Active in the SBIR space across several agencies from founding of the firm until 2006-7, Nanosys, Inc. is organized around development of state-of-the-art Quantum Dot technology - nanotechnology enabled products utilizing high performance inorganic nanostructures, Nanosys has built one of the broadest technology platforms in the industry with over 500 patents and patent applications covering fundamental areas of nanotechnology. Privately held, Nanosys collaborates with industry leaders to develop revolutionary high-value, high-performance products for computing, optoelectronics, communications, renewable energy, defense and the life sciences Nanosys' proprietary QDEF® technology is a key component of the Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV revolution and is enabling a new generation of displays utilizing Quantum Dots to deliver vivid color, lifelike brightness and incredible power efficiency at a fraction of the cost of competing technologies. Industry leading consumer electronics brands have shipped award-winning devices from tablets to TVs based on Nanosys proprietary Quantum Dot technology. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA., the firm operates the worlds largest Quantum Dot nanomaterials fab with manufacturing capacity for over 25 tons of Quantum Dot materials per year. In-q-tel focus; Under the collaboration iniated with In-Q-Tel indcations were that Nanosys would apply its novel electronics technology for innovative uses in the area of high-performance communications.
