Some forecasts have predicted the nanotechnology market to reach close to a trillion dollars by 2015, presenting investors with unique opportunities. However, the market for applications of nanotechnology is complex, multidisciplinary and highly segmented – to put it mildly! The healthcare market is poised to see some of the earliest benefits of nanotechnology. While early ideas about the impact on …
Why Sanctions Could Be Good For Iranian Nanotech
The news that Iran and Venezuela have signed a nanotechnology cooperation agreement seems to have raised a few eyebrows, which is probably what was intended. Or to put it in the evil dictator language beloved by the press “This news is a thorn in the eye of our enemies. Ha!” Far from being the creation of a new ‘axis of …
The Nanotech Threat from the Developing World
Much of the past decade has been spent worrying about the potential toxicity of nanomaterials. We have had numerous government-funded projects, scores of publications by environmental groups, intense lobbying demanding the labelling of nanomaterials, and even a law suit. But while the developed world agonises over the use of nanomaterials, much of the rest of the world is simply getting …
UK Technology Strategy Board Generates 700% ROI for UK plc
A fascinating statistic is contained in a Guardian piece about investment in science, “The UK’s own Technology Strategy Board helps the commercialisation of everything from low-carbon energy to more efficient ways of producing drugs, and already generates a return nearly £7 for every £1 invested from the public purse – but it receives just £300m of funding per year.” It makes it …
Nanotechnology & Cancer Therapeutics – The Next 10 Years
‘Survival time for all cancer types 40 years ago was just one year, now it is predicted to be nearly six years. This improvement is testament to the improvements in surgery, diagnosis, radiotherapy, and new drugs.’ – Ciarán Devane, – Chief Executive of Macmillan Cancer Support The healthcare market is poised to see some of the earliest benefits of nanotechnology. …
Nanotechnology in the UK – You Have To Be In It To Win It
There has been plenty of discussion from all quarters about how the UK failed to grasp the significance of nanotechnology, and instead spent years fretting over heath and safety implications. Without any real nanotechnology related activity in UK industry, worrying about the potential downside is like spending all your time planning what you will do if you win the lottery. …
Nanotechnology in Iran: Well Organised and Impressive
Iran has always been a source of fascination, a place of ancient culture and history and now a country making a lot of noise about science and technology, so I was pleased to be invited by the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council to attend the Iran Nano 2011 exhibition in Tehran. As I’d spent the previous few days in Taiwan at …
Taiwan Nano 2011
Some pictures from Taiwan Nano 2011 – including the now inevitable nanotech toilet!
Google Challenged EU Consortia Rediscover Concept Of Technology Push vs Market Pull
Every now and then a bit of news comes along which makes you want to bury your head in your hands and scream. For the past month most of that kind of news has been emanating from Europe, and today is no exception. Not one, but two EU funded programs have come to the independent conclusion that for nanotechnology based …
The Market for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery in 2021 – Nanocarriers vs Drug Nanocrystals
There are two different approaches to Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, making drug crystals smaller to increase solubility and bioavailability, or using some form of carrier to deliver them in a more effective manner. If we look at the total market size in 2021, it is a 60/40 split in favour of drug nano crystals although we feel that developing new delivery mechanisms …