Business model

Enabler

Today, the Nanogate AG focuses on the field of chemical nanotechnology and, in doing so, functions as one of the leading international enablers. Nanogate develops, produces and markets system solutions for equipping products with new and additional functional properties on the basis of nano composites. As an enabler, the company bridges the gap between the manufacturers of the basic materials and the industrial clients of product solutions. As a result, nanotechnology can be utilized industrially for clients on the one hand and on the other, the user can efficiently recycle the starting materials of nanotechnology.
As an enabler, Nanogate is not restricted to specific basic materials, substrates or sectors. Virtually any surface, such as glass, ceramics, concrete, textiles or polymers can be programmed with additional properties like electrical conductivity, corrosion protection or water / oil repellence. Waterproofing, catalytic, antibacterial, ultra low friction or combinations of these are included in the functions already available.
The core competence of Nanogate lies in the development of complete solutions in accordance with the specific sector and customer requirements for industrial companies and strategic marketing partners. Based on many years know-how in the fields of chemistry, materials science and engineering, Nanogate offers, on the one hand, the development of composites based on chemical nanotechnology and, on the other hand, the integration of nano formulations in or to each customer’s products and processes.
Nanogate has a broad sector, substrate and function portfolio, a sound patent basis in the form of a distinct IP portfolio and a complex network.

Partnerships

Nanogate promotes cooperation with various sector partners with respective marketing channels. These partnerships have numerous advantages such as, for example, shorter development times, a faster time-to-market, reduced market entry risks, precise solutions and efficient market access. These cooperations have brought about efficient products for industrial use and for marketing partners, and these have then be marketed internationally. Companies include those in mechanical engineering, plants construction, the automotive industry, the printing industry, the energy supply or manufacturers of consumer goods. The profitable business model is currently being supported by two partners (Nanogate Advanced Materials and Holmenkol Sport-Technologies).

History

Nanogate ranks among the pioneers of European nanotechnology. Founded in 1998 as a spin-off of the Leibniz Institut für Neue Materialien (INM) in Saarbrücken, since its operative launch in 1999, the company has established itself as an internationally leading enabler for nanotechnology. Right from the start, Nanogate´s key claim has been to convert scientific visions into real market successes, and to establish itself with customers early on as a strategic key partner in the application, use and marketing of chemical nanotechnology. During its launch phase, the company was still very much scientific and technology orientated. In the years to follow, through a phase in product orientation, it further developed into today´s market orientated company with sector competence and a broad technology portfolio.