New Media Revolution Shakes up Silicon Valley at Venture Forum 2006

and longest running --showcase of innovation and entrepreneurship. Since its inception in 1995,The Venture Forum has facilitated $600 million in venture capital,corporate and government investment, thereby helping innovators movehigh-value technologies closer to commercialization. It has been associatedwith several strong trends in innovation, in areas ranging from media andcommunications to clean technologies and materials, from ecommerce tonanotechnology. Life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceutical innovationhas also been supported by The Venture Forum.

The Venture Forum first identifies key trends in major technology sectors,then selects innovators in those areas to present their ideas to leadingdecision makers in the investment and corporate worlds. Every presentationmade by entrepreneurs at the Forum has been carefully mentored by LartaInstitute, the founders and producers of the Forum.

Unlike typical trade shows or conferences, where the event has littlefollowup, The Venture Forum is connected year-round to funding sourcesthrough the Larta Institute.

About Larta Institute

Larta Institute's mission is to increase economic development through theimproved transition of scientific and technological breakthroughs from thelaboratory to the marketplace, where they can solve problems, enhanceeconomic opportunities, advance medical care, and better people's lives.Larta Institute is an independent, private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporationregistered in the State of California.

Since 1993, companies helped by Larta Institute have raised over $1.5billion in capital. Its programs serve thousands of businesspeople eachyear. Larta accelerates the transition of cutting-edge technologies to themarketplace by connecting innovators to investors and companies, andleveraging its extensive network of relationships and resources.

Larta Institute was originally formed in 1993 through legislation enactedby the State of California to assist small companies developing innovativetechnologies. The Institute has expanded dramatically since then to servethousands of clients in a wide variety of technology sectors globally.

For more information contact Rohit Shukla, founder, at rshukla@larta.org.

Also visit Larta's blog at http://larta.blogspot.com/.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be thetrademarks of their respective owners.

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