Top Nanotechnology Startups in 2026

Sila Nanotechnologies produces highly efficient batteries for use in electric vehicles, consumer electronics, the power grid and electric flight. Utilizing "drop in" methods that allow factories to produce our cells with existing technology and production equipment, we make the process of producing batteries easy and efficient. This innovation is not only limited to production processes. Our silicon-dominant anode products replace graphite entirely, delivering higher energy density.

We kill cancers and viruses non-invasively using targeted heat, without side effects. Our proprietary nanoparticles seek out and attach to diseased cells or pathogens. Our HET system sends energy only to our nanoparticles, heating them up, curing the patient.

NERv is developing biosensors that are embedded in wound drains and catheters to identify anastomotic leaks once they develop. The first device is an in-line device that augments existing wound drains to analyze peritoneal (abdominal) cavity fluid as it is extracted from inside the body. The second device is a "smart catheter" with the sensors embedded at the tip of the catheter and is placed within the abdominal cavity to monitor the patient continuously. The second system has been developed for surgeons who prefer to not use wound drains. Both however utilize the same sensing technology. Both systems can predict and notify the healthcare provider if early signs of a surgical leakage are detected by the sensors. NERv’s platform allows surgeons to detect leakages early, take the appropriate clinical response to help patients recover while avoiding the cascade of complications that arise from the late detection of the complication.

Daphne Technology is a green technology company based at the heart of innovation in Lausanne, Switzerland and Gothenburg, Sweden. In the view of International Maritime Organisation introducing regulations (IMO 2020) addressing pollutant gas emissions, Daphne has developed SulPure: a next-generation technology for exhaust gas purification. SulPure is an all-in-one, ready to install, turnkey solution for the shipping industry that simultaneously removes both SOx and NOx pollutants from marine engine exhaust gas. The key to the SulPure system is the NanoScrubber, which contains a cartridge system with nanofunctionalised surfaces that convert SOx and NOx to an agricultural fertiliser. SulPure thus produces zero waste, saves 50% in fuel costs, providing a simple and sustainable solution to ship owners to purify exhaust gas emissions and comply with tightening air pollution regulations.

With an expanding portfolio of intellectual property and interdisciplinary technical expertise, Peptineo represents the new face of biotechnology and bioengineering. By employing a systems-based approach, Peptineo technical solutions involve drug delivery combinations including “tunable” nano-carriers, engineered peptides, re-formulated pharmaceuticals, and as appropriate, recombinant proteins. Additionally, Peptineo is developing technologies that will greatly enhance and accelerate the drug discovery process. To that end, we are developing solutions that reflect research efforts in computer science, systems biology, physics, molecular biology, pharmacology, protein engineering and biotechnology. It is our belief that by having a broad range of technology and scientific expertise at our disposal, we will have the resources required to efficiently address current or evolving clinical demands.

HRL's scientists and engineers are on the leading edge of technology, conducting pioneering research, providing real-world technology solutions, and advancing the state of the art. We continue to be recognized as one of the world's premier physical science and engineering research laboratories.

SiPhox is building next-generation diagnostics infrastructure both for the home and the central lab. 6 out of 10 Americans have a chronic disease. Our mission is to enable new health and wellness paradigms to address this crisis.

We are an AI-driven advanced manufacturing company focused on democratizing the material science of nanotechnology. We're taking material science from trial and error informed by materials insight to data driven breakthroughs that change our world.