Nanotechnology Commercial Organizations

XOS® has been a leading global provider of advanced X-ray optics for material analysis systems since the optics' commercial introduction in the mid-1990s. The systems are important for essentially all industries that use materials – from cement to semiconductor to pharmaceutical to petroleum – measuring aspects such as semiconductor film thickness, stress in turbine blades, groundwater contamination, and contaminant levels.

The company develops Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) biosensors to analyze macromolecular interactions in real-time and label-free.

XDx is a molecular diagnostics company developing and commercializing practical applications built on insights from the Human Genome Project.

Xenocs is a supplier of X-ray optics and X-ray optical components. Using proprietary manufacturing technologies based on precision free-form optical surfaces including aspheric substrates, sub-nanometer precision multilayer coating technology and innovative single reflection optical concepts, Xenocs manufactures a wide range of X-ray optical components.

The company develops and produces high speed pattern generators and other components for electron beam lithography, ion beam patterning fabrication and dual EB-FIB systems.

XeroCoat is a novel, permanent, multi-purpose coating technology based upon thin films of nano-porous silica.

A nanobiomaterials company focusing on the manufacture and commercialization of physical sunblocks that are broad-spectrum UVA/UVB attenuators.

XG Sciences develops and produces multifunctional materials that are based on their xGnP brand graphene nano-platelets. The company manufactures these nano-platelets through proprietary techniques that allow them to control their size and surface characteristics.

XGEN Consortium is led by three Centres of Excellence which pursue the industrial applications of micronanotechnology in engineering: UK LMC, MicroBridge, metaFAB, MNT Academy. XGEN provides consulting services to brainstorm a company's problems and offer solutions based on micronanotechnology convergence, develop prototypes with world-class technical consultancy in line with the organisation’s needs and deliver quality micromachined solutions.

Manufactures nanodevices based on individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and CNT arrays with well-controlled properties using a proprietary, scalable core process - CNT based probes for high-end microscopy tools, including CNT tips for Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs); CNT field emitters for Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEMs).

XiGo Nanotools' range of particle characterization products provides measurements of particle size, particle size distribution, and surface area. XiGo Nanotools also offers contract testing, consulting, or training in particle characterization.

Major products include: carbon nanotube(CNT)-based field emission electron source, field emission grade CNT material, field emission x-ray source and CNT AFM probes.

Xitronix Corporation is a leader in the development and implementation of high precision Photo-Reflectance metrology equipment for the worldwide semiconductor device manufacturing process control market. The breakthrough process control capability provided by Xitronix' Photo-Reflectance technology is essential to the volume manufacture of nanoelectronics at the 45 nm node and beyond.

The company develops various chemistry based nanotechnology enhanced products for industrial and automotive applications.

Designs and manufactures a suite of ultra high resolution 3D x-ray microscopes and fluorescence imaging systems for non-destructive imaging of embedded internal structures.

XRT leads the world in the practical application of laboratory scale X-ray phase contrast imaging.

XsunX is focused on lowering the cost of solar power generation and increasing solar energy applications through the development of unique thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) materials, designs, and manufacturing processes. Includes Hybrid Nano Crystalline for high performance opaque applications rivaling silicon wafer efficiencies.

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.

The aim of XTREME technologies is the development, manufacturing, marketing and service of high power EUV sources for lithography and related applications in close cooperation with our parent companies. Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) lithography is the technology of choice to meet the needs of semiconductor industry in 2009 and beyond.

XUREX is a specialty chemical company focusing entirely on industrial protective coatings that leverage its unique expertise and proprietary nanotechnologies.

Xylos Corporation is a biotechnology company that offers superior solutions for the treatment, repair and replacement of human tissue. Using their proprietary bioengineering methods, the company alters the chemical, mechanical and structural properties of their proprietary biocellulose nanofibers to produce medical devices with a wide array of properties.