This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanotechnology in Billions of US$ by the following End-Use Sectors: Chemicals, Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductors & Electronics, Pharma & Healthcare, Food, and Others. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2006 through 2015.

The report profiles 1119 companies including many key and niche players such as Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc., Advanced Nano Products Company Limited, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., ApNano Materials, Inc., Catalytic Materials, LLC., Chemat Technology Inc., Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Dendritic Nanotechnologies, Inc., eSpin Technologies, Inc., Genefluidics, Inc., Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc., Hybrid Plastics, Hanwha Nanotech Corporation, Integran Technologies, Inc., Intrinsiq Materials Limited,  Life Technologies Corportation, Nanocyl S.A., Nanogen, Inc., NanoGram Corporation, Nanomaterials Laboratory, Nanoledge, NanoSperse LLC, Nanosys, Inc., Quantumsphere, Inc., Raymor Industries, Inc., Rogue Valley Microdevices, Inc., Rosseter Holdings Ltd., Shenzhen Nanotech Port Co., Ltd., SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc., Sun Nanotech Co., Ltd., Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC, Unidym, Inc., and Veeco Probes.  Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NANOTECHNOLOGY 									MCP-1031
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT


                                            CONTENTS



  1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS                       1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Data Interpretation & Reporting Level                                2
       Quantitative Techniques & Analytics                                 3
      Product Definitions and Scope of Study                               3
       Chemicals                                                           4
       Automotive                                                          4
       Aerospace and Defense                                               4
       Semiconductors & Electronics                                        4
       Pharma & Healthcare                                                 5
       Food                                                                5
       Other End-use Applications                                          5

  2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW                                                     6
      Nanotechnology - The Builder’s Final Frontier                        6
      The Coming of Nano-Age                                               6
      Expect the Unexpected                                                6
       What can we expect from Nanotechnology                              6
      Enabling Technologies - Need of the Hour                             7
      Breaking Conventional Size Barriers                                  8
      Beyond MEMS and MST                                                  8
      New Discoveries Bridge the Gap between Organic and Inorganic
       Materials                                                           9
      Current and Future Analysis                                          9
       Recession Temporarily Tames Growth Momentum                         10
       Chemical Industry Continues to Lead the Nanotech Bandwagon
        But Other Industries Fast Catch Up                                 11
       Developing Markets to Turbo Charge Future Growth in
        Nanotechnology Market                                              11
        Table 1: Nanotech Companies in Asia-Pacific (2007): Number
        of Players in Major Regional Markets (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       12
      Low Entry Barriers and Broad IP Landscape                            12
      Government & Research Institutes Among Leading Customers             13

  3. COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS - ISSUES AND TRENDS                           15
      Commercial Applications at an Embryonic Stage                        15
       Current Commercial Applications of Nanotechnology                   16
      Controversies Still Dog Nanotechnology                               16
      Product Commercialization - The Ultimate Goal                        17
       Emerging End-Use Markets for Nanotechnology, Related
        Technique and Estimated Years to Commercialization                 18
      Reproducibility and Scalability - Defining Business at a
       Commercial Scale                                                    19
      Nanotechnolgy Impact - Actual Applications in Everyday Life          20
       Nanocomposites                                                      20
        Coating Process Developed for Self-Assembled Monolayers            20
        Plastic Nanocomposite for Step-Assists in Vehicles                 20
       Nanocrystals                                                        20
       Nanoparticles                                                       20
        Stain Resistant Khakis in Vogue                                    20
        Aqueous Polymer Dispersion Products                                20
        Nanoparticulate-Based Synthetic Bone                               21
       Nanostructured Materials                                            21
        Tungsten-Carbide Cobalt Composite Powder                           21
        Kodak Develops OLED Color Screens Using Nanostructure
         Technology                                                        21
       Nanoclays and Nanocomposites                                        21
        Innovative Packaging and Material Alteration                       21
       Nanocomposite Coatings                                              22
        Nanocomposite Tennis Balls Bounce Better                           22
       Nanotubes                                                           22
        Carbon Nanotubes Ready for Commercial Application                  22
        Nanotubes - Current Production Costs Outweigh Potential
         Benefits                                                          22
       Nanocatalysts                                                       23
        NanoScale Catalyst Technology used for Converting Coal into Gas    23
        Manufacture of Automotive Catalytic Converters                     23
       Nanofilters                                                         23
        Nanofilter for Filtering Smallest Sized Particles                  23
       End Use Applications - Commercialization Time Grid                  24
      Dearth of Quick Results Fuel Skepticism                              24
      Factors Hampering Rapid Commercialization                            25
       Long Duration of Time in Setting up Labs                            25
       Legal & Regulatory Processes Delay Release of Funds                 25
       Difficulty in getting Money                                         26
       R&D - Not an Instant Result Generating Activity                     26

  4. R&D STRUCTURE & FINANCING                                             27
      Research & Development - The Nanotechnology Lifeline                 27
      Pioneers into a Small World                                          27
       US, EU and Japan - Spearheading Nanotech R&D Revolution             28
       National Initiatives Promote R&D Efforts in Rest of World           29
      Cross-disciplinary Nature Demands Coordinated Research               29
       Interdisciplinary Nature Demands a Collective Approach              30
      “United We Discover” - Industry’s Call to Universities &
       Research Houses                                                     31
      Academic Research Institutions - Pioneering Commercial
       Applications                                                        31
      The Commercialization Process                                        32
      Funding - The Lifeline for R&D                                       33
      Research Arenas - Funding Dictates the Direction                     33
      Nanocompetence by Geographic Region/Country                          33
      R&D Budgets - Large Investments into a Small World                   34
       The Big Spenders                                                    34
      Government Bodies & Venture Capitalists Fuel Research Initiatives    35
       Table 2: World Nanotechnology Market (2006-2015): Yearly
       Breakdown of Government Funding (in US$ Million) for
       Nanotechnologies (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)               35
       Nanotech Funding by Regional Governments                            36
        Table 3: Global Nanotechnology Funding (2009): Percentage
        Share Breakdown of Funding by Region - EU States, Russia,
        US, China, Japan, Korea and Rest of World (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         36
       Venture Capital - New Ventures On a Back Burner?                    36
      Why Invest in Nanotech?                                              36
       The Societal and Industrial Implications of Nanotechnology          36
       Life Sciences (Medicine, Biology, Pharmacy and Health)              37
       Industrial Sector (Materials, Products and Manufacturing)           37
       Environment                                                         37
       Water Resources                                                     38
       Energy                                                              38
       Agriculture                                                         38
       Space Exploration Programs                                          38
       Defense Capabilities                                                39
       The Timing                                                          39
      Reality Check - Looking Beyond the Hype                              39
       Timeline - Timing Estimates for Commercial Nanotech Applications    40
      Investment Management and Control                                    41
       Investment Objectives - What, Where and How Much?                   41
        Chemicals and Advanced Materials                                   41
        Electronics and Communications                                     41
        Biotechnology                                                      41
      Investment Criteria - Analysis and Decision Process                  42
       Venture Funding - Analysis & Decision Process                       42
       Management of the Company                                           42
       Product                                                             43
       Technology                                                          43
       Target Market                                                       43
       Business Model & Strategy                                           43

  5. PRODUCT OVERVIEW                                                      44
      A Conceptual Definition                                              44
       Think small                                                         44
       What is Nanotechnology?                                             44
        It is -                                                            44
        It is not-                                                         44
       Background                                                          44
      Product Types                                                        45
      Building Blocks of Nanotechnology Used, Components and Final
       End-Use Products                                                    45
       Dendrimers                                                          46
       Fullerenes                                                          46
       Nanobelts                                                           46
       Nanocapsules                                                        46
       Nanocrystalline Materials                                           47
       Nanofibers                                                          47
        Surface Properties                                                 47
       Nanoparticles                                                       47
       Nanoporous Materials                                                48
       Nanosprings                                                         48
       Nanotubes                                                           49
       Nanowires                                                           49
       Quantum Dots                                                        50
      Nanotech Applications - An End Use Perspective                       50
      Tools & Process Instruments                                          50
       Scanning Tunneling Microscopes (STMs)                               50
       Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs)                                     51
       Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPMs)                                   51
      Chemicals                                                            51
       Nanostructured Materials                                            51
        Nanostructured Materials - Application Areas                       52
       Catalysts                                                           53
        Attributes of Nanoparticulate Catalysts                            53
        Future Scenario - A Road Map                                       53
      Paints and Coatings                                                  54
       Coatings                                                            54
      Membranes and Filtration                                             54
      Composites                                                           55
      Sunscreens with UV-light Absorbing Nanoparticles                     55
      Others                                                               55
       Alloys - A Definite Facelift                                        55
      Semiconductors & Electronics                                         56
       Nanophotonics - Directing Tomorrow’s Telecom                        56
        Near Field Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM)                      56
        Nanocrystals                                                       57
       Memory and Display Systems                                          57
       Optoelectronic Applications                                         57
        Nanotechnolgy - Its Relevance in Optical Fiber Communication
         Systems                                                           57
         The Present Scenario                                              57
         The Future - What it Holds                                        58
       Precision Engineering, Optics and Analytics                         58
       Quantum Computing                                                   59
       Electronics and Electromechanical Systems                           59
       Miniature Bar Coded Beads Herald New Age Electronics                59
      Automotive/Transportation Industry                                   60
       Sensors and Displays                                                60
        Sensors                                                            60
        Global Positioning System (GPS) Sensors                            60
       Catalytic Converters and Filters                                    61
      Aerospace and Defense                                                61
       Aerospace                                                           61
        Smart Aircraft                                                     62
       Defense                                                             62
        Surveillance and Smart Uniforms                                    63
        Structural Materials and Coatings                                  63
        Weapons                                                            64
      Pharma & Healthcare                                                  64
       Nanotechnology and Life Sciences - A Potent Mix                     64
       Most Hyped Applications are in the Biotech Arena                    65
       Actual Implementation Areas                                         66
       Hand-Held Disease Detector                                          66
       Biomedical Nanotechnology                                           67
       Drug Delivery                                                       67
       Nanoparticles and Gene Therapy                                      69
       Others                                                              69
        Nanomachines - The Tech Revolution                                 69
      Food                                                                 69
       Edible Wraps - Putting Recycling out of Fashion                     69
      Other End-use Applications                                           70
       Energy                                                              70
        Quantum Wells (QW) Solar Cells                                     70
        Dye Sensitised Nanocrystalline Devices                             70
         Fuel Cells and Rechargeables                                      71
       Power Transmission                                                  71
        Nanoelectronics - Now and Ahead                                    71
       Lighting                                                            72
        Nanoproperties of Light                                            73
         Nanolasers                                                        73
         Nanocrystals                                                      73
       Other Miscellaneous End-Use Applications                            73
        Proteins - A New Way of Making Wires                               73
        E-Textiles - The Smart New Dress Code                              74
      Futuristic Applications                                              75
       Bio-molecular Motors                                                75
       Genetic and Tissue Engineering                                      75
        External Tissue Products                                           75
        Internal Tissue Implants                                           76
        Dental and Bone Replacement                                        76
        Protein and Gene Analysis                                          76
        Nanorobot Therapeutics                                             76
       Lab-on-a-Chip Techniques                                            77
       Medical Diagnostic Sensors                                          78
       Nano Medical Devices - From Surgical Tools to Contact Lenses        78
       Nanoengineered Prosthetics                                          78
       Nanotubes - Potential Drug Delivery Vehicles                        78
       Quantum Computers                                                   79

  6. COMMERCIALIZATION - DRIVERS AND BARRIERS                              81
      Market Drivers                                                       81
       Limited Scope for Advancements in Silicon Chip Design               81
        The Red Brick Wall                                                 81
      Nano-Breaking the Wall                                               81
      Semiconductor Industry- The Past, Present and Future                 82
       The Solution                                                        82
        Growing Need for Boosting Computer Disk Drive Storage              82
        Need for Use of Minute Parts in Consumer Electronics               83
        High Demand for Tiny Healthcare Devices                            83
        Defying Gravity- NASA Banks on Nanotechnology                      84
       The Challenges                                                      84
       The Viable Force                                                    84
      Challenges                                                           85
       Separating Hype from Reality                                        85
       Scarcity of Researchers with Appropriate Training                   88
       Limited Access to Tools & Technologies                              88
       The Fat Fingers Problem                                             88
       The Sticky Fingers Problem                                          89
       Battling ‘Grey Goo’ Blues                                           89
       Research Duplication & Absence of Common Standards                  90
       Legal and Financial Constraints for Startups                        91
       Investment Issues and High Costs Delay Rapid Commercialization      91
       Guarded and Protective Stance on Intellectual Property & Open
        Knowledge-Sharing                                                  92
       Development of Industrial Processes for Patterning Materials
        on Nanoscale                                                       92
       Effective Utilization of Government Budgets                         93

  7. NANOTECH PATENTS - AN OVERVIEW                                        94
      Proliferation of Nanotechnology Patent                               94
      Patents - Guarding Intellectual Property                             94
       An Introduction - Concepts Made Clearer                             94
        Inventor                                                           94
         An ‘Inventor’ is:                                                 94
        Types of Patent Claims                                             94
        Patent Claims - Basic Rules of the Game                            94
        General Patent Trends                                              95
      Intellectual Property (IP) Patents                                   95
       Types of Intellectual Property                                      95
        Patents                                                            95
        Nanotechnology Patents - Unique Characterization                   95
        Corporate IP Policy                                                95
        Patent Protection Vital for Investment                             95
      Industry’s Multidisciplinary Nature Calls for Regulations            96
      Nanotechnology Patent/Claim Trends - What’s New                      97
      Select Patents                                                       98
       A Historic Perspective                                              99
        Table 4: Worldwide Nanotechnology Market (2001-2003): Number
        of Nanotechnology Related Patents Held by Region - United
        States, Western Europe, Japan and Rest of World (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         99
       Select Technology Patents - A Summarized Profile                    100
        Table 5: Overview of Global Nano Patents (1996- 2002) 
         (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              100
       Dendrimer Patent Trends                                             100
        Table 6: ‘Explosive’ Growth in Global Dendrimer Patenting:
        Number of Patents Issued Over the Period 1981-2005                 100

  8. NANOTECH FEARS - ARE THEY JUSTIFIED?                                  101
      The Flip Side of Molecular Nanotechnology (MNT)                      101
       Economic Disturbance from Plentiful Accessibility of Cheap
        Products                                                           102
       Economic Imbalance Due to Highly Inflated Prices                    102
       Right Technology in the Wrong Hands                                 103
       Small can be Dangerous - Multitude of Miniscule Lethal Weaponry     103
       The Grey Goo Horror                                                 103
       Military Risks - High Destruction System                            104
       Environmental and Biological Risks - A Serious Issue                104
        Major Proposals and Efforts Underway on Nanoparticle Safety        105
       Synopsis - No Radicals Please!                                      105

  9. TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES                                           107
      Top-down and Bottom-up Concepts                                      107
       Nanoscale Structure Construction Techniques                         107
        Dip-Pen Nanolithography                                            107
        Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)                              108
        Self-Assembly                                                      108
        Soft Lithography                                                   109
       Common Enabling Technologies                                        109
        Electron Microscopy                                                109
        Micromachining                                                     110
        Molecular Design/Modeling                                          111
        Nanolithography                                                    111
        Nanoprobes                                                         112
         Nano Probes in Intra-Cellular Study                               112
         Quantum Dots in Nano Probing                                      112
         Chemical and Magnetic Nano Probes                                 112
        Supramolecular Chemistry                                           112
         Thin Film Technology                                              113
       Nanomaterial Synthesis Techniques                                   113
        Amorphous Crystallization                                          113
        Chemical Precipitation                                             114
        Combustion Synthesis                                               114
        Dip Coating                                                        114
        Dynamic-Magnetic Consolidation                                     115
        Electro-Deposition                                                 115
        Electrophoretic Deposition                                         115
         Application of EPD to SOFC Fabrication                            116
        Field-Assisted Sintering Techniques                                116
        Gas Condensation With Thermal Evaporation                          116
        Gas-Phase Processing                                               116
        High-Energy Milling                                                117
         Applications                                                      117
        Hydrodynamic Cavitation                                            117
        Hydrothermal Processing                                            118
         Metal Powders                                                     118
         Electroceramic Powders                                            118
         Organic Carbon Oxidation                                          118
         Cereals                                                           118
         Removal and Stabilizing of Arsenic                                119
         Birch Wood                                                        119
         Wheat Gluten Isolate                                              119
         Reduction of BOD                                                  119
        Jet-Printing Process                                               119
        Mechano-Chemical Synthesis                                         119
        Inter-Metallic Compounds                                           120
         Quantum Dots                                                      120
          Nanotubes of Boron Nitrides                                      120
          Thermoelectric Material - Iron Disilicide                        120
        Quasi-Isostatic Pressure Process                                   120
        Self-Assembly of Nano-particles                                    120
        Severe Plastic Deformation                                         121
        Shockwave Compaction                                               121
        Sinter-Forging                                                     122
        Slurry-Coating Routes                                              122
        Sol-Gel Processing                                                 123
        Solid-State Processes                                              123
        Sono-chemical Synthesis                                            123
        Spin Coating                                                       124
        Thermal Plasma Synthesis                                           124
        Thermal Spray Coating                                              125
        Thermo-Chemical Synthesis                                          125
        Vacuum Evaporation on Running Liquids (VERL)                       125
        Wet Chemical Processes                                             125

  10. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS                                           126
      University of Michigan Develop Nano-Sized Voltmeter                  126
      University of Illinois Develop Enhanced Biomimetic Membranes         126
      Georgia Institute of Technology Create High-Performance
       Transistors                                                         126
      Jeff Bulte develops Nanoparticle-Embedded Microcapsules              126
      Max Planck Research Team Develop Gold Nanoparticles                  127
      Technique of Mild Dispersion of Nanoparticles                        127
      Nanotechnology based Panacea for Facial Wrinkles                     127
      Prominent Nanotech-Related Technological Breakthroughs in 2006       128
       DNA Origami                                                         128
       Nanomagnets To Provide Clean Drinking Water                         128
       Array Connections Amongst Neurons and Nanowire Transistors          129
       Single Nanotube Electrical Circuits                                 129
       Nano Cure for Prostate Cancer                                       129

  11. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/DEVELOPMENTS                                   130
      Panasonic Electric Works Develops New LED Technology                 130
      Nanomaterial University Develops Bioactive Nanomaterial              130
      FutureCarbon Launches Non-dusting CNT Granulate                      130
      C-Polymers Introduces New Range of CPM and CPC Carbon Nanotubes      130
      Carbon Design Innovations Launches Latest Carbon Nanotube
       Enabled Atomic Force Microscope Probes                              130
      Elmarco to Develop Next Generation of Solar cells                    131
      Cnanoz Rolls Out NanopureTM                                          131
      Cnanoz Unveils CNT Drug Delivery System                              131
      SouthWest NanoTechnologies Launches SWeNT® CG 200 CNT                131
      EnerG2 Introduces Avant-Garde Nano-Structured Materials for
       Energy Storage Breakthroughs                                        132
      Evident Technologies Introduces evidot LED Products                  132
      Microfluidics Devises Method for Processing Carbon Nanotubes         132
      Advanced Diamond Technologies Offers NaDiaProbesTM                   133
      Altair Nanotechnologies Launches Lithium Titanate Battery for
       US Navy                                                             133
      ApNano Materials Introduces Inorganic WS2 Nanotubes                  134
      Starpharma Holdings Offers NanoJuiceTM Transfection Kit              134
      Integran Technologies Launches NanovateTM -NS Coating                134
      NanoGram Introduces New Suite of Silicon Nanoscale Materials         135
      Integran Technologies Launches NanovateTM EM Coating                 135
      Neo Biocon Unveils Abraxane Drug in UAE                              135
      ApNano Materials Introduces Inorganic WS2 Nanotubes                  136
      Starpharma Holdings Offers NanoJuiceTM Transfection Kit              136
      Unidym Develops Color Liquid Crystal Display                         136
      Chadbourne & Parke Introduces Nanotechnologies Practice              136
      Nanocomp Technologies Manufactures Largest Carbon Nanotube
       Material Sheet                                                      137
      Bruker Daltonics Launches FlashFormulaTM Solution                    137
      IBM to Develop Nanophotonic Devices                                  137
      Biomet Launches NanoTite Dental Implant                              138
      Nano Chemical Systems Launches Nanoilmarine GREEN 2-Cycle Oil        138
      Oakley Introduces Nanowire Polarized Sunglass Range                  138
      Physik Instrumente Launches Nanopositioning E-755 Motion
       Controller                                                          139
      Samsung Fabricates 65 Nano Chip for Digital TV                       139
      NanoGram Develops Nanocomposites with Superior Refraction and
       Transparency                                                        139
      Amsoil Launches Nanofiber-Based Ea Motorcycle Oil Filters            140
      IBM Develops Complete Circuit Around Single Nanotube Molecule        140
      Beyond Skin Science Launches Nanotechnology-Based Skin Care
       Products                                                            140
      SmalTec Introduces M217-n Micro-EDM/Nano-Grinding Equipment          140
      Lati Launches Compounds with Carbon Nanotubes                        141
      Zyvex Corporation Unveils New Product Family                         141
      Acrongenomics, Inc., Introduces Nanotechnology-Based Cancer
       Detection Kit                                                       141
      Nanofilm Introduces Clarity Defender for Automotive Application      141
      Ahwahnee Technology Debuts Carbon Nanotubes Innovation Kit™          141

  12. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                             142
      Bilcare Signs Agreement with Pharmaceutical Companies                142
      NanoRidge Materials Enters into Partnership with Riley Solutions     142
      Goodrich Corporation and UDRI Enter into Partnership                 142
      JA Solar Holdings and Innovalight Ink Agreements                     143
      ActiveCare Enters into Partnership with Vista Therapeutics           143
      NanoMech Bags Contract from KDH Defense Systems                      143
      Luna Innovations Acquires Tego Biosciences                           144
      Showa Denko KK Builds New VGCFTM-X CNT Unit                          144
      Bayer MaterialScience Starts New Carbon Nanotubes Plant              144
      Industrial Nanotech Supplies Nansulate Coatings to Beverage
       and Food Companies                                                  144
      SVTC Technologies Deploys Production Tools of Synopsys               144
      EcoloCap Solutions Sells NPW-30 System to R3 Energy                  145
      Cambridge NanoTech Enters in Korea                                   145
      Industrial Nanotech Receives Hefty Nansulate Order from
       Exclusive Saudi Distributor                                         145
      Applied Nanotech Enters into License and R&D Agreement
       withSports Goods Manufacturer                                       146
      UAlbany NanoCollege, IBM and Novellus Systems Become Strategic
       Partners at Albany NanoTech Complex of CNSE                         146
      Industrial Nanotech Inks Korea Distribution Agreement Deal
       with Intas                                                          146
      API Technologies to Cease Nanotechnology R&D Subsidiary              147
      Russian Nanotech and Eurasian Development Bank Sign Memorandum
       of Cooperation                                                      147
      BASF and KIT Enter into Nanotechnology Partnership                   147
      Applied Pharma Research Buys New Platform Technology                 147
      Saudi Nanotechnology Company Sets Up in Saudi Arabia                 148
      CEA's Electronics and Information Technology Laboratory, IBM
       Ink Agreement to Jointly Develop Nanoelectronics Technology         148
      Bulgaria Inks Agreement with IBM                                     149
      Z-Cube Inks Agreement with Yissum Research Development Company       149
      Nanosys' Segment QD SoleilTM Inks Agreement with Starfire
       Electronic Development and Marketing Corporation                    149
      SPECS GmbH Buys Nanonis GmbH                                         150
      EcoloCap Solutions Inks Letter of Intent with Micro Bubble
       Technology                                                          150
      Shrink Nanotechnologies Buys Shrink Technologies                     150
      Integran Technologies Inks Agreement with NOVA Research and
       Technology, TransCanada                                             151
      Advanced Diamond Technologies Receives Contract from Threat
       Reduction Agency                                                    151
      eGen Partners Inks Agreement with MysticMD                           151
      Bayer Material Science Sets Up New Carbon Nanotube Facility          152
      Unidym Closes Operations in Houston to Consolidate Business
       Operations                                                          152
      Pro-Tect Purchases Medivices                                         152
      Arkema Partners with Fulcrum SP Materials                            153
      Unidym Extends Agreement with Samsung Electronics                    153
      RFASI and UESM Ink Agreement                                         153
      Shrink Nanotech and Inabata America Enter into Strategic
       Alliance for Solar Products                                         153
      Applied Nanotech Holdings Signs Research Agreement                   154
      SWeNT and Chasm Establish a Development Center                       154
      Indium Purchases RNT’s Hunt Valley Operations                        154
      MSGI Inks Space Act Agreement with NASA                              154
      Government of India to Establish R&D Centers                         155
      Shrink Nanotechnologies Purchases Shrink Technologies                155
      IBM and CEA/Leti to Collaborate for Research                         155
      ATN and ISTA to Ink Research Agreement                               156
      Agilent Technologies to Snap Up Particle Sizing Systems              156
      Vacci-Test Acquires Maxivet                                          156
      Altair Nanotechnologies Bags Contract from U.S. Navy                 156
      Integran Technologies USA Bags Contract from US Department of
       Transportation                                                      157
      Integran Technologies Obtains Contract from U.S. Department of
       Defense                                                             157
      Luxtera Receives Contract from Sun Microsystems                      157
      Nanogen Inks Agreement with The Menarini Group Division              158
      Nanogen Inks Agreement with The Elitech Group                        158
      DRI Capital, Nanogen Ink Agreement                                   158
      Evolved Machines Inks Agreement with Nanosys                         159
      Nanosys Extends Agreement with Sharp                                 159
      Sigma-Aldrich, SouthWest NanoTechnologies Ink Agreement              159
      SouthWest NanoTechnologies Sets Up Nanotube Production Facility      160
      SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inks Agreement with NEC                   160
      Unidym Inks Agreement with Nippon Kayaku                             160
      PrimeGen Biotech Enters into Alliance with Unidym                    161
      Hanwha Chemical Starts Mass Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing            161
      Unidym Inks Agreement with Samsung Electronics                       161
      Unidym Enters into Alliance with Battelle                            162
      Unidym Establishes Ensysce Biosciences                               162
      Cavitation Technologies Completes Initial Sale of Bioforce
       9000 Nano Biodiesel Reactor Skid System                             162
      Wyncrest Group to Acquire Solar Technologies                         163
      Thomas Swan's Elicarb SW Receives U.S. Environmental
       Protection Agency Approval                                          163
      Saturn Research, Rosnanotech State Corp and Gazprombank Set Up
       Production Facility in Russia                                       163
      Biotechnology, Nanobiotix SA to Jointly Develop Drug Delivery
       System                                                              163
      SouthWest NanoTechnologies Establishes Carbon Nanotubes
       Manufacturing Plant                                                 164
      Zyvex Performance Materials, Lockheed Martin Ink Agreement           164
      Manhattan Scientifics Takes Over Metallicum                          164
      Oxantium Ventures Invests in RF Nano's Technology Development        164
      Lockheed Martin Inks Agreement with Nantero                          165
      Agilent Technologies Takes Over MTS Systems' Nano Instruments
       Division                                                            165
      Analytical NanoTechnologies Buys Newton Industrial Group's
       Division                                                            165
      Nanocomp Technologies Bags Contract from US Air Force                166
      Oxford Instruments Snaps Up Link Analytical                          166
      Castlerise Investments Snaps Up Alltracel Pharmaceuticals            166
      Hynix Semiconductor to Purchase Stake in ProMOS Technologies         167
      AFK Sistema Buys Majority Stake in Sitronics' Nanotechnology         167
      Raymor Aerospace Purchases SE Techno Plus                            167
      Arrowhead Research Subsidiaries Calando Pharmaceuticals &
       Insert Therapeutics Merge                                           168
      Analytical NanoTechnologies Inks Agreement with Microarray           168
      Lumera, GigOptix to Merge                                            168
      Bilcare Singapore Pte Takes Over Singular ID                         169
      PPG Industries Buys NanoProducts Assets & Intellectual Property      169
      Bayer Group Inks Agreement with Toyota Tsusho                        169
      First Nano Supplies ET3000-BN to Brookhaven National Laboratory      169
      El-Mul Technologies Purchases Quantomix                              170
      Nano Chemical Systems to Buy Calgene                                 170
      eSpin Technologies Establishes Notus Laboratories                    170
      AmberWave Systems Snaps Up Aonex Technologies                        171
      VT International Buys Nanotailor                                     171
      Organogenesis Buys NanoMatrix                                        171
      Hanwha Chemical Snaps Up Iljin Nanotech                              171
      Veritek Completes Acquisition of Omni-Lite E-Form                    171
      Unidym Acquires Carbon Nanotechnologies                              171
      NaturalNano Enters into Joint Development Pact with Cascade
       Engineering                                                         172
      mPhase Technologies to Establish a New Wholly Owned Subsidiary       172
      NaturalNano and NYCOA Join Hand to Commercialize Nylon
       Pleximer Products                                                   173
      Raymor Industries Expands Presence in Asia                           173
      Nanosys Signs Development and Supply Pact with Rockwell              173
      Merck Allies with Nano Terra to Develop Solutions for
       Specialty Chemicals                                                 174
      Bruker and Nanosys Enter into a Distribution and Collaboration
       Agreement                                                           174
      Nanosys, NTT DoCoMo and DoCoMo Capital Form a Partnership
       Agreement                                                           174
      Canon Enters into a Distribution Agreement with Obducat              175
      Nanocyl Signs Distribution Agreement with Velox                      175
      Advanced Nano and Energenics Enter into Strategic Alliance           175
      NanoVic Launches Two Spin-Off Companies for Nanomedicine             176
      Hynix Partners with IMEC to Initiate Research on 32nm CMOS
       Technology                                                          176
      Mitsui and Rice Collaborates with Team of Scientists                 177
      Oxonica Acquires Nanoplex                                            177
      Starpharma Acquires Dendritic Nanotechnologies                       178
      Nanocyl Joins Forces with Vantage Resin Systems                      178
      Moser Baer PVL Acquires Minority Stake in Stion                      178
      NanoPolaris Changes Name to Unidym                                   178
      CNT Technologies Selects CVD Equipment                               179
      SouthWest NanoTechnologies to Acquire License from NEC               179
      Osmetech Inks a License Agreement with Ohmx                          179
      NanoInk Signs a License Agreement with SII Nanotechnology            179
      ON Semiconductor Collaborates with Nantero                           180
      NanoDynamics Receives Patent on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Structures     180
      NanoGram Establishes Business Unit in Japan                          180
      NanoGram and Nagase & Co., Enter into Agreement                      180
      NanoInk Signs a License Agreement with SII Nanotechnology            181
      Applied Nanotech Signs License Agreement with Shimane Masuda
       Electronics                                                         181
      Invitrogen Enters into a Collaboration Agreement with Signalomics    181
      Maelor Signs a License Agreement with Plethora                       182
      Imago Scientific Completes the Acquisition of Oxford NanoScience     182
      Arkema Inks a Supply Agreement with Nanoledge                        182
      Air Products Acquires Nanogate’s Nanoparticle Dispersion
       Production Operations                                               182
      BASF Inks an Agreement with NanoMaterials Technology                 183
      BASF Inaugurates a Center for Nanotechnology Research in
       Singapore                                                           183
      United Nanotechnologies Establishes Joint Venture with NEI
       Corporation                                                         183
      Nanophase Enters into Agreement with Competitive Technologies        183
      NanoDynamics Enters into Partnership Agreement with Nanocyl          184
      Invitrogen Acquires Quantum Dot Corp. and Biopixels                  184
      Agilent Enters into Partnership Agreement with Asylum                184
      Tailored Materials Establishes New Manufacturing Facility            185
      INSEQ Inks Agreement with Cheap Tubes                                185
      Pacific Fuel Cell Obtains Rights to Carbon Nanotube Membrane
       Electrode Assembly                                                  185
      Carbon Nanotechnologies Expands Pilot Plant Facility to
       Produce Double Walled Carbon Nanotubes                              185
      Carbon Nanotechnologies Merges with C Sixty                          185
      Los Alamos National Laboratory Inks Cooperative Research and
       Development Agreement with Carbon Designs                           186
      BioSante Signs Agreement with European Pharmaceutical Company        186
      Alltracel Enters into Product Development Venture with ELMARCO       186
      Southern Corporate University Receives Grant from Rosnauka           186
      Nanotechnology based Building Material to Fight Pollution            187
      Advance Nanotech Acquires Stake in Singular ID                       187
      Yashnanotech Joint Ventures with Cientifica Ltd. for
       Nanotechnology                                                      187
      Altair Nanotechnologies Inks an Agreement with Advanced
       Battery Technologies                                                187
      Agilent Technologies Purchases Molecular Imaging                     188

  13. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS                                              189
      Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. (US)                             189
      Advanced Nano Products Co., Limited (South Korea)                    189
      Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (US)                                    189
      ApNano Materials, Inc., (US)                                         190
      Catalytic Materials, LLC (US)                                        190
      Chemat Technology Inc. (US)                                          190
      Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (USA)                                 191
      Dendritic Nanotechnologies, Inc. (US)                                191
      eSpin Technologies, Inc. (US)                                        191
      Genefluidics, Inc., (US)                                             191
      Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc. (US)                          192
      Hybrid Plastics (US)                                                 192
      Hanwha Nanotech Corporation (South Korea)                            192
      Integran Technologies, Inc. (Canada)                                 193
      Intrinsiq Materials Limited (IML) (UK)                               193
      Life Technologies Corportation (USA)                                 193
      NANOCYL S.A. (Belgium)                                               194
      Nanogen, Inc. (US)                                                   194
      NanoGram Corporation (US)                                            195
      Nanomaterials Laboratory (Japan)                                     196
      Nanoledge (France)                                                   196
      NanoSperse LLC (US)                                                  196
      Nanosys, Inc. (US)                                                   197
      QuantumSphere, Inc. (US)                                             197
      Raymor Industries, Inc. (Canada)                                     197
      Rogue Valley Microdevices, Inc. (US)                                 198
      Rosseter Holdings Limited (Cyprus)                                   198
      Shenzhen Nanotech Port Co., Ltd. (China)                             198
      SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. (US)                                199
      Sun Nanotech Co., Ltd. (China)                                       199
      Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC (US)                              199
      Unidym, Inc. (US)                                                    200
      Veeco Probes (US)                                                    200

  14. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE                                            201
      Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Products Incorporating Nanotechnology by End-Use Sector -
      Chemicals, Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductors &
      Electronics, Pharma & Healthcare, Food, and Other End-use
      Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$
      Billion for the Years 2006 through 2015 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           201

      Table 8: World 10-Year Perspective for Products Incorporating
      Nanotechnology by End-Use Sector - Percentage Breakdown of
      Revenues for Chemicals, Automotive, Aerospace & Defense,
      Semiconductors & Electronics, Pharma & Healthcare, Food, and
      Other End-use Markets for the Years 2006, 2010 and 2015
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                                 202

  15. THE UNITED STATES                                                    203
      Overview and Structure                                               203
      Current and Future Analysis                                          203
       Electronics and Communications                                      203
        CNTs to Enable Better Memory with High Speed and Less
         Volatility                                                        204
        CNTS to Help CMOS in Size Reduction                                204
       Chemicals and Advanced Materials                                    204
       Transportation                                                      205
       Health and Life Sciences                                            205
      Trends and Issues                                                    206
       Time- to-Market remains a Central Concern                           206
       National Nanotechnology Alliance - Driving the R&D                  207
       Leading Universities and Their Contribution to Nano Research        207
       Tools Act as Foundation for Higher Commercial Applications          209
       First-Mover Status Doesn’t Guarantee an Edge                        209
       Patent Profile                                                      210
       Challenges                                                          210
        Application Specific Nanomaterials Development Still Years Away    210
        Less Demand from Semiconductor Segment                             211
        Challenges Galore for Start Up Companies in Nano Markets           211
      Carbon Nanotubes Market                                              211
       Research Institutes and their Involvement in Developing
        Carbon Nanotubes                                                   211
       Early Entrants - A Profile of Company Size and Life Cycle           212
      Select Regional Players - A Review                                   212
       Luxtera, Inc.                                                       212
      Research Institutions                                                213
       Ames Research Center                                                213
       California Institute of Technology                                  213
       GE Global Research                                                  213
       IBM Research                                                        214
       Johnson Space Center                                                214
       Motorola Labs                                                       214
       University of California                                            215
       University of Texas                                                 215
      Nanotechnology-Based Companies in North America - A Historic
       Review                                                              216
       Table 9: Nanotechnology Market in North America (2004):
       Percentage Breakdown of Nanotechnology- Based Companies by
       Type- Large Companies, Subsidiaries/Joint Ventures, Small
       Companies/Startups and Universities/Research Institutes
       (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                                216

       Table 10: Nanotechnology Market in US (2004): Percentage
       Breakdown Depicting Distribution of Nanotechnology Based
       Companies by State-California, Massachusetts, New York,
       Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, Colorado,
       New Mexico, Florida, Michigan, Arizona, Minnesota, North
       Carolina, Washington, Maryland, Nevada, Tennessee, Wisconsin,
       Connecticut, Virginia and Other States (includes
       corresponding Graph/Chart)                                          217

  16. JAPAN                                                                218
      Overview                                                             218
      Analysis by End-Use Industry Segments                                218
       Electronics and Communications                                      218
       Chemicals and Advanced Materials                                    219
       Transportation                                                      219
       Health and Life Sciences                                            219
      Nanotechnology - A Strategic Pillar in Nation’s S&T Plan             219
       Leading Japanese Institutions Involved in Nanotechnology
        Programs                                                           220
      Japanese Government - Leading the R&D Initiatives                    221
       Table 11: Historic Review of Nanotechnology Market in Japan
       (2001-2005): Government Funding for Nanotechnology (In US$
       Million) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       221
       New National Programs Drive R&D Effort                              221
        Japanese Programs in Nanotechnology                                222
      IT/Electronics and Nanostructured Materials - Favored Research
       Arenas                                                              222
      Alloys - A New Dimension                                             222
      Nanotechnology Consortium - An Interface for Technology Transfer     223
      Hindrances to Development of Nanotechnology                          223

  17. EUROPE                                                               225
      Overview                                                             225
       European Programs in Nanotechnology                                 225
      Germany Leads the Way in Europe                                      226
       Table 12: Nanotech Companies in Europe (2007): Number of
       Players in Major Regional Markets - Germany, United Kingdom,
       Switzerland, France, and Sweden (includes corresponding
       Graph/Chart)                                                        226
      Healthcare and Life Sciences Dominate Europe in Terms of
       Number of Players                                                   226
       Table 13: Nanotechnology Companies in Europe (2007):
       Percentage Breakdown of Number of Players by Sector of
       Operation - Healthcare and Life Sciences, Consumer Goods,
       ICT, Chemicals, Defense and Security, and Others (includes
       corresponding Graph/Chart)                                          227
      Establishing a Regulatory Framework for Nanotechnology               227
      Nanoelectronics in Europe - An Overview                              228
       Position of European Nanoelectronics Industry                       228
        Transformation of Business Models                                  228
        Transformation of Research Models                                  228
        Migration of Nanoelectronics Producers                             229
        Technological Impediments                                          229
        Mediocre Functioning of European Research Organizations            229
        Large-Scale Nanoelectronics Research Activities                    229
        Split in Research Investments                                      230
         Table 14: Nananotechnology Market in Finland (2008):
         Percentage Share Breakdown of Industrial Investments by
         Area - Chemicals and Materials, Forest Cluster, ICT, Health
         and Well-Being, Energy and Environment, Tools and
         Instruments, Metals and Mech. Eng. and Construction
         (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              230
        Inadequacy of Existing Funding Instruments                         230
      Historic Review                                                      230
       Table 15: Nanotechnology Market in Europe (2004): Percentage
       Breakdown of Nanotechnology Based Companies by Type - Small
       Companies/ Start Ups, Universities/ Research Institutes,
       Large Companies, and Subsidiaries/ Joint Ventures (includes
       corresponding Graph/Chart)                                          231
      Trends and Issues                                                    231
       European NanoBusiness Association - Powering R&D Effort             231
       Commercialization of Products - Separating Hype from Reality        232
      R&D Institutions                                                     233
       Philips Research (The Netherlands)                                  233

  18. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                         234
      Overview and Structure                                               234
      Nanotech Companies in Asia-Pacific: China Tops the List              234
      Nanotech Players in Asia-Pacific by Area of Operation                234
       Table 16: Nanotechnology Companies in Asia-Pacific (2007):
       Percentage Breakdown of Number of Players by Sector of
       Operation - Chemicals, Healthcare and Life Sciences,
       Automotive and Transportation, Consumer Goods, Information
       Communication Technology (ICT), and Others (includes
       corresponding Graph/Chart)                                          235
      Historic Review                                                      235
       Table 17: Nanotechnology Market in Asia (2004): Percentage
       Breakdown of Nanotechnology-Based Companies by Type -
       Universities/ Research Institutes, Small Companies/Start Ups,
       Large Companies, and Subsidiaries/ Joint Ventures (includes
       corresponding Graph/Chart)                                          235
      A Geographic Break-up                                                236
       Australia - Part of the Tiny Revolution                             236
        R&D Initiatives                                                    237
         Nanostructural Analysis Network Organization Leads Research
          Initiative                                                       237
          Prominent Australian Groups with their Principal Field of
           Research                                                        237
          Australian Projects in Nanotechnology                            238
        The World’s First Undergraduate Degree in Nanotechnology           239
         Sydney-based Company Creates World’s First Nanometer-Sized
          Working Device                                                   239
        Challenges for Nanotechnology Development in Australia             240
        Strategies for Overcoming the Challenges                           240
        The National Nanofabrication Facility (NNF) and Network            240
        Opportunities                                                      241
       China                                                               241
        Government Takes the R&D Initiative                                241
         Chinese Agencies involved in Nanotech                             242
        Nation’s First Nanometer Technology Industrial Base Set up
         in Tianjin                                                        242
        Carbon Nanotubes Market                                            243
       India                                                               243
       Singapore                                                           243
       South Korea                                                         244
        Ministry of Science & Technology Takes Initiative for
         Nanotech Funding                                                  244
        Information Technology Industry Leads Nanotech R&D Efforts         244
        Carbon Nanotubes Market                                            244
        Key Areas of Research - Energy, Optics, Textiles and Medical
         Equipment                                                         245
       Taiwan                                                              245
        Overview                                                           245
      Select Players / R&D Institutions                                    245
       Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (South Korea)              245

  19. REST OF WORLD                                                        246
      Leading Regional Markets                                             246
       Canada                                                              246
        Issues and Trends                                                  246
        Brain Drain - Losing the Best and Brightest                        247
         Universities and Government Agencies Involved in Nanoscale
          Research                                                         248
        Historic Review                                                    248
         Table 18: Historic Nanotechnology Market in Canada (2004):
         Percentage Breakdown of Nanotechnology-Based Companies by
         Sector- Material and Processes, Life Science,
         Semiconductors, Energy and Environment, Tools and
         Instrument, and Design (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)       248
       Israel                                                              248
        Areas of Importance                                                249


 COMPETITION

     Total Companies Profiled: 1119 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 1149)

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     Region/Country                     Players
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     The United States                    569
     Canada                                51
     Japan                                 81
     Europe                               333
      France                               15
      Germany                             113
      The United Kingdom                   97
      Italy                                 4
      Spain                                 1
      Rest of Europe                      103
     Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)        92
     Middle East                           23
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