NANOGA SA

Their core work

NANOGA SA is a Swiss deep-tech SME developing photonic digital-ink technology for large format interactive displays. Their core work combines nano-materials engineering with thin-film deposition processes to produce a low-latency digital writing surface — essentially a quantum-photonic alternative to conventional stylus or touch input on whiteboards and large screens. They progressed from feasibility study to full product development within a single year (2019), securing over EUR 1.7M from the EU's EIC SME instrument. Their focus is commercial product development, not academic research: the goal is a marketable hardware solution for interactive display environments such as meeting rooms and classrooms.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

NANOGA SA's H2020 record spans only 2019, so direct temporal evolution is limited — but the two-project arc tells a clear story. The SME-1 phase was a lean feasibility study with no detailed technical keywords, focused on validating the commercial concept of a digital solution for displays. The SME-2 phase, funded at 33× the scale, shows full technical articulation: nano-materials, thin-film deposition, quantum photonics, and specific application terms like interactive digital whiteboard and hand-scripting. The shift is from concept validation to engineering execution, which is exactly what the EIC SME instrument is designed to support.

NANOGA SA was in active product development through at least 2023 and appears to be building toward a commercial interactive whiteboard product; organizations considering collaboration should expect a technology licensor or hardware OEM partner profile, not a research lab.

How they like to work

NANOGA SA has acted exclusively as project coordinator in both of its H2020 projects, and both were solo SME instrument grants — meaning no consortium partners are recorded. This reflects the nature of the EIC SME instrument rather than a preference for isolation, but it does mean there is no demonstrated track record of multi-partner consortium work. Any organization looking to partner with them should expect to be engaging with a product-focused startup that leads its own agenda rather than integrating into someone else's research programme.

NANOGA SA has no recorded consortium partners across its two H2020 projects, consistent with the solo-applicant structure of the SME instrument they used. There is no evidence of international research collaboration — their network footprint in H2020 data is essentially zero beyond their own project leadership.

What sets them apart

NANOGA SA occupies a very specific niche: applying quantum photonics and nano-materials to solve a practical problem in the interactive display market — writing on large screens without lag. This is neither pure materials research nor mainstream consumer electronics; it is a precision deep-tech hardware play from a Swiss SME, which gives it credibility in quality-sensitive European markets. For a consortium builder, they offer proprietary nano-material and thin-film deposition IP in a space where most competitors are software or traditional stylus companies.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Nanodink
  The SME-2 phase award of EUR 1,671,250 is a strong signal of validated commercial potential — the EIC only funds phase 2 after a successful feasibility review, making this the largest and most credible proof point in their portfolio.
• NANODINK
  The SME-1 feasibility grant (EUR 50,000) in 2019 confirms the company secured competitive EU validation at the earliest stage, and the immediate progression to SME-2 in the same year indicates a fast-moving development cycle.