Nanotechnology in Massachusetts – companies, research, and degree programs

Nanotechnology companies in Massachusetts

Altogether there are 56 companies in Massachusetts with a nanotechnology focus.
ACS Material is a high-tech enterprise involved in advanced nanomaterials development and production.
A global supplier of nanomaterials.
A developer of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles used in pharmaceutical products.
Carbon nanotube development and commercialization.
Producer of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes.
Produces carbon nanotubes using the CVD growth process. The process produces arrays of aligned carbon nanotubes on substrates.
The company produces high quality one-dimensional ceramic nanomaterials including titania nanotubes, titania nanowires, alumina nanowires, magnesia nanowires etc. Their flagship technology is Bendable Ceramic Paper Membranes.
Colloidal dispersions and inorganic oxides for applications involving translucency, transparency, flame retardants, abrasion resistance, catalyst binders and refractory binders.
The company is a manufacturer of boron and silicon carbide fiber products used primarily to reinforce advanced composite materials, and boron nanopowder for conversion to magnesium diboride.
An international corporation that designs, manufacturers and markets equipment and materials for industrial applications of vacuum technology. The company also produces nanoparticulate pastes and nanometal inks.
Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine Companies
The firm commercializes a family of self-assembling nanoscale scaffolds called PuraMatrix. 3DM's materials assemble upon injection into nanofibers, serving as a scaffold for tissue regeneration.
The company has developed enabling nanotechnologies for the production of protein nanoparticles, polymer nanospheres and phospholipid nanosomes for the enhanced delivery of drugs.
BioPAL provides products and methods to measure in vivo organ function and to track compounds-of-interest in in vivo systems. Products developed for neutron activation technology include nanocolloids for labeling, tracking and quantifying cells in in vivo models.
Covaris, Inc. is a life science instrument company. Its proprietary instrument platform, based on patented Adaptive Focused Acoustic (AFA) technology brings unsurpassed speed and efficiency to biological and chemical sample preparation. The AFA process, based on shock wave physics, delivers controlled, precise and accurate energy to biological and chemical samples.
The company utilizes its proprietary nanotechnology platform to transform existing and experimental anti-cancer agents into new, patentable drugs with superior pharmaceutical properties.
Develops nanobiotechnology platforms that address global healthcare needs.
Quanterix Corporation is developing a novel platform for single molecule analysis that will bring an unprecedented level of sensitivity, precision, and assay robustness to clinical diagnostics, drug development, and life science research.
Selecta Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company developing the first generation of nanoparticle immunomodulatory drugs for the treatment and prevention of human diseases.
Develops, manufactures, and sells a broad range of biological based materials and services essential for the manufacture of diagnostic tests, commercial bioproduction of therapeutic drugs,including clinically annotated DNA and RNA.
T2 Biosystems is creating a new generation of lab-quality diagnostic tools. Its technology is based on superparamagnetic nanoparticles. NanoDx particles have a superparamagnetic metal core surrounded by a polymer layer decorated by multiple analyte-specific binding agents. This nanoparticle platform can be used with a variety of binding agents such as antibodies, nucleic acids and small molecules.
Nanotechnology Products, Applications & Instruments Companies
10 Angstroms is dedicated to bringing innovative systems and equipment to the nanotechnology R&D market. The company provides both sales representation and service for advanced instrumentation companies.
Advance Reproductions Corporation is one of the largest high precision photomasking and phototooling service organizations in the United States.
The company develops physical vapor deposition (PVD) tools.
Alliance Test is a trusted source providing sales, rentals and leasing of refurbished electronic test and measurement equipment to the R&D, manufacturing and quality assurance industries. A commitment to product selection, competitive prices and dedicated customer service is our hallmark. We carry a full range of used test equipment from manufacturers such as Advantest, Agilent / HP, Ando, Anritsu, Fluke, Keithley, Lecroy, Rohde & Schwarz and Tektronix.
Alpha Szenszor is a provider of advanced e-nose technology for a wide range of life science applications. The Company's proprietary Carbon Nanotube BioSensor technology has demonstrated direct, digital, state of the art sensitivity and selectivity that rivals most desktop units, but with the added benefit of consumer electronics price points and miniaturization.
The company manufactures research-grade Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) systems for a variety of coating applications . Our systems, such as the GEM-D2, are designed to deposit defect free resistive and emissive coatings that are perfectly uniform in thickness, even deep inside high aspect ratio (HAR) structures such as Microchannel Plates or Channel Electron Multipliers. The ability to deposit such high quality films on substrates with ultra-high aspect ratios is a key feature of ARRADIANCE systems.
Manufacturer of aerogels for thermal insulation products.
Benchmark Technologies and its fabrication partner, Holographix LTD have teamed up to provide a complete solution for delivering replicated nano imprint templates.
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) manufactures high precision micro 3D printers for diverse use cases that require the unique combination of excellence in three key areas: resolution, accuracy, and precision. Using polymer and composite additive manufacturing, BMF is able to produce high-precision/high-tolerance industrial parts (2µm printing resolution and +/- 10µm tolerance).
Brooks is a worldwide provider of semiconductor and factory automation wafer handling robots and systems, vacuum instrumentation, cryopumps and life science storage systems and devices.
Busek specializes in electric space propulsion and materials processing. Materials activities include deposition of coatings by ion beam deposition, sputtering, and by other methods. They have on-going development programs investigating DLC coating, the growth of carbon nanotubes, and other materials.
Offers several Nanogel® aerogel insulation products to meet the insulation needs of the oil and gas market.
Edwards is a leading supplier of equipment and services to the world's most advanced industries. The company offers an extensive range of vacuum systems and accessories for the analytical instruments, chemical, pharmaceutical, metallurgical, environmental and power industries.
Energetiq is a developer and manufacturer of short wavelength light sources for use in advanced scientific and engineering applications. Its light sources are based on new technology that generates high brightness light in the 1nm to 250nm range with high reliability in a compact package.
Manufactures antibacterial and antimicrobial textile fibers coated with bamboo-carbon nanoparticles.
GVD Corporation is a surface technology company that has pioneered nanoscale engineered polymer coatings that are unattainable using conventional technologies.
Holographix replicates structures with pitches and depths ranging from less than 10 nm to more than 100 microns. Using proprietary cold-forming replication technology, virtually any surface structure can be replicated onto a variety of substrate shapes, sizes and materials.
Develops polymeric and inorganic - organic nanostructured materials for a variety of applications in the fuel cell and environmental area.
Develops zone-plate-array lithography (ZPAL) which replaces the 'printing press' of traditional lithography with a technology more akin to that of a 'laser printer.'
Whether you need idea testing, prototype development, or manufacturing support, MicroContinuum provides nanofabrication expertise and proprietary technologies to make micro- and nanoscale patterns, textures, and embossed structures on flexible and rigid substrates.
Micro Magnetics is a leader in commercial applications of spintronics, a new technology which combines the fields of magnetism, electronics, and nanotechnology.
A development-stage technology company creating photolytic, photovoltaic, and photocatalytic products arising from its technology platform, in which nano-structured plastic templates cause high local stresses in applied thin film semiconductors, thereby shifting their bandgap for more efficient solar absorption.
Uses carbon nanotubes for the development of next-generation semiconductor devices.
The inspiration for NBD came from the Namib Desert Beetle, a beetle that has the ability to harvest water every morning in the Namibian desert. Based on years of research coming from elite university laboratories, NBD focuses on thin film coatings that enhance heat transfer through condensation, de-misting and anti-scaling characteristics.
Colloidal dispersions and inorganic oxides for applications involving translucency, transparency, flame retardants, abrasion resistance, catalyst binders and refractory binders.
Developed two material platforms for energy, security and communications applications: nanoporous membranes and organic semiconductor materials.
Prior Scientific, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of microscopes, programmable motorized stages, fiber optic microscopy inspection equipment, and microscopy accessories for a variety of applications.
Designs and manufactures unique thin film deposition systems and components for material scientists and process engineers.
SEMTech Solutions is a provider of reconditioned scanning electron microscopes (SEMs), both thermionic and field emission, as well as SEM service, parts, equipment, and accessories.
SiOnyx is the leading innovator in shallow junction photonics, a patented semiconductor process that dramatically enhances the performance of the light sensing devices commonly used in consumer, industrial, medical and defense related applications.
Skyray Instrument is the largest Xray Fluorescence Spectrometer supplier worldwide.
Thermo Scientific supplies analytical instrumentation, lab equipment, automation technologies, reagents and consumables, and LIMS solutions, including spectrometers suited for nanotechnology.
Triton's area of interest and expertise in nanotechnology includes materials such as additives (Functionalized Nanoparticles for High-end Resin Applications, Nanoaddtives for Transparent Ballistic Materials) and barriers (O2 and H2O Barrier Films for Packaging Industry).
Xtalic is focused on providing unique nanostructured alloys that provide corrosion resistance, wear resistance and exceptional appearance across a wide range of metal coating applications including decorative, functional and electronics.
Nanotechnology Services & Intermediaries
A research and development laboratory with a broad array of programs for government and commercial sponsors. The lab has expertise in nanofabrication technologies.
A research and development corporation serving government and industrial clients, with capabilities in organic and polymer synthesis and synthesis of nanomaterials, such as dendrimers, star polymers, colloids, quantum dots, and nanostructured thin and thick films.
Physical Sciences Inc. focuses on providing contract research and development services in a variety of technical areas to both government and commercial customers. New materials developments include nanoparticle-derived constructs.

Nanotechnology research organizations in Massachusetts

There are 55 university and college research labs in Massachusetts with a nanotechnology focus.
There are 2 initiatives and networks in Massachusetts with a nanotechnology focus.
There are 1 degree programs in Massachusetts with a nanotechnology focus.
Here is a complete list of all non-commercial nanotechnology organizations in Massachusetts, sorted alphabetically.
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