"Nanotechnology refers to any application
of science that deals with elements between 100 nanometres and
a tenth of a nanometer in size, in which size is critical to
the application's ultimate purpose" source: Lux Capital
Report 2002.
pSivida,
through its nano-structured BioSilicon™ technology, is
developing nanotechnology products.
The Company is participating in new markets that are viewed
by governments and corporate enterprises alike as extremely
important and capable of providing significant economic benefits.
BioSilicon™ is an example of top-down nanostructuring
whereby the element of silicon is nano structured to create
nano-pores within the material. These pores are typically about
10 atoms across and can be loaded with drug, peptides, genes,
proteins, radionuclides and other therapeutics or vaccines.
BioSilicon™ products and related intellectual property
will be developed in collaboration with Australian and international
universities and teaching hospitals, partly funded through government
grant initiatives such as the US National Nanotechnology Initiative
(NNI).
An example of such a corporate alliance is the collaboration
between pSiMedica and the prestigious Purdue University based
in Indiana USA, which has formed a centre for nanotechnology
excellence.
FUNDING FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY (US$ Millions)
| Region |
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
| Western Europe |
126
|
151
|
179
|
~225
|
~400
|
-
|
-
|
| Japan |
120
|
135
|
157
|
245
|
~465
|
~650
|
-
|
| United States |
116
|
190
|
255
|
270
|
422
|
604
|
710*
|
| Others # |
70
|
83
|
96
|
110
|
~380
|
~520
|
-
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
432
|
559
|
687
|
825
|
~1492
|
~2174
|
710
|
[Source: Nanotechnology
Paper]
*Requested on President's
budget.
*Includes Taiwan, Australia, Canada, China, Eastern Europe,
Korea, Singapore, Russia and others.
"If you line up 10 hydrogen atoms, you'll be working with
something about one nanometre across". Source: Lux Capital
Report 2002.
GLOBAL PARTNERING
ACTIVITY IN NANOTECHNOLOGY 1995 - 2001
| |
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
| Published Patents |
531
|
536
|
622
|
771
|
1162
|
1549
|
1979
|
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