Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2011

Nanotechnology is going to pave the way for a revolution in materials, information and communication technology, medicine, genetics and so on as it starts leaving the laboratories and conquering new markets. It helps to improve products and production processes with better characteristics or new functionalities. In coming years, products based on nanotechnology are expected to impact nearly all-industrial sectors, entering into the consumer markets in large quantities. Considering the future prospects of nanotechnology, countries across the world are investing heavily into this sector.

Identifying the future prospects of this industry, RNCOS, the leading market research company, has come up with an analytical study - “Nanotechnology Market Forecast till 2011”. This updated and detailed research evaluates the past, current and future scenario of the global nanotechnology market coupled with an overview on its emerging trends. The report segments the nanotechnology market by application, patent and R&D investment. It discusses the nanotechnology market by key countries showing their prominence in the sector together with the emerging nations in the domain.

Key Findings

• The rapidly commercializing nanotechnology market presents potential market in various industrial sectors including energy, textiles and life sciences.
  
  
• The market for nanotechnology in manufacturing goods is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 33% during the period from 2007 to 2015.
  
  
• The market for nanotechnology into consumer products is projected to grow at an AAGR of 9.4% from 2005 to 2010.
  
  
• The global spending on nanotechnology grew by 29% in 2006 with government share standing at 52% followed by corporate and venture capitalist spending.
  
  
• Nanotechnology investments by the government were initially led by Europe, North America and Japan. However, countries such as Russia, China, Brazil, Turkey and India have joined the trend and are making significant investments into the sector.
  
  
• Asia-Pacific is anticipated to be the most important region for the sales of nanotechnology products in near future, followed by the US and Europe at similar level.

1. Analyst View

2. Nanotechnology - An Overview

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Application Areas

2.2.1 Medicine

2.2.2 Chemistry & Environment

2.2.3 Energy

2.2.4 Information & Communication

2.2.5 Heavy Industry

2.2.6 Consumer Goods

2.3 Future Prospects

3. Factors Fueling Growth in Global Nanotechnology Industry

3.1 The Technology “Itself”

3.2 Technology Innovation

3.3 R&D Funding Activities

3.4 Government Support

3.5 Converging Technology

3.6 International Cooperation

3.7 Commercialization

4. Global Nanotechnology Industry

4.1 R&D Funding

4.1.1 Government

4.1.2 Corporate

4.1.3 Venture Capital

4.2 Nanotechnology Funding till 2010

4.3 Patents

4.4 Applications

4.4.1 Nanoelectronics

4.4.2 Energy

4.4.3 Catalysis

4.4.4 Cosmetics

4.4.5 Pharmaceuticals

4.4.6 Biomedical

4.4.7 Consumer Products

4.4.8 Defense

4.5 Regional Segmentation

4.5.1 Key Countries

4.5.1.1 US

4.5.1.2 Germany

4.5.1.3 Japan

4.5.1.4 South Korea

4.5.1.5 Taiwan

4.5.1.6 France

4.5.1.7 UK

4.5.2 Emerging Countries

4.5.2.1 China

4.5.2.2 Canada

4.5.2.3 Brazil

4.5.2.4 Chile

4.5.2.5 Argentina

4.5.2.6 Mexico

4.5.2.7 Netherlands

4.5.2.8 Russia

4.5.2.9 India

4.5.2.10 Australia

4.5.2.11 Turkey

5. Emerging Growth Areas

5.1 Nano-enabled Wireless Handsets

5.2 Nanofiltration Membrane Market

5.3 Energy Market

5.4 Nanofibers Market

5.5 Carbon Nanotubes Market

5.6 Life Sciences Industry

5.7 Textiles Industry

5.8 Nano-food Market

5.9 Nanorobots & NEMS Market

5.10 Nanoelectronic Devices Market

5.11 Microscope Market

5.12 Education Services

6. Growth Inhibitors

6.1 Investment Requirements

6.2 Training & Development

6.3 Health & Environment

6.4 Codes & Ethics

6.5 Privacy & National Security

6.6 Nanoscale Behavior

List of Figures:

Figure 4-1: Global - Nanotechnology Market (in Billion US$), 2005, 2006E & 2011F

Figure 4-2: Global - Nanotechnology Market by Component (%), 2005

Figure 4-3: Global - Forecast for Nanotechnology Market by Component (%), 2011

Figure 4-4: Global - Use of Nanotechnology in Manufactured Goods (in Billion US$), 2006*-2010F & 2015F

Figure 4-5: Global - Forecast for Share of Nanotechnology in Manufactured Goods by Leading Segment (%), 2014

Figure 4-6: Global - Nanotechnology Funding (in Billion US$), 2004-2006

Figure 4-7: Global - Nanotechnology Funding by Segment (%), 2006

Figure 4-8: Global - Government Funding in Nanotechnology (in Billion US$), 2004-2006

Figure 4-9: Global - Government Funding in Nanotechnology by Leading Country (in Billion US$), 2006

Figure 4-10: Global - Corporate Funding in Nanotechnology (in Billion US$), 2004-2006

Figure 4-11: Global - Corporate Funding in Nanotechnology by Leading Country (%), 2006

Figure 4-12: Global - Venture Capital Funding in Nanotechnology (in Billion US$), 2004-2006

Figure 4-13: Global - Nanotechnology Investment* by Institutional Venture Capitalists (in Million US$), 2005 & 2006E

Figure 4-14: Global - Forecast for Nanotechnology Funding by Leading Country (in Million Euro), 2006 to 2010

Figure 4-15: Global - Number of Patents in Nanotechnology (2005 & 2006)

Figure 4-16: Global - Nanotechnology Patents under ‘Class 977’ by Technology Center (%), 2006

Figure 4-17: Global - Nanotechnology Patents under ‘Class 977’ by Top Ten Foreign* Countries (%), 2006

Figure 4-18: Global - Nanotechnology Patents & Pre-grant Publication Distribution under ‘Class 977’ by Sector (%), 2006

Figure 4-19: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Electronic Applications (in Million US$), 2006, 2007E & 2012F

Figure 4-20: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Energy Applications (in Million US$), 2006, 2007E & 2012F

Figure 4-21: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Catalysis Applications (in Million US$), 2006, 2007E & 2012F

Figure 4-22: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Cosmetic Applications (in Million US$), 2006, 2007E & 2012F

Figure 4-23: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Pharmaceutical Applications (in Million US$), 2006, 2007E & 2012F

Figure 4-24: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications (in Million US$), 2006, 2007E & 2012F

Figure 4-25: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Consumer Products (in Billion US$), 2005*-2010F

Figure 4-26: Global - Sales of Nanotech-enabled Products by Region (%), 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 & 2014

Figure 4-27: Europe - Focus of Nanotechnology Companies* by Application (%), 2007

Figure 4-28: Asia-Pacific - Focus of Nanotechnology Companies* by Application (%), 2007

Figure 4-29: US - Federal Funding in Nanotechnology (in Billion US$), 2005-2008*

Figure 4-30: US - Forecast for Nanotechnology Market (in Billion US$), 2008 & 2013

Figure 4-31: US - Molecular, Nanoscale & Atomic Imaging Market (in Billion US$), 2007E & 2012F

Figure 4-32: Germany - Public Funding in Nanotechnology (in Million Euro), 2001-2007

Figure 4-33: Germany - Distribution of Active Participants in Nanotechnology (%), 2006

Figure 4-34: Japan - Government Funding in Nanotechnology & Materials (in Billion JPY), 2001-2005

Figure 4-35: Japan - MEXT’ Funding in Nanotechnology & Materials (in Billion JPY), 2001-2005

Figure 4-36: Japan - Nanotechnology Product Market (in Billion Euro), 2005E & 2010F

Figure 4-37: Japan - Nanotechnology Funding Agencies & National Research Institutes, 2006

Figure 4-38: South Korea - Forecast for Share in Global Nanotechnology Market (%), 2014

Figure 4-39: South Korea - Nanotechnology Investment (in Billion KRW), 2005 & 2006

Figure 4-40: South Korea - Nanotechnology Investment by Area (in Billion KRW), 2005 & 2006

Figure 4-41: South Korea - Nanotechnology Investment by Ministry (in Billion KRW), 2005 & 2006

Figure 4-42: South Korea - Nanotechnology Market* (in Million US$), 2000, 2005, 2010F, 2015F & 2020F

Figure 4-43: South Korea - Number of Patent Applications, 2000-2006

Figure 4-44: Taiwan - Forecast for Output of MOEA' Funding in Nanotechnology (in Billion NT$), 2008 & 2012

Figure 4-45: Taiwan - Forecast for Nanotechnology Market (in Billion US$), 2008 & 2010

Figure 4-46: Taiwan - Forecast for Nanotechnology Market by Application (%), 2008

Figure 4-47: Taiwan - Local Nanotechnology Organizations by Size (%), 2007

Figure 4-48: China - Nanotechnology Market* (in Billion US$), 2005E, 2010F & 2015F

Figure 4-49: China - Forecast for Share in Global Nanotechnology Market* (%), 2010 & 2015

Figure 4-50: Canada - Nanotechnology Funding (in Million C$), 2002-2006

Figure 4-51: Canada - Geographical Distribution of Nanotechnology Clusters (%)

Figure 4-52: Canada - Number of Nanotechnology Organizations by Sector

Figure 4-53: British Columbia - Nanotechnology Research by Area (%), 2007

Figure 4-54: British Columbia - Nanotechnology Funding (in Million C$), 2002-2006

Figure 4-55: British Columbia - Nanotechnology Funding by Institute (in Million C$), 2002-2006

Figure 4-56: Brazil - Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Funding (in Million R$), 2004-2007

Figure 4-57: Brazil - Type of Nanotechnology Projects in Progress (in Number), 2006

Figure 4-58: Argentina - Nanotechnology Funding* (in Million US$), 2005-2007

Figure 4-59: Russia - Forecast for Share in Global Nanotechnology Market (%), 2015

Figure 4-60: India - Share of Private Funding in Nanotechnology Market (%), 2006

Figure 5-1: Global - Forecast for Use of Nanotechnology in Wireless Handsets (in Billion US$), 2008 & 2012

Figure 5-2: Global - Nanofiltration Membrane Market (in Million US$), 2005-2007E & 2012F

Figure 5-3: Global - Energy-related Nanotechnology Market (in Billion US$), 2006, 2007E & 2012F

Figure 5-4: Global - Nanofibers Market (in Million US$), 2005-2007E, 2012F & 2017F

Figure 5-5: Global - Carbon Nanotubes Market (in Million US$), 2006, 2007E & 2011F

Figure 5-6: Global - Use of Nanotechnology in Life Sciences (in Billion US$), 2005E & 2010F

Figure 5-7: Global - Nano-enabled Drugs & Therapeutics Market (in Billion US$), 2006 & 2011F

Figure 5-8: Global - Forecast for Use of Nanotechnology in Textile Products (in Billion US$), 2008-2012

Figure 5-9: Global - Nano-food Market (in Billion US$), 2006E & 2012F

Figure 5-10: Global - Nanorobots, NEMS, Related Materials & Equipment Market (in Million US$), 2004-2006E & 2011F

Figure 5-11: Global - Forecast for Nanorobots, NEMS, Related Materials & Equipment Market by Segment (%), 2011

Figure 5-12: Global - Nanoelectronic Devices Market (in Billion US$), 2005E & 2010F

Figure 5-13: Global - Microscope Market (in Billion US$), 2006 & 2013F

List of Tables:

Table 4-1: US - Federal Funding in Nanotechnology by Agency (in Million US$), 2005-2008*

Table 4-2: US - Nanotechnology Funding by Program Component Area (in Million US$), 2006-2008*

Table 4-3: US - Nanotechnology Funding for SBIR & STTR by Agency (in Million US$), 2005 & 2006

Table 4-4: US - List of Agencies Participated in NNI, 2007

Table 4-5: Japan - Nanotechnology Product Market by Application (in Billion Euro), 2005E & 2010F

Table 4-6: Japan - Use of True Nanotechnology by Application (in Billion JPY), 2005, 2010F, 2020F & 2030F

Table 4-7: South Korea - Nanotechnology Investment Plan (in Million US$), 2001-2004, 2005-2007 & 2007-2010

Table 4-8: South Korea - Nanotechnology Market by Application (in Million US$), 2000, 2005, 2010F, 2015F & 2020F

Table 4-9: France - Nanotechnology Roadmap (1999-2002 & 2005)

Table 4-10: France - Nanotechnology Research Centers with Main Areas of Activity, 2005

Table 4-11: UK - Nanotechnology Research Centers with Main Areas of Activity, 2005

Table 4-12: Brazil - Nanotechnology Roadmap (2001 & 2003-2006)

Table 4-13: Brazil - Nanotechnology Network (in Number), 2005

Table 4-14: Chile - Scientific Millennium Initiatives (1999 & 2001-2006)

Table 4-15: Chile - Approved Nanotechnology Research Projects, 2006

Table 4-16: Chile - Nanotechnology Research Groups with their Funding Source

Table 4-17: Netherlands - Nanotechnology Research Centers with Main Areas of Activity, 2005

Table 5-1: Global - Nanofiltration Membrane Market by Segment (in Million US$), 2005-2007E & 2012F

Table 5-2: Global - Energy-related Nanotechnology Market by Segment (in Billion US$), 2006, 2007E & 2012F

Table 5-3: Global - Nanofibers Market by Segment (in Million US$), 2005-2007E, 2012F & 2017F

Table 5-4: Global - Carbon Nanotubes Market by Segment (in Million US$), 2006, 2007E & 2011F