Nanotechnology commercialization in China

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Nanotechnology commercialization in China
the Workshop on Nanotechnology, Society and Policy

• Dupeng
• dupeng_at_casipm.ac.cn
• Oct.2009

IPMCAS
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• Introduction
• Status of Nano. industry in China
• Issues of Nano. commercialization in China
• Policy Implication

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• Nanotechnology, the emerging field of
  manipulating matter at the nano-scale, is
  expected to become a key, transformative
  technology of the 21st century.
• Nanotechnology applications in areas as diverse
  as healthcare, energy storage, agriculture, water
  purification, and security are envisioned, and
  these anticipated developments have encouraged
  significant investments in nanotechnology
  research and development (RD) worldwide.

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• In 2000, the US National Nanotechnology
  Initiative (NNI) was started ,stimulating other
  countries. In the following years, more than 60
  countries had established their own
  nanotechnology RD program.
• For China
• In the National Middle and Long-term ST
  Development Program Outline (2006-2020),
  nanotechnology has been identified as a priority
  mission area and as a key frontier technology
  over the next 15 years.
• Such investments by China government have begun
  to translate into world-class research results in
  terms of published papers, paper citations, and
  patents.
• China has emerged as one of the key global
  players in the field of nanotechnology.

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China Nano-publications grew rapidly , reaching
at the second

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WSJ.com

• China's Nanotechnology Gains Have U.S. Looking
  Over Its Shoulder
• SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 BY ANDREW BATSON
• Andrew Batson concluded, "China is rapidly
  catching up to the U.S. in nanotechnology."

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High-priority RD needs for nanotech
commercialization
Roadmap Vision (sourceAIChE 2005 Annual Meeting)
Start with existing needs, problems, or
challenges in end-uses
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Status of Nanotechnology industy in China

• (source Research Report on Chinese High-Tech
  Industries,2009 Chinese ST Invest, No.10, 2008
  Report on Nano-material industrialization in
  China,2001 )
• the number of nano-enterprises

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Status of Nanotechnology industy in China

• Nano-enterprises scale (Registered capital)
• (1 CNY0.15 USD)

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Status of Nanotechnology industy in China
Application of nanotechnology in various
industries in China

• In 2005, market size of nano material in China is
  3.5 billion CNY (about 0.51billion USD), 93 is
  Nano powder.

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Status of Nanotechnology industy in China
RD activity distribution in various institutions
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Status of Nanotechnology industy in China

• In Nano-enterprises eyes

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Status of Nanotechnology industy in China

• Statistically, China ranked No.2 in the quantity
  of the publications and the citation of
  Nanotechnology, following US. We make significant
  progress in the research of nano-material ,
  characterization of nanostructures, molecule -
  assembling and so on . Some of them reach the
  advanced status.Compared with developed
  countries, Nanotechnology industy in China is
  considered in its infancy.
• From Sep. 1, 2009, Pro. Bai Chunli, the
  Executive vice president of the Chinese Academy
  of Sciences in International Conference on
  Nanoscience and Technology, China 2009 (ChinaNANO
  2009)

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Issues of Nano. Commercialization in China

• Driving of Nano. commerialization

Demand
Technology
Resourse
Nano. Commercialization
Government
Public(consumer)
Enterprise
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Issues of Nano. Commercialization in China

• Technology
• In China, Nano is still very much occurring at
  the laboratory scale and isnt market-oriented .
  Nano commercialization is drived by technology
  instead of market.
• Demand
• The demand for nano is primary indirect.
  Nano-materials is not consumer goods, similar to
  electroplating industry.
• Resourse
• lack of private venture capital
• Enterprise
• Lack of industrial RD and infrastructure
  support
• Value chain is imperfect .

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Issues of Nano. Commercialization in China

• Public(consumer)
• Nanometer is one of the three most widely used
  high-tech words in China. Many people do not
  understand the meaning of nano .
• Because of the sudden popularity that the term
  nano enjoys, some companies in China have been
  finding that they can raise their profits simply
  by adding the label nano to their products.
• To the public, they rarely consider issues that
  nano may be harm to peoples health and the
  environment, but rather concern about what
  products are true nano-products.

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Issues of Nano. Commercialization in China

• Government
• Prioritization of nanotechnology research and
  development
• Industrialization guide
• No special innovation policy for nano
• Establish national Nano Industrialization Center
• Nanotechnology Industrialization Base of China
  (NIBC)
• Shanghai Nanotechnology Promotion Center (SNPC)

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NIBCNanotechnology Industry Increment Mode Chart
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Issues of Nano. Commercialization in China

• Government
• Market regulation(Nanotechnology Standards )
• Technical Committee on Nanotechnology of
  Standardization Administration of China
  founded(2005).
• Nano Standards(17) in China classify by standard
  character
• GB mandatory standard(0)
• GB/T voluntary standard(16)
• GB/Z technical guide(1)
• Nano Standards(17) in China classify by standard
  content
• Product(5)
• Method(10)
• Terminology(2)

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Chinese National Standard related Nanotechnology
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Chinese National Standard related Nanotechnology
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Issues of Nano. Commercialization in China

• A brief summary
• Among the driving forces of nano commerialization
  in China, govermment is the most active. On the
  condition of lack of private venture capital,
  government prefer establishing national
  industrialization center to making new innovation
  policy to incubate small nano company.
• In China, Nano is still very much occurring at
  the laboratory scale and isnt market-oriented.

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Policy Implication

• Research
• Funding by government is already "research"
  biased, more funding is needed for the
  "development" of products.
• More sophisticated and early market research is
  needed to bridge the science-to-commercialization
  gap. Markets and future products must be
  identified early in the RD stage, followed by
  periodic impartial reviews as innovations are
  transformed into prototypes that are placed into
  production and finally offered for sale.
• More research is needed for the social
  implications of nanotechnology

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Policy Implication

• Commercialization
• Place Nano commercialization as national priority
  with long term strategy
• Government support is needed to encourage more
  networking, strategic alliances and joint
  ventures for expanding international
  collaboration involving universities, RD
  laboratories, investors, manufacturers and
  product distributors.
• Need to establish new laws and regulations that
  encourage nanotechnology small and medium
  business growth, the expansion and development of
  larger, more sophisticated nanotechnology
  corporations and venture capital funds.
• Strengthen the management of nanotech application
  and production safety
• Amend existing regulations to favor certain
  industrial conduct and outcomes for good public
  policy

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Policy Implication

• Public
• Need to stay cool in the nano heat to avoid
  hype
• Make public know what is nanotechnology
• Organise dialogues between science community and
  the public

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• Thanks for
• your attention!