60 Top Nanotechnology Startups and Companies in Canada

This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Nanotechnology companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Nanotechnology industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

• Innovation
  • Innovative ideas
  • Innovative route to market
  • Innovative product
• Growth
  • Exceptional growth
  • Exceptional growth strategy
• Management
• Societal impact

Top Canada Nanotechnology Startups

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Vive Crop Protection

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Vive makes effective and sustainable pesticides for organic and non-organic production.

NanoXplore

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A graphene company, a manufacturer and supplier of high volume graphene powder for use in industrial markets.

Nanotech Security

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Nanotech Security is a public company that designs and commercializes advanced security products and devices.

Nicoya Lifesciences

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Nicoya is a nanotechnology company developing sensor products that will change the world

Edgehog

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Edgehog offers bio-inspired, nanotextured, anti-reflection glass for high performance solar panels.

Nano One

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Nano One is a Vancouver-based technology company

Alchemy

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Nanotechnology preventing critical sensor damage and blindness in autonomous vehicles

ORA Graphene Audio Inc.

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Advanced Nanomaterials for High Performance Loudspeakers

nplex biosciences

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NPlex Biosciences develops a proteomic technology platform designed to understand, detect, and treat diseases with DNA nanotechnology.

Summit Nanotech

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Summit Nanotech is a B2B company that specializes in nanotechnology to upscale and manufacture modular commercial systems.

Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc.

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Carbon Upcycling Technologies uses the pollution of today to build the materials of tomorrow.

Cardiol Therapeutics

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Cardiol Therapeutics develops innovative cannabidiol medicines for heart disease.

Quantiam Technologies

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Quantiam Technologies Inc. to complete a carbon capture, storage and use technology.

Sixth Wave Innovations

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Sixth Wave is a nanotechnology company that captures several verticals that can appeal to multiple industries and market segments.

QD Solar Inc.

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QD Solar is a technology company based in Canada that develops photovoltaic cells that use colloidal quantum dot technology.

Coloursmith Labs Inc.

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Coloursmith develops breakthrough optical filtering technologies in ophthalmic devices.

Interface Fluidics

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Interface Fluidics is an international technology company offering innovative reservoir fluid analysis services.

Sona Nanotech Ltd.

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Sona Nanotech Ltd. is a nano technology life science firm.

Zergo

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Zergo is developing a nanotechnology-based in vitro health diagnostic. First application is a urine test for helping people get pregnant.

Kraken Sense

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Kraken Sense develops an automated pathogen detection platform that includes sensors to detect bacterial contamination in real-time.

Drinkable

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Drinkable is utilizing breakthroughs in electrochemistry to provide effortless, affordable, and accurate drinking water testing.

CelluForce

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CelluForce is into development and commercial production of Cellulose NanoCrystals (CNC), a new advanced biomaterial produced from wood.

NuVessl

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NuVessl is a nanotechnology company that specializes in pharmaceutical, product development, and research development.

Lumiant

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Lumiant is a materials science company pioneering the thermite processing of Inorganic Synthesized nanocomposite (ISn™) materials.

Arylla

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Arylla is a company focused on making counterfeit goods a thing of the past.

Spectra Plasmonics

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Spectra Plasmonics is a drug-checking technology which detect trace amounts of dangerous substances like fentanyl.

Polyamyna

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Polyamyna is developing advanced antimicrobial technologies to combat multi, extensive and pan-drug-resistant pathogenic microorganisms.

NanoQuan

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NanoQuan develops and manufactures advanced nanocomposite materials.

NanoCnet

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NanoCnet introduces a new generation of nanomaterials for flexible transparent electrodes.

nFluids Inc.

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NFluids manufactures high performing nanoparticles to solve a variety of problems in oil and gas and other industries.

FlexCap Energy

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FlexCap Energy is a nanotechnology industry that provides flexible and customizable energy storage solutions for Wearable Electronics.

Acuitas Therapeutics

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Acuitas provides delivery solutions for molecular therapeutics using lipid nanoparticles (LNP).

Applied NanoTools

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Applied NanoTools is a company specializing in photonic sensors, fabrication, and optics.

Genesis Nanotechnology

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Applied Nanomaterials and Technologies: Discover, Develop, Position, Commercialize – EXIT

Canum Nanomaterials

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Canum is a carbon nanomaterials manufacturing company.

Maieutic Enterprises Incorporated

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Maieutic is a startup comprised of engineers who are developing a revolutionary die and surface casting technology called a programmable.

Preciseley Microtechnology

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Preciseley Microtechnology is a pioneer in the design and manufacturing of MEMS products.

Ascension Sciences

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Ascension Sciences is poised to discover and commercialize compounds and techniques for the pharma and nutraceutical industries.

Graphene Leaders Canada

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Graphene Leaders Canada (GLC) Inc. is an early stage private graphene production and applications solutions company.

Nfinite Nanotech

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Nfinite Nanotechnology develops a nanocoating technology that enables the fabrication of devices such as photovoltaics, and batteries.

Sonus Microsystems

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Sonus Microsystems Inc. is the creator of a special type of ultrasound transducer fabricated with polymer materials (polyCMUTs).

Integran Technologies

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Integran is the world leader in revolutionary metallurgical nano-technologies.

Ekidna Sensing

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Ekidna Sensing provides rapid, simple to operate, and on demand cannabinoid testing for the growing cannabis industry.

Applied Quantum

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AQM researches, develops, and synthesizes metal-free, biocompatible silicon quantum dots and semiconductor nanoparticles.

Angstrom Engineering

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Angstrom Engineering sell industry-leading thin film deposition systems for PVD and CVD processes.

Pliant Power Devices Inc.

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Developer of lithium ion batteries designed for wearable and printed electronics companies.

Nanogenecs

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Nanogenecs builds a portable medical diagnostic platform that measures blood chemistry in minutes to deliver actionable insights.

CMC Microsystems

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CMC Microsystems is a not-for-profit organization managing Canada’s National Design Network.

Axiomm Technologies

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Axiomm Technologies is a consumption nanotechnology company.

Spectral Devices

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Spectral Devices develops and commercilizes micro or nano-optical devices for compact and cost-effective multispectral imaging systems.

KPM-Accelerate

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The chemical accelerator program for start-ups in advanced materials, materials transformation, nanotechnology, and energy.

Nanotechnology World Network

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Nanotechnology World Network is a nanotechnology association company located in CONCORD.

Novacam Technologies

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novacam is based on 3D metrology systems.

Momentum Materials Solutions

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MMS develops a carbon-membrane based filtration process to help meet the clean water and chemical separations needs of the future.

Performance BioFilaments

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Performance BioFilaments is a pioneering firm offering nanocellulose additives that helps in the performance of a wide variety of products.

NanoIntegris

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NanoIntegris is the world’s leading supplier of High Purity, Semiconducting, and Metallic Inks.

Graphite Innovation & Technologies

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GIT is a leading Canadian materials engineering firm focused on delivering disruptive uses for graphene technologies.

SiO2

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SiO2 is an innovative, safe and efficient ultra-thin high-performance and industrial coatings.

Divergent Rays Computing

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Divergent Rays Computing, a startup community, has developed a scientific image analysis platform to assist labs with microscopic exams.

SiEPIC Kits

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SiEPIC Kits is a Vancouver-based company that develops silicon photonics technology solutions to turn your ideas into functional prototypes.