Oxonica operates in the exciting area of nanomaterials. The company is application focused with a portfolio of in-house developed new product opportunities. It also commercialises IPR researched over many years in The University of Oxford.

It employs scientists from the key enabling areas of physics, materials science, chemistry and biochemistry. Its strong commercial team has wide ranging industry experience from electronics and telecommunications through to speciality and performance chemicals.

Oxonica's technology allows it to successfully design, manipulate and engineer certain properties of materials at the nano-scale. It has a portfolio of 22 patents covering materials and applications of commercial significance.

Oxonica's intellectual property derives from a compelling combination of three key technology pillars: solid state physics, colloidal chemistry and coating technology. A large number of potential materials with differing functionalities and surface properties can be generated by Oxonica.

However the company really stands apart because of its expertise in applying the science to short term applications. Oxonica has a strong platform technology - it currently offers commercial products in the fields of fuel catalysis and personal care, and its research and development department is developing a suite of products for diverse sectors including medical diagnostics and security.

The emerging Nanotechnology Industry is broad and diversified and is a sub-sector of the Materials Industry. On the second of July 2003, Science and Innovation Minister Lord Sainsbury announced DTI funding of ВЈ90 million into the nanotechnology sector over the next six years to help industry harness the commercial opportunities offered by this novel technology.