How We Help - NanoMaterials Commercialization
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The Center has defined a unique value proposition for our diverse group of potential clients which differentiates the Center from other economic development organizations. This value proposition relies on the Center’s balanced and integrated combination of services and support to maximize the probability of success of a new company or new product development effort. The focus of the Center’s services is the project it funds for new product development using nanotechnology. To maximize successful outcomes from these projects, the Center provides a wide range of services tailored to each specific situation. Examples are:

Innovation:
  • Seminars which demonstrate the business potential of nanotechnology for new product development.
  • Workshops which match university researcher technology capabilities to market needs defined by industry partners to develop innovative new product concepts using nanotechnology.
Creating Partnerships:
  • Finding research partners to solve tough technical challenges.
  • Finding industrial partners for university researchers.
  • Marketing new product ideas to potential investors and other partners of the Center.
Project Management:
  • Assistance developing a successful commercialization project plan.
  • Assistance finding additional resources to assist a small company during a funded project.
Investment:
  • Finding new opportunities for private investors or large companies wishing to support or license advanced nanomaterials technologies.
  • Providing briefings of the Center’s project companies to investors and other partners of the Center.
Depending on where you are in your understanding of or utilization of nanotechnology, click below for more information on our specific services offerings.

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"Breakthroughs in performance (supported by the Center) has brought the technology closer to commercialization. We look forward to the implementation of this technology into early stage applications by moving forward on low-cost manufacturing and scale-up."

Darin Laird
Director of Technology, Power Team and Circuitry Team, Plextronics
NanoMaterials Commercialization Center