Eagan, Minnesota – October 12, 2026 -- Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) will present at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, with management taking part in a fireside chat beginning at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT in Boston, Massachusetts.

Solventum management gets a 10:15 a.m. EDT slot in Boston on Sept. 9

The company announced the appearance on Sept. 2, 2026, one week before the session. The announcement did not name the executives who will take part or list agenda topics.

Ft. Meyers – October 12, 2026 -- Peak Nanosystems has won two innovation awards in two months, taking a Gold Edison Award for its capacitor films in April and the 2023 German Innovation Award for Excellence in May for its LGRIN lenses.

Capacitor films earn Gold Edison Award in April

The Edison Awards presented the Gold honor at a gala in Ft. Meyers, Florida. The program has recognized excellence in new product development, design, and innovation since 1987.

Valley View – October 12, 2026 -- Peak Nanosystems has closed a further $25 million investment from Squadron Capital to fund larger-scale production of optical lenses and development-scale films for capacitors and specialty film applications.

All applications rely on Peak's proprietary nanolayer extrusion technology. The company is the parent of Peak Nano Optics and Peak Nano Films.

Cleveland – October 12, 2026 -- Peak Nanosystems has closed a $25mm investment from Squadron Capital to fund its acquisition of Cleveland-based PolymerPlus, giving the nanotechnology group entry into the capacitor market.

Peak Nanosystems is the parent company of Peak Nano Optics and Peak Nano Films. It will also use proceeds to expand in-house optical product development.

Valley View, Ohio – October 12, 2026 -- Peak Nano has secured two U.S. patents for dielectric capacitor films that it says deliver four times the energy density of current biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film and hold full capacity up to 135°C, versus the 85°C limit of industry-standard BOPP.

Valley View – – October 12, 2026 -- Peak Nano has secured R&D funding from the Greater Akron Polymer Innovation Hub to develop nanolayered biodegradable multilayer polymer films for food, beverage and medical packaging, one of eight projects selected from more than 40 regional proposals.

Valley View, Ohio – October 12, 2026 -- Peak Nano has launched NanoPlex Films as a Service (FaaS), a design, prototyping and low-rate manufacturing platform that delivers working nanolayer film prototypes in as few as 6-10 weeks, compared with the multi-year timelines of new polymer development.

Valley View – October 12, 2026 -- Peak Nano and E&P Technologies have formed a strategic partnership to co-develop high-energy-density capacitors built on Peak Nano's NanoPlex HDC dielectric film, targeting fusion drivers, aerospace and aviation systems with million-shot duty cycles.

Valley View – October 12, 2026 -- Peak Nano and Advanced Conversion, a wholly owned subsidiary of ETI of Clearwater, Florida, have formed a partnership to co-develop DC-link capacitors for 800V+ e-mobility, with initial product releases slated for late 2026.

Engineering teams from both companies are already developing joint products. The partnership is structured for long-term co-development across passenger EVs, commercial vehicles, off-highway platforms, electrified aviation and DC fast-charging infrastructure.

Valley View – October 12, 2026 -- Peak Nano's NanoPlex LDF film holds 95% of its room-temperature breakdown strength at 135°C and handles 25% more current than traditional film at the same voltage and temperature, without derating. Advanced Conversion has selected it as the dielectric for its new HP Drive Test Kit, a DC-link inverter solution for 800V+ Silicon Carbide (SiC) power electronics.