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.