ONLINE NANOSCALE TECHNOLOGY SEARCH TOOL

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Nanoposts.com is the only online tool available that allows you to access the latest leading-edge research and development in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Nanoposts.com enables users and members to find new ideas, technologies, products and services from outside their organisation quickly and inexpensively by connecting them to the best technology providers from around the world. Nanoposts.com offers the largest and most comprehensive network of nanotechnology providers worldwide.

Our global network of innovators, in many different disciplines and specialty areas, can augment the research and innovation being done in your company. Access world-class innovations through universities, industry leaders, trade organizations, research labs, and inventors from around the world. Let us help you build new innovation capabilities.

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CONSULTANCY

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Nanoposts.com provides technology scouting and consultancy services for government bodies and some of the world's leading multinational companies. Nanoposts.com is increasingly asked to provide intelligence for industry on nanotechnologies that may affect their products, and identify researchers, research groups and technologies within companies that may be relevant to their product portfolio. The following methodology is successful in ascertaining the viability of matching nanoscale technologies with existing client technology areas:

Step 1 – Identifying the pool of candidates

Candidates are identified by the following measures –

- Information from prior reports, conferences and in-house experience. In house experience accrued from previous contract work in this area for a variety of multi-national companies.

- Liason with experts in the field on the most prominent companies with the most interesting technology

- Emailing nanoposts database (over 40,000 people involved in nanoscale technologies) for suitable candidates.

Step 2 – Assessment based on relevance criteria and elimination

The relevance criteria are used to assess viability and compatibility with the client’s requirements. The intelligence on relevance criteria is gathered through contacts within the listed organisations and other associates in the market.

Relevance criteria are determined based on the scope of the project and generally cover the following areas:

Commercialisation stage

The stage of commercialisation is considered to be the most important criteria. The different levels to be considered are scaled up manufacturing and selling in the market, establishing pilot plant, final stages of development and testing, or research (applied or basic).

Licensing status

The availability exclusive distribution, availability distribution agreement which is region specific, availability of exclusive manufacturing or limited manufacturing are the various levels considered.

Technological issues

Technical issues such as the materials used for relevant applications are taken into due consideration. Product features and their costs will also be investigated where appropriate.

Market applications

The primary markets considered are the clients. Possibilities within segments of these markets are investigated for its attractiveness. Aspects such as growth of the segment, demand for the materials, type of market are considered.

Process compatibility

The process for producing the coatings is considered to determine suitability for business relationship.

Intellectual Property

The status of the intellectual property is taken as a criterion for assessing a candidate company. Different levels considered are whether the patent was licensed to other organisation, type of licenses, application filed or pending approval.

Regulatory issues

The type of regulation affecting the products, current state of the regulation and effect of the regulation on products is taken into consideration.

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PUBLISHING

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Nanoposts.com's team of experts produces an unrivalled portfolio of commercial reports on nanotechnology activities worldwide,covering markets, research and applications. Our team has over 35 years joint experience working in nanotechnology. Our work has also been published in countless journals, newspapers and magazines. Companies who have bought our reports include PPG, Akzo Nobel, Shell, Acton Tech, Brewe Science, SK Holding, BASF, NanoKorea, Tencate, Unilever, Sirris, Beneq, Sherwin Williams, Bayer, Kimberley Clark, Hyundai and many more.

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