Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea

The Investment Landscape

Although it is certainly possible to make money investing in large public companies with nanotechnology initiatives (and many large institutional investors and mutual funds will take this route), the most exciting way to invest in a rapidly developing economic sector is to invest in emerging companies. For that reason, despite our assertion that much of the action will be in the big firms, it's worth taking a closer look at what these emerging companies are likely to look like and what both companies and investors can learn from what has happened before. There has been a great hue and cry to “return to business fundamentals,” but there are also great benefits in the easier access to capital and the start-up-friendly business ...