 (0)69-21 93 96 111

fax: +49 (0)69-21 93 96 122

e-mail: presse@nanostart.de

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