NCMS is promoting the "2009 Industry Survey of Nanotechnology in the U.S. Manufacturing Industry," at the 2009 Nano Business Conference on September 8-10, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.  NCMS members attending will receive $200 off the published $599 Registration fee (just mention Registration Code: NCMS).

Click on http://www.nanobusiness2009.com for program details and registration and remember to visit the NCMS booth to learn about the current Nanotechnology Survey.

Nanotechnology is the frontier of innovation across almost every sector of our economy. Our future economic competitiveness, particularly in the manufacturing sector, depends upon it. Nanotechnology is improving our quality of life and enabling a cleaner future for all of us. The NanoBusiness Conference brings together real leaders -- entrepreneurs, scientists, Fortune 500 companies, investors and policymakers -- to explore key opportunities and challenges to bring nanotech innovations to market. Now in its eighth year, NanoBusiness 2009 will focus on the business and application side of nanotech innovations across multiple sectors, including advanced materials and manufacturing, next generation electronics, medical diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, energy and water technologies, to name a few.

NanoBusiness 2009 Highlights:

• Hear innovation strategies directly from the leaders driving nanotech initiatives within Fortune 500 companies

• Engage with the CEOs of leading companies bringing next generation technologies to market

• Gain from the perspective of leading venture capital investors who have been actively investing in nanotech for over a decade

• Understand the impact of the current economic environment on nanotechnology commercialization

• Participate in real-time, interactive sessions to help you understand the impact of patent reform and proper stewardship for new chemical compliance and workplace regulations.

Nano Business Conference Site

NCMS has again been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to survey the U.S. Nanotechnology Industry.  Previous efforts in 2003 and 2005 showed a dramatic increase of companies investing in nanotechnology while identifying obstacles that could prevent the commercialization of this vital new class of technologies. 

U.S.-based manufacturing companies working on integrating nanoscale products or processes are encouraged to take the survey at the following link:

http://www.2009usnanosurvey.org/

For additional information contact:

NCMS Principal Investigator, Dr. Manish Mehta, manishm@ncms.org, (734) 995-4938.

March 13, 2006. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has compiled the results of nearly 600 U.S. industry executives who participated in the 2005 NCMS Nanomanufacturing Industry Survey – the largest cross-industry survey of nanotechnology commercialization trends and concerns, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

This project has yielded compelling insights into how U.S. corporations and research organizations perceive the future of the nanotechnology market. It also addresses the strategic issues related to the commercialization of nanotechnology. The survey abstract is available at: http://www.ncms.org or http://www.nsf.gov/nano/ or directly from the following link:

2005 Nanomanufacturing Survery Abstract  (PDF, 247 KB)

“The survey of manufacturing industry units shows the increased significance of nanotechnology to both traditional and emerging fields in the last five years. In 2000, one could identify only a handful of companies with nanotechnology programs. In 2005, 18% of the surveyed industries are already marketing products incorporating nanotechnology, about 80% expect to commercialize nano-products by 2010, and almost all those surveyed expressed confidence that their organizations will be involved with nanotechnology in the long run after 2010. Such expansion of industrial relevance of nanotechnology has been a goal of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)”, said Dr. M.C. Roco, key architect of the NNI, and Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology at NSF. “The executives showed close consensus on the barriers the industry faces”, said NCMS Principal Investigator, Dr. Manish Mehta.

This survey report has value to many different groups. Commercial organizations can use this report to benchmark their organization and learn from those in other industry segments. The investment community and service providers now have a better profile of the growth trends as well as the maturing and emergent nanotechnology markets. Trade organizations, State, Federal and regional entities can benchmark across regions and incorporate the information in planning policy and public investments to promote the industry and improve the nation’s competitiveness in this high-stakes field.