New Materials Startups

Nuvin produces dried egg ingredients and functional egg-based solutions—including whole egg, yolk, egg white, binders, and eggshell membrane products—for pet food manufacturers. It valorizes side streams from human food processing and offers R&D support through its Innovation Center for dry foods, wet foods, and treats.

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Nachurs Alpine Solutions is a North American specialty liquids chemical manufacturer that produces precision-placed liquid fertilizers for agricultural growers, marketed under the ALPINE and NACHURS brands. It also supplies liquid chemical products under the NASi brand to the oil and gas, transportation, mining, and industrial chemical markets across the United States and Canada.

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Nactarome develops tailored natural flavour, taste, and colour solutions for food and beverage manufacturers, supporting products from initial concept through industrial production. It combines consumer and market insights with culinary and processing expertise to help clients respond to emerging food and beverage trends.

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NALA Systems manufactures chlorine-tolerant reverse osmosis membranes for industrial water treatment and reuse. The membranes are designed for water and energy-conscious industries, offering improved durability and efficiency over standard polyamide membranes.

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NALA Membranes develops chlorine-tolerant reverse osmosis membranes made from sulfonated polysulfone that resist fouling and withstand chlorine cleaning far longer than standard polyamide membranes. Its products target water- and energy-conscious industries needing advanced water treatment and reuse, aiming to lower operating costs and cleaning cycles.

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NAMé Recycling collects PET, HDPE, and LDPE plastic waste through a network of informal collectors and businesses in Cameroon, then sorts, washes, and processes it into flakes and PET straps. These recycled raw materials are sold on local and international markets for use in manufacturing, supporting a circular economy across Central Africa.

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Nanosummit develops new materials by combining bio-derived cellulose nanofibers (CNF) with isolated, dispersed carbon nanotubes (CNT). Its products include CNT conductive yarn, CNT resin composites, and a graphene dispersion.

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Nanobionic makes a coating of infrared-emitting minerals that is applied to fabrics, foams, leathers and textiles to reflect body heat back to the wearer, intended to promote local blood flow, recovery, athletic performance and sleep. It sells the technology as coatings and membranes for use in apparel, bedding, footwear, medical and military products.

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Nano Catalytics develops patent-pending nano and micro particles that, when activated by radio frequency, release catalysts to trigger polymerization on demand, allowing manufacturers to cure adhesives and parts without heating the entire object. Sold as ready-to-use additives to formulators, the technology currently targets the adhesives market and is aimed at chemical and manufacturing applications.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[{"full_name": "Adam Malofsky", "title": "CEO"}, {"full_name": "Steve Levin", "title": "COO"}]

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Nanoe manufactures high-performance ceramic powders and composites, including alumina and zirconia, serving demanding industries such as biomedical and semiconductors. The company also produces Zetamix, a line of ceramic and metal filaments compatible with 3D printers.

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Nanoflexion is a medtech spin-off developing an electrospun nanofiber surgical patch that acts as a biodegradable, biocompatible barrier to prevent anastomotic leakage and postoperative adhesions after colorectal and gastrointestinal surgery. The patch is applied during surgery without extra tools and can serve as a local drug delivery system, targeting surgical care in Europe.

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NanoFrontier develops and commercializes nanoparticle technologies derived from Tohoku University, enabling cost-effective solutions for water contamination detection, next-generation battery systems, cooling performance, hydrogen transport, and drug delivery applications. The company offers custom nanoparticle development, contract manufacturing, and technology licensing to industrial and research customers.

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NanoHalen develops rapid, low-impact testing methods for analyzing the quality of drinking and domestic water. The company positions its measurement products as simpler and more environmentally friendly alternatives to existing water analysis methods.

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NanoInGreen uses microbial fermentation with a platform of over 150 microorganism strains as biofactories to produce bioavailable, GRAS-status, GMO-free ingredients for the food industry, such as a natural food preservative and a highly absorbable iron mineral. It serves food companies looking to enhance formulations, replace existing ingredients, or develop new nutritional products.

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Nanoionix develops EcoCer, a class of permanent, self-disinfecting ceramic materials and coatings that continuously inactivate bacteria, viruses, fungi, and algae without leaching into the environment. The coatings can be applied to metal, plastic, glass, ceramic, textile, wood, and paper during manufacturing or as an aftermarket treatment.

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Nanom uses a patented top-down accelerator technology to convert micron-scale materials into controlled nanoparticles engineered for conductivity, porosity, and energy efficiency, used in batteries, electronics, and other products. Its chemical-free process also reuses battery and industrial waste to produce high-value nanomaterials for the energy storage and manufacturing sectors.

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Nanomagnetics develops magnet-based hardware and products, including Nanoport technology for connecting devices as modular magnetic building blocks, Nanodots precision-milled neodymium magnet spheres, and magnetic motion experiments like MEGA marbles. The company also supplies magnets for manufacturing and offers joint development opportunities for projects using magnetism.

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An AI platform for materials science and nanotechnology that provides property prediction, synthesis guidance, and research briefings for R&D teams working with nanomaterials and advanced matter. The site also publishes practical guides and Q&A explaining product workflows and usage.

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Nanordica Medical develops the Nanordica Advanced Antibacterial Wound Dressing, a sterile single-use dressing made of natural silk nanofibers with antibacterial nanoparticles (Premotiv technology) that prevents infection and promotes healing of chronic and infected wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers. The Estonian medtech company, a spin-off of the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, serves wound-care and clinical settings.

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NanoScoping is a Brazilian biotechnology company that uses its nTechnology nanotechnology platform to develop biocompatible, biodegradable active ingredients with properties like prolonged release and better penetration. Its inputs serve the cosmetics, veterinary dermatology, nutritional supplement, and agricultural sectors.

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NanoSuit株式会社 develops the Japan-originated NanoSuit® method, a technology that enables electron microscope observation of living organisms, fixed specimens, cells, and biological particles such as viruses and exosomes in a wet or living state with minimal changes to fine structures. Spun out from Hamamatsu University School of Medicine research, it targets applications in life sciences, healthcare, cosmetics, and food.

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Nanovis develops and manufactures nanoscale surface technologies designed to improve the integration of orthopedic, spinal, and dental implants. It supplies these implant surface technologies to medical device makers and OEM partners in the medtech industry.

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Nanoxo manufactures ZnO quantum dots and nanoparticles using a proprietary synthesis method, producing stable, monodispersed, passivated and biosafe materials with options for custom chemical coupling. It also produces solvent-free metal halide perovskite powders with phase purity and batch-to-batch repeatability for materials and device applications.

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Natac is a company focused on natural products research that organizes the Premios Nacionales de Investigación Natac, national awards recognizing scientific work on bioactive compounds and natural product extraction.

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