| Nanotechnology
Overview 2004
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Companies
in the Merrill Lynch Nanotechnology Index |
25 |
| Companies
in Plunkett's Nanotechnology & MEMS 250 |
260 |
| Estimated
Companies active in Nanotechnology Research, Worldwide
2004 |
900 |
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(including startups-Plunkett Research estimate) |
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| U.S.
Federal Government Funding for Nanotechnology Research |
|
1997 |
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$116 million |
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2001
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$464 million |
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2004 |
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$961 million |
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2005 |
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$982 million |
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2005
Breakdown:
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Percent
of research funding directed to universities |
65% |
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Research
investments by Agency: |
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National Science Foundation |
$305 million |
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Defense
|
$276 million |
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Energy |
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$211 million |
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National Institutes of Health |
$89 million |
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Commerce (NIST) |
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$53 million |
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NASA |
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$35 million |
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Agriculture |
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$5 million |
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EPA |
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$5 million |
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Justice |
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$2 million |
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Homeland Security |
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$1 million |
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| Global
market for nanotechnology products in 2015 |
$1
trillion |
|
(National
Science Foundation estimate)
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| Venture
Capital Funding for Nanotechnology, U.S. |
|
|
|
(Plunkett Research estimate) |
|
2002 |
$250
million |
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|
2003 |
$350
million |
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|
2004 |
$400
million |
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| Global
Government Funding of Nanotechnology Research (includes
U.S.)
2002 |
$3
billion |
|
(source:
National Nanotechnology Initiative)
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| Global
number of researchers working in nanotechnology (includes
U.S.)
2003 |
20,000 |
|
(source:
National Nanotechnology Initiative)
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| Global
workforce in nanotechnology industries, 2018 (includes
U.S.) |
2
million |
|
(National
Science Foundation estimate)
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| Japanese
Government Funding of Nanotechnology Research, 2004 |
$875
million |
|
(source:
Council for Science and Technology Policy, Japan) |
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