NanoXplore Acquires Assets of XG Sciences

GM Ventures Invests $10M in Forge Nano to Advance Atomic Armor Battery Coatings

October 16, 2024

Manufacturing

GM Ventures, the venture arm of General Motors, invested $10 million in Forge Nano to accelerate development and deployment of its Atomic Armor atomic layer deposition coatings for battery cathode materials. The investment includes a strategic partnership to explore using Forge Nano's high-throughput equipment to coat cathode active materials for GM's EV battery cells and supports Forge Nano's expansion of battery-material coating services, equipment sales and prototype cell production.

Ingevity Invests $60M in Nexeon to Support Silicon Anode Commercialization

August 2, 2022

Manufacturing

Ingevity Corporation has invested $60 million to acquire an equity stake in UK-based Nexeon Limited, a developer of silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The strategic investment supports commercialization and manufacturing scale-up of Nexeon's NSP-2 silicon anode technology and establishes a joint development and long-term activated carbon supply relationship between the companies.

Bruker Corporation Acquires NanoString Technologies Business

May 6, 2024

Medical Devices

Bruker Corporation has acquired substantially all assets of NanoString Technologies, Inc. through a court-supervised Chapter 11 asset sale for approximately $392.6 million in cash plus assumption of certain liabilities. The deal, announced April 2024 and closed in late April/early May 2024, brings NanoString's spatial biology and gene-expression product lines into Bruker to preserve customer access, product development, and jobs while expanding Bruker's life‑science instrumentation capabilities.

MaxLinear Acquires NanoSemi, Inc.

September 9, 2020

AI & Machine Learning

MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL) completed the acquisition of NanoSemi, Inc., a Boston-based MIT spinout that develops patented machine-learning IP to improve signal integrity and power efficiency in SoCs, ASICs and FPGAs. The initial consideration included $10 million in cash and 804,163 shares of MaxLinear common stock, plus $35 million in deferred cash and up to $35 million in potential earnouts; the deal expands MaxLinear's capabilities for 5G and wireless system customers.

Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Novogy's Microbial Engineering Platform

December 16, 2020

Biotechnology

Ginkgo Bioworks acquired the main assets of Novogy, Inc., absorbing Novogy's strain assets, IP portfolio, codebase and most of its technical team. The acquisition brings Novogy's expertise in lipid-producing oleaginous yeasts (notably Yarrowia lipolytica) into Ginkgo's cell‑programming platform to accelerate development of bio-based oils, chemicals and materials.

Medtronic Acquires Nano Surface Technology Assets from Nanovis

February 12, 2025

Medical Devices

Medtronic plc acquired certain nano surface technology assets and related IP rights from Columbia City, Indiana-based Nanovis to support development of next-generation PEEK interbody fusion devices. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal transfers Nanovis’ bone-growth nanotechnology (including rights related to Sites Medical’s OsteoSync titanium pads) to Medtronic for integration into its spinal implant portfolio.