Nanobiotechnology

Technology Map Contents

May 2008

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Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Analytical and Characterization Methods
• Material Technologies
• Engineering and Fabrication Technologies

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
  • Life-Sciences Applications
  • Industrial Applications
• General Constraints
• Synergistic Technologies
• Competing Technologies
• Required Resources
• Regulatory Factors

Areas to Monitor

• Weak Links in Science and Technology
• The Propensity for Hype
• "Free" Resources
• Defense Research
• Nanomedicine
• Nanodiagnostics
• Environmental Health and Safety Frameworks
• Nanotoxicology
• Human Biomonitoring
• Human Augmentation
• Standards
• Molecular Self-Assembly
• Synthetic Biology
• Intellectual-Property Rights

Implications of Commercialization

• An Era of Science and Technology Innovation
• The Strategic Means to Accomplish National Economic Policy Objectives
• New Capabilities, New Products, and New Markets
• A Disruptive Force With Considerable Risk and Uncertainty

Opportunities

• Pharmaceutical Research and Development
• Medical Diagnostics
• Medical Materials
• Implantable Medical Devices
• Cosmetics and Personal Care
• Consumer Products
• Chemical Production
• Biothreat Detection and Prevention

Players

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