Nano company to pursue nerve agent detection technology

Oct. 4, 2006 — NanoDynamics Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y., diversified nano and manufacturing company, announced that its subsidiary ND Life Sciences received a $738,653 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Award from the National Institutes of Environmental Health Services.

Based in the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, ND Life Sciences is specifically focused on developing nanomaterials and nano-enabled technologies for applications in biotechnology and health. Joining forces with chemical detection specialists ICx-Agentase, ND Life Sciences will use the SBIR funding for development of a nano-enabled biocatalytic air monitor capable of detecting hazardous nerve agents at extremely low concentrations in air.

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