2012 Study of Nanotechnology Commercialization in the United States

这项研究是新农合在2009年、2006年和2003年进行的评估美国制造商纳米技术跨行业商业化趋势的研究的后续研究。拟议的研究系列旨在追踪美国纳米技术行业的持续演变和成熟，制定纳米技术领域的创业活动和产业集群的概况，并确定多个行业领域的共同和具体关注事项。2009年的研究是在一次严重的经济衰退期间进行的，对从行业高管那里获得的270个完整数据集的分析表明，近80%的受访者组织受到了影响。结果还表明，由于投资资本的紧缩，许多纳米技术初创公司正在进行重大整合，而即使是大型制造商和最终用户也推迟或削减了纳米技术产品开发计划，以应对短期内的经济衰退。2012-13年的研究将考察现有组织如何将纳米技术进步扩展和整合到创新产品中。如果成功，这项工作将通过分析不同纳米技术产品部门的“开放创新”和垂直整合的水平，以及工业需求如何推动纳米技术研究突破转化为商业部门，提供重要的见解。这项研究的意义和好处在于在整个行业内传播纳米制造中的创业和商业活动中的“软”指标和最佳实践。这些信息可用于地方、州和联邦各级的行业基准和政策规划。这些发现将确定关键的资源需求，并提出可能导致整合纳米技术进步的制造商提高竞争力的方法，从而促进该行业为美国社会提供的技术和经济利益的加速接收。

This research study is a follow-up to previous studies performed by the NCMS in 2009, 2006 and 2003 to assess the cross-sector commercialization trends in nanotechnology by US manufacturers. The proposed study series aims to track the continuing evolution and maturation of the US nanotechnology industry, develop profiles of entrepreneurial activity and industrial clustering in nanotechnology, and identify common and specific concerns across multiple industry sectors. The 2009 study was performed during a major economic recession, and analysis of 270 complete datasets obtained from industry executives indicated nearly 80 percent of the respondents' organizations were impacted. The results also indicated that significant consolidation was underway among many nanotechnology startups due to constriction of investment capital, while even large manufacturers and end-users had delayed or trimmed nanotechnology product development programs to weather the recession in the short-term. The 2012-13 study will examine how currently extant organizations are positioned to scale and integrate nanotechnology advances into innovative products.If successful, this work should provide important insights through analytics into the level of "open-innovation" and vertical integration in different nanotechnology product sectors, and how industrial requirements are driving the translation of nanotechnology research breakthroughs to the commercial sector. The significance and benefits of the study lie in industry-wide dissemination of the "soft" metrics and best practices in entrepreneurial and commercial activities in Nanomanufacturing. This information can be used for industry benchmarking and policy planning at the local, state and federal levels. The findings will identify critical resource needs and propose approaches that could lead to the improved competitiveness of manufacturers integrating nanotechnology advances, and thereby promote the accelerated receipt of the technological and economic benefits provided by that industry to US society.