| Nanotechnology & MEMS Industy Overview 2008 |
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| Companies in Plunkett's Nanotechnology & MEMS 300 | 323 |
| Companies in the Lux Nanotechnology Index: May 2008 | 23 |
| Estimated Companies Active in Nanotechnology Research, Including Start-Ups, Worldwide 2008 (Plunkett Research estimate) | 2,500 |
| U.S. Federal Government Funding for Nanotechnology Research
Source: U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) |
2001 | 464 | Mil. US$ | 2006 | 1,351.2 | Mil. US$ |
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2002 | 697 | Mil. US$ | 2007 | 1,425.0 | Mil. US$ |
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2003 | 863 | Mil. US$ | 2008 | 1,491.0 | Mil. US$ | Estimate |
2004 | 989 | Mil. US$ | 2009 | 1,527.0 | Mil. US$ | Proposed |
2005 | 1,200 | Mil. US$ |
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| Breakdown of U.S. Nanotechnology Research by Agency 2006-2009 |
| Source: NNI (In Millions of U.S. $) |
| Agency | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Estimate* | 2009
Proposed |
| Department of Defense (DOD) | 424 | 450 | 487 | 431 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 360 | 389 | 389 | 397 |
| Department of Energy (DOE) | 231 | 236 | 251 | 311 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 192 | 215 | 226 | 226 |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology | 78 | 88 | 89 | 110 |
| NASA | 50 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
| * The 2008 DOD estimate exceeds the 2008 request by $112 million but includes many Congressional earmarks that are outside the NNI plan. |
| Quantity | Unit | Source |
| Global Market for Nanotechnology Products: 2015 | 1.0 | Tril. US$ | NSF |
| Global Market for Nanotechnology Products: 2006 | 50 | Bil. US$ | LUX |
| Global MEMS Device Market: 2008 | 8.0 | Bil. US$ | PRE |
| Global MEMS Device Market: 2010 | 9.86 | Bil. US$ | Yole |
| Global MEMS Systems Market: 2008 | 72 | Bil. US$ | Yole |
| Global MEMS Systems Market: 2010 | 95 | Bil. US$ | Yole |
| Venture Capital Funding for Nanotechnology | Quantity | Unit | Source |
| 2006 | 699 | Mil. US$ | LUX |
| 2007 | 720 | Mil. US$ | PRE |
| 2008 | 675 | Mil. US$ | PRE |
| Global Government Funding of Nanotechnology Research: 2005 | 4.1 | Bil. US$ | NSF |
| Global Number of Researchers Working in Nanotechnology*: 2006 | 11.8 | Bil. US$ | LUX |
| Global Number of Researchers Working in Nanotech.: 2007 | 25 | Thous. | PRE |
| Global Workforce in Nanotechnology Industries: 2018 | 2.0 | Mil. | NSF |
| Japanese Government Funding of Nanotechnology Research: 2005 | 950 | Mil. US$ | NSF |
| NNI = U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative; NSF = U.S. National Science Foundation; Yole = Yole Development; LUX = Lux Research PRE = Plunkett Research estimate. |
| * Includes government, corporate and investors. |
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| Plunkett's Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Almanac 2008 |
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