Montreal, Canada, February 1, 2004 – Metafoam Technologies Inc., a new Canadian enterprise working on metallic foams and their commercial applications, has been officially created. Metafoam's basic technology comes from a discovery made at the Industrial Materials Institute (IMI) of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). In 2001, IMI-NRC developed a new metal foam production process which alleviates the constraints of conventional processes. In sum, the IMI-NRC process leads to the highest specific surface area in the metal foam industry due to the unique microstructure of this material. Thanks to a spin-off program aiming to create commercially viable enterprises from public research and development funds from the NRC, Metafoam was created with the objectives to continue the development and to start the commercialization of this new technology.

Metafoam’s founder and CEO, Dominic Pilon, has been working with the IMI-NRC for several years. “We are very excited to create this new venture” said Mr. Pilon. “The research efforts from the IMI-NRC, has capitalized on a very promising innovation which has many potential applications. It is Metafoam’s intention to continue the research and development activities and to develop the applications best suited for the markets.” he added.

About Metafoam
Metafoam Technologies is specialized in the development, production and commercialization of open-cell copper foams. Through its patented technologies, Metafoam is revolutionizing the open-cell copper foams industry by offering the highest specific surface area. Thanks to this industry-leading performance, Metafoam is focusing on wick structures for the electronic thermal management market.

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