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July 2008:

Cyrium Technologies™ will fight Boeing and Emcore for the concentrating solar market, with $15M new funding (VentureBeat.com ~ external site)

CFRA 580 Business @ Night Interview with Cyrium Technologies™ CEO Steve Eglash (MP3 file format)

EETimes.com coverage: Solar-cell startup obtains funding.

Cyrium Technologies™ receives additional funding as part of Sustainable Development Technology Canada™ (SDTC) latest SD Tech Fund™ investment round (Round 12).

• Press release on SDTC website (external site)
• List of nineteen (19) Funded Projects, sharing a total of $57 million (external site).

April 2008:

SUNRISE: Semiconductors Using Nanostructures for Record Increases in Solar-Cell Efficiency. Cyrium Technologies™, Opel Inc. and research partners from National Research Council Canada, Université de Sherbrooke and University of Ottawa awarded $3 million from special $15 million nanotechnology research funding competition.

• Press release from NRC website (external site)

NRC Highlights: Quantum leap in solar technology

• Coverage in NRC Highlights (also available in PDF format , see page 3)

March 19, 2008:

Start-up spotlight: Cyrium Technologies™

• Spotlight on Cyrium at Optics.org (external site, registration required)
• Canada/US start-up predicts a bright future for high-efficiency solar cells in concentrator photovoltaic applications.

January 11, 2008:

Solar market thrives on venture capital and new technologies

• Interview with Steve Eglash at Optics.org (external site, registration required)
• The solar market has been growing at an annual growth rate of between 40 and 50% since 1990 and is a $12bn business today. OLE speaks to Steve Eglash about investment trends and emerging technologies.

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December 3rd, 2007:

Cyrium Technologies™ Increases Invested Capital to $5.5 Million – Steve Eglash Takes Helm as New CEO

• Press release in PDF format 

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November 2005:

Cyrium Technologies™ augments its financial underpinning with the funding from Pangaea Ventures Ltd., a leading advanced materials VC.

August 2005:

Cyrium Technologies™ closes a Seed financing round with a venture capital fund, Chrysalix, and an institutional investor, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) (more info)

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November 2004:

Cyrium Technologies™ moves into NRC's Industry Partnership Facilities (IPF).

October 2004:

Cyrium Technologies™ presents at the Ottawa Venture Fair, more information and coverage in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper (more info ).

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May 2003:

Cyrium Technologies™ is a winner at the 'NRC Business Challenge Competition'.