Harris & Harris Group to Hold "Meet the Portfolio Day" Wednesday, October 7, 2009
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TINY), a publicly traded venture capital company that invests in nanotechnology and microsystems, will hold a "Meet the Portfolio" Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. The event, to begin at 9:30 a.m. PT, will feature cleantech, electronics, photonics, semiconductor and tool companies in Harris & Harris Group's portfolio.
Harris & Harris Group welcomes professional money managers and securities analysts to attend the event and hear directly from the CEOs of its portfolio companies about their work and commercial progress. Registration can be completed at www.hhvc.com.
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PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
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TIME (PT) COMPANY WEBSITE
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09:30 AM Harris & Harris Group --
Introductory Remarks www.hhvc.com
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10:00 AM Xradia www.xradia.com
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10:20 AM Molecular Imprints www.molecularimprints.com
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10:40 AM Innovalight www.innovalight.com
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11:00 AM Cambrios Technologies www.cambrios.com
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11:20 AM Nextreme Thermal Solutions www.nextremethermal.com
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11:40 AM BridgeLux www.bridgelux.com
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12:00 PM Kovio www.kovio.com
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01:15 PM NeoPhotonics www.neophotonics.com
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01:35 PM NanoGram www.nanogram.com
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01:55 PM Adesto Technologies www.adestotech.com
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02:15 PM SiOnyx www.sionyxinc.com
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02:35 PM Laser Light Engines www.laserlightengines.com
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02:55 PM CFX Battery www.cfxbattery.com
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03:15 PM Solazyme www.solazyme.com
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03:35 PM Tetravitae Bioscience www.tetravitae.com
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03:55 PM D-wave Systems www.dwavesys.com
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04:10 PM Harris & Harris Group -- Closing Remarks/ Q&A
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For those not attending in person, live and archived webcasts of the presentations will be available on the Company's website. For additional information, contact Marisa Whitlock of Harris & Harris Group at 650-321-2668 or marisa@hhvc.com.
Harris & Harris Group is a publicly traded venture capital firm that specializes in making investments in companies commercializing and integrating products enabled by nanotechnology and microsystems. Founded in 1981 and with offices in NYC and Palo Alto, Harris & Harris Group currently has more than 30 companies in its investment portfolio. Detailed information about Harris & Harris Group and its holdings can be found on its website at www.hhvc.com.
This press release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. These statements reflect the Company's current beliefs, and a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in this press release. Please see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as well as subsequent filings, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, including but not limited to the risks and uncertainties associated with venture capital investing and other significant factors that could affect the Company's actual results. Except as otherwise required by Federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or uncertainties. The references to the websites www.hhvc.com and the websites of our portfolio companies have been provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into this press release. Harris & Harris Group is not responsible for the contents of third-party websites.
CONTACT: Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
Douglas Jamison
(212) 582-0900
doug@hhvc.com
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
Harriet Fried
(212) 838-3777
hfried@lhai.com
Released September 9, 2009