Nanosensors Market and Applications
December 2007
Peter Thomsen CEO BioModics
A Danish independent life science company focused on:
• Consultancy - Business development - Technology assessment -Market potential
• Contract research - High content screening and profiling - Custom assays
• Commercialization of assay/diagnostics solutions - Out licensing -Partnerships Nanosensors
1. Conventional sensors – nano sensing materials 2. Sensors utilizing nanoelectronics reducing size/cost
• Costs are high and unlikely to fall soon
• Mass markets won't adopt until sensors are cheaper
• Sensors won't be cheaper until mass production
• Military nanosensors – where price is less of an issue Materials platform
• Carbon nanotubes • Nanowires • Nanoparticles • Nanocoatings • Molecular electronics • NEMS • Spintronics • Plastic electronics, polymers • Biological /organic systems Nanosensors - overview
Transport Houses Biology Industry Environment Advantage
Future potential Nanosensors – Key findings
• Climate control has the largest market potential – Transport, houses, industry, air
• Monitoring of combustion processes –Online, engines
• Biomedical advantages – Breath analysis, food analysis, diagnostics
• Common requirements – Reproducibility – Sensitivity –Low cost –Low power Nanosensor World Market
• Up to $17.2 billion in 2012 - Automotive segment: Up to $ 1.5 billion in 2012 - Military/defense: Up to $ 3.9 billion in 2012 -Aerospace: Up to $ 2.1 billion in 2012
• Reduction in the cost of individual sensors - Sensors enter transportation - Environmental and fuel-use control. - More comfort and safety for end users Some key players
Nanosensors are under development by firms such as:
• Dow Corning • Samsung • Boeing • Lockheed Martin • IBM • Motorola • Agilent
• start-ups (Nanomix and Ambri) Dimensions of structures
Nano Micro Macro
0.1 nm 100 nm 100 µm 100 mm
Small Bacteria Insects molecules
Large Blood molecules cells Nanobiosensors
• Best for small molecules ID (below 1 nm in size)
• Fewer best for large molecules (up to 15 nm in size)
• Nonsurgical and noninvasive sensing
• Biocompatibility is a key issue
• More attention in Japan (Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.)
• Market: Up to $1.2 billion in 2012 Nanotubes for biochemical sensors
• Main advantages - High sensitivity - Easy to functionalize
• Major obstacles - Purification required - Precise dimensions required - Controlled, cost-effective growth
• Time to commercialization: < 5 years Carbon nanotube markets 2007
US $ millions Composites: 65
Other: 4 Electronics: 6 Top three nano IP sector
1. Biopharma 2. Electronics 3. Materials
Device-level sensors: Three nano sectors – bio, chem and materials – converge to bring more than the sum of their parts. Top 3 Patent Assignees
• L’Oreal • IBM • Japan Science and technology
Some major patent clusters:
• Detection, Sampling, Assays • Drugs, polymers, nanoparticles Thank you
Contact: Peter Thomsen CEO, BioModics [email protected] +45 61666619