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NanoSpark: Nanotechnology into the Marketplace

NanoSpark is the academic entrepreneurship division of NanoCore. We work with all faculty, staff and students on matching promising ideas with financial backing and/or industry. We are inviting researchers, from undergrad to Prof to work with us on their ideas. We perform studies on the technical feasibility and soundness of an idea/technology. With help from the NUS Industry Liaison Office we perform commercial viability due diligence of an idea. To match ideas with money, we support researchers in developing proposals, executive summaries, business plans and presentations. Feel free to contact us. You never know what may be possible.

Services

  • -Idea Scouting
  • -Technical Feasibility Studies
  • -Commercial Due Diligence
  • -Support with Business Plan Writing
  • -Scouting for and Securing of Funding
  • -Scouting for and Liaising with Industry Partners
  • NRF-Proof of Concept Grants

    The 1st and 2nd National Research Foundation Proof of Concept grant call attracted ~ 400 proposals. 11 NUS researchers so far succeeded in obtaining funding for their idea. NanoSpark advised 4 of the succesful teams working on:

  • -Molecular Diagnostics
  • -Semiconductor Testing
  • -X-Ray Spectrometry
  • -Ultra-fast IR-Spectroscopy
  • The 3rd grant call is currently open. Details can be found here.

    1st NUS Academic Entrepreneurship Workshop

    10th November 2009, 2 - 7 pm, NUS University Hall Auditorium

    We are organizing the 1st NUS Academic Entrepreneurship Workshop. The mission is to bring together researchers on the NUS campus engaged in entrepreneurial activities as well as a number of guests from the entrepreneurial community. To allow them to learn from each other by sharing experiences from actual entrepreneurial ventures that they have undertaken in the past or are undertaking right now.

    Download the Program here.

    Investors

    We are typically working with Business Angels and Venture Capitalists who are funding early stage companies in Nanotechnology, Hardware & IT, Biotechnology, Biomedical Devices and Pharmaceutics. We are typically looking to match a promising idea from within NanoCore with a first round of angel or venture funding. We are also working on getting entrepreneurial individuals access to public funding. Business Angels and Venture Investors are welcome to contact us anytime.

    Industry

    Some technologies are more suitable to being commercialized by a larger industry player, rather than being spun-off into a start-up company. Individuals working in Industry who are looking for technologies to enhance their product portfolio are welcome to contact us anytime.

    Contact

    Please send an informal email to the NanoSpark Manager.