The number of Finnish companies active in nanotechnology increased by 125% in 2004-2006, from 61 to 134. This increase took place across all sectors and company sizes. 45 companies had commercial products based on nanotechnology.

1. FinNano
Nanotechnology in Finnish Industry
2006 Survey Results
Pekka Koponen, Laura Juvonen, Tom Crawley
Spinverse Consulting

2. Summary
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The number of Finnish companies active in
nanotechnology has increased by 125% in two years,
from 61 to 134
This increase has been across all sectors and
company sizes
45 companies now have commercial products based
on nanotechnology

3. Agenda
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Methodology
Developments since 2004
Sector and technology overviews
Commercial products
Other key findings
Conclusion

4. Survey received a large number of
responses
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2006 survey recieved 93 complete responses plus 9 partial
responses – 10 companies reported ’no plans’
Response rate of 40,3% (44,2% partial)
Number of responses increased by 36% from 2004
Number of Companies/Respondents
250
Number of Companies
200
150
100
50
0
2004 2006
Companies Identified Responses
Note: The response rate from 2004 took into account both e-
mail and interview responses, hence the higher proportional
response rate

5. Survey results were added to Tekes data, and
own knowledge
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83 Companies responded to the survey, indicating
that they had at least vision work in
nanotechnology
35 Companies are involved in the FinNano program
but did not respond to the survey
16 Companies were found to be active during the
2004 survey, and are still active now
134 TOTAL

6. The number of companies involved in
nanotechnology has increased from 61 to 134
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140
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60
40
20
0
2004 2006
Commercial Product Product Development
Research Vision

7. The increase has been seen across every
industry and company size
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160
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140
140
120
120
100 100
80 80
60 60
40 40
20 20
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2004 2006 2004 2006
Electronics Chemicals and Materials
Large Medium Life Sciences Forest Products
Small Micro Other Instruments and Tools

8. The increase is also seen at every stage of
development
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Vision Research Product Commercial TOTAL
Development Product
Chemicals 1 2 2 10 5 9 10 14 18 35
and Materials
Electronics 3 4 2 9 6 6 12 14 24 33
Forest 0 0 3 6 3 4 1 3 7 13
Products
Life Sciences 2 5 3 14 1 3 2 2 8 24
Instruments 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 9 1 13
and Tools
Other 0 2 1 8 1 3 1 3 3 16
Total 6 14 12 48 16 27 26 45 61 134
2004 2006

9. Nanotechnology companies are distributed
throughout Finland
FinNano Region 2006 2004 Change
1. Uusimaa 61 31 30
2. Varsinais-Suomi 13 6 7
3. Satakunta 2 1 1
4. Häme 8 3 5
5. Pirkanmaa 23 9 14
6. Kaakkois-Suomi 4 1 3
7. Etelä-Savo 2 1 1
8. Pohjois-Savo 1 0 1
9. Pohjois-Karjala 3 2 1
10. Keski-Suomi 3 1 2
11. Etelä-Pohjanmaa 1 0 1
12. Pohjanmaa 2 1 1
13. Pohjois-Pohjanmaa 8 5 3
14. Kainuu 1 0 1
Other 2 0 2
134 61 73

10. Chemicals and Materials Technology
Pipeline
FinNano Research Product Development Commercial
Coatings •Improved catalyst Gas catalyst
•Functional paints and coatings materials materials (Ecocat)
•Hybrid coatings
Anti-fingerprint room Nanoactive porous
•Colour coated sheet metal products
•plastic film surfaces temperature curing structures (Omya)
•Nanocomposite UV-TiO2
Materials coatings nanoparticle
•catalytic materials with nanoscale active •Nanopowder retention systems
sites synthesis, functional (Kemira)
•building materials
coatings Self cleaning
•glass colouring technology
•carbon based nanomaterials •Metal-based facades
•Nanocomposites in packaging materials nanoparticles (<100 (UV-Chemicals)
•Special compounds;TPEs and silicone nm) Ceramic powders for
•coil coated sheet thermal spraying
Nanoparticles metals (Millidyne)
•Nanoscale UV-TiO2 products for
nano cobalt oxide
cosmetics, paints and photocatalytics.
•Nanoparticle binder and sizing products Conducting
•Ceramic powders polymers (Panipol)
•Metal-based nanoparticles Nanocomposites
•Nano-sized particles added to tooling (Amroy)
materials, nano-particle alloying of
copper

11. Product Pipeline for electronics
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Sensors •Nanoimprint Semiconductor
• Gas sensors for chemical and
biological probes materials materials, display
•Production of sensors by •Nanoimprint- application
nanolithography based quantum materials
Processes dot lasers (Braggone)
•Nanoimprint techniques •Diffractive optics, Sensors
•ALD for new applications plastic material, (VTI, Environics,
•Photomasks
•Coatings in high-temperature ovens coatings Dekati)
•Surface treatments •Conductive, Lasers
•Laser ablation and coating solutions transparent thin (Coherent,
Lasers and Optics films for displays Modulight)
•Optics/quantum-mechanical •Particle Sensors Fotomasks
semiconductor lasers (Mikcell)
•quantum-dot lasers
•optical nanostuctures Optics
(Modine,
Components Heptagon)
•carbon nanobud based electronics
components Fibres
•Battery technology (Liekki)
•RF integration in cell phones

12. Forest Products Technology Pipeline
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Packaging •More complex Filter material
•food freshness indicators filtration products (Ahlstrom)
•barrier materials •chemicals for use
O2 and H2S
•active packaging materials in performance indicators
materials (UPM Raflatac)
New Materials •advanced paper
•wood based composites products, Coatings
•Composite applications, changes to the (Pikoteknik)
lubrication functional
properties of
Papers paper
•paper and surface chemistry
•Improvements to paper-
making process
•Controlling functional
properties of paper
•filtration and chemical
dosing

13. Life Sciences Technology Pipeline
FinNano Research Product Development Commercial
Diagnostics •Drug products Diagnostic tools
•Nanoparticles in multitester / based on containing
invitro diagnostics nanoparticles nanoparticles
•miniaturisation of diagnostics, Controlled (Orion Diagnostica,
improvements in analytical nanotopography of AniBiotech)
sensitivity, multiplexing possibilities thin films
•DNA based diagnostic applications •coatings, raw
•Improved reagents, sensors materials
applications
Treatments •Bioabsorbable
•Nanoparticulate drug carriers implants
•Drug nanoparticles, primarily for •Microencapsulation
inhalation administration
•Controlled nanotopography of
tissue adhering thin films
Techniques
•Nanoencapsulation

14. Instruments & Tools Technology Pipeline
FinNano Research Product Development Commercial
•Laserinterferometric •Bioanalytical •Langmuir- and
measurement and positioning Assays Langmuir-
•Realtime monitoring of •Infrared Blodgett troughs
nanoscale self-assembly Spectrometers (KSV Instruments,
process •Materials Kibron)
•Thin films and coatings based processing with •Surface
on ALD lasers Chemistry
•Nanoparticle based coatings •Functional glass Instrumentation
and material modifications and ceramics (KSV
Instruments)
•ALD Reactors
(Beneq, Picosun,
Planar)
•nHALO
equipment
(Beneq Oy)

15. The Finnish nanotechnology landscape:
FinNano Electronics Chemicals and Forest Life Sciences
Materials Products
Instruments and Tools

16. HybtoniteTM Nanocomposite material
improves hockey sticks, skis and
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Improved stiffness and strength
of composite materials
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
incorporated into a fibre matrix
as a resin
Value chain – from
Innovation originated from
Jyväskylä University
Bayer supplied nanotubes
incorporated in resin by Amroy
Resin then sold to
manufacturers, such as
Montreal Hockey, Peltonen
Skis, Karhu etc.
Image Source: montrealhockey.com

17. Amer Sports; performance skis, tennis
rackets with strong branding
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Carbon fibre tennis rackets and
alpine skis with improved
strength, stability and power
Technical Solution
Voids occur between carbon
fibres
Voids are filled with nanoscopic
silicon dioxide crystals
Improves stability of entire matrix

18. nGlass decorative tiles
FinNano Exceptionally attractive glass tiles
Technical Solution
Topmost layer of glass is coloured
Glass surface is heated and then coated with nanoscale
particles
Different colours achieved by altering composition and
distribution of particles
Technology can be intregrated into glass
manufacturer’s production line
Source: nGLASS

19. Startex Ski wax – secret behins Finnish
success in Sapporo World Championships
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Super-hydrophobic coating
enables superior sliding for
skis
Increases cross-country skier
speed 5-10 seconds per 5 km
Project done in co-operation
between Startex, VTT State
Research Center of Finland,
ABR Innova and supported by Image Source: startex.fi
Tekes funding

20. Atomic Layer Deposition
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Ability to apply ultra-thin
films to substrates (with
complex features)
Technology
Alternating pulses of
reactants
Self-limiting
Business Model
Production of equipment
which can then be used
in industrial processes Image Source: Beneq

21. Increases in research funding mean that time to
market for research is from 2-4 years
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Projected Increase in Time to Market
Research Budget
Chemicals and 83% 2,3 years
Materials
Forest Products 75% 2,7 years
Electronics 114% 3,4 years
Life Sciences 43% 3,7 years

22. The key challenge is still achieving
reliable mass production
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What have you found to be the main challenges when
commercialising nanotechnology?
Others (please specify)
Challenges in identifying commercial applications during collaboration
with universities
Lack of Standards
Lack of Customer/Consumer Acceptance
Difficulties in Achieving Reliable Mass Production
Shortages of Funding
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of respondents naming this as a factor

23. Almost every firm works with research
partners
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technologies”
Only one firm conducts nanotechnology research entirely in
house
Respondents were asked ”What is the relative importance of
the following types of partner?”
Not Very
Important Important
1 2 3 4 N/a
Universities in Finland 8 13 20 30 0
Universities Abroad 15 23 18 5 4
Public Research Centers 13 16 21 18 2
Horizontal Collab. 28 18 10 3 6
Vertical Collab. 5 11 18 35 2

24. IP, Idenfifying Commercial Opportunities are
main challenges in working with Universities
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We asked ”Have any of the following issues made it more
difficult to generate commercially viable results when working
with universities?”
Not Very
Important Important
1 2 3 4 N/a
Basic Orientation of 15 25 17 5 6
Research
Challenges in Identifying 17 14 18 5 6
Commercial Opportunities
Communication Problems 27 21 10 3 7
Issues related to Ownership 14 15 18 15 7
of Intellectual Property
Underdevelopment of 10 22 20 11 6
Production Technologies
Insufficient Knowledge of 17 15 17 15 5
Business or Markets

25. Research is financed using own funding
and Tekes support
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We asked ” What has been the relative importance of the
following sources of funding for your research activities?
Not Very
Important Important
1 2 3 4 N/a
Own Funding 4 11 16 43 0
Tekes 6 8 19 38 1
Academy of Finland 41 3 5 2 12
Public/Private 40 4 6 3 11
Foundations
European Union 32 12 7 5 8
Other foreign public 39 3 7 1 12
sources
Other Firms 29 10 10 7 7

26. Some evidence of a skills shortage in
nanotechnology
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"Have you found it to be easy or difficult to recruit skilled people in
areas connected to nanotechnology?"
30
Number of Responses
25
20
15
10
5
0
Very Easy Very Difficult
44% of respondents found recruitment to be ’difficult’ or ’very
difficult’
Next step is to look at whether particular sectors are affected,
and which skills are most in demand

27. Approximately half of the respondents
had participated in FinNano
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45 had participated in the FinNano program, 42 had not
Those that had participated had done so by:
Attending events (27 respondents)
Participating in FinNano funded projects (28)
The level of satisfaction with the FinNano project, among those
that had participated, was generally good:
How succesful do you think that the Tekes FinNano program has
been in meeting its objectives?
Completely Successful
Successful
Neutral
Unsuccessful
Completely Unsuccessful
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of respondents choosing this as an option

28. Summary
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Number of active Finnish companies in
nanotechnology has more than doubled since Tekes
FinNano-program started. 45 companies have
commercial products or processes.
Most industries have a deep pipeline of research, to be
realised in 2-4 years.
Like with most emerging technologies, delays in
commercialization can be expected. Reliable mass
production is one of the key challenges.