COPENHAGEN, Denmark, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- 12 Days to go Before 125 Universities Exhibit Latest Cleantech Innovations to Industry Executives at COPENMIND

WHAT: COPENMIND, a global expo and conference, is the premier 'shop window' for the year's latest and most promising cleantech projects from universities and research institutions around the world: a marketplace for matchmaking among more than 125 university exhibitors representing euro 100 billion in research (including MIT, University of Manchester, Columbia, Delft and Stanford) and industry executives (including Danfoss, Siemens, Whirlpool, Boeing and Toyota). WHEN: 1-3 September 2008 WHERE: Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark WHO: The event is aimed at investors, R&D executives, engineers, architects, as well as energy and renewable energy professionals and suppliers who are looking to acquire pre-commercialization stage clean technology projects. WHY: The pace at which universities and academic institutions are developing new technologies aimed at solving the world's energy and climate change challenges is truly amazing, yet barriers to commercialization prevent much of this innovation from being realized. While there are 7,500 universities and more than 10,000 research institutions worldwide (twice the size of the global automotive market), there is no annual forum for academic researchers to convene and exhibit their latest innovations to the business and investor community. As the host city for next year's all important post-Kyoto negotiations at COP15 (2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference), Copenhagen is the natural choice location for this groundbreaking expo and conference. The theme for 2008 is cleantech, specifically the role of technology in solving global environment and climate challenges. For more information, please visit http://www.copenmind.com. US CONTACT: UK CONTACT: Nathan Strauss, Edelman Laura Misselbrook, Edelman Tel +1-212-704-4573 Tel +44-(0)-20-3047-2208 Mobile +1-917-449-8529 Mobile +44-(0)-7813-403915 nathan.strauss@edelman.com laura.misselbrook@edelman.com

Web site: http://www.copenmind.com

US, Nathan Strauss, +1-212-704-4573, Mobile, +1-917-449-8529, nathan.strauss@edelman.com; or UK, Laura Misselbrook, +44-(0)-20-3047-2208, Mobile, +44-(0)-7813-403915, laura.misselbrook@edelman.com, both of Edelman for COPENMIND