NANOGAP SUB-NM-POWDER SA

Their core work

Nanogap is a Spanish SME specializing in the production and scale-up of advanced nanomaterials — particularly silver nanowires, nanocopper, and atomic quantum clusters. Their core business involves manufacturing nanomaterials for printed electronics, conductive inks, and functional coatings at industrial scale. More recently, they have applied their nanomaterial expertise to energy conversion, contributing atomic quantum clusters to bacterial CO2-to-fuel processes. They bridge the gap between laboratory nanomaterial synthesis and commercially viable, high-throughput production.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Between 2015 and 2019, Nanogap focused heavily on scaling up nanomaterial production for printed electronics — silver nanowires, nanocopper, and graphene — while also engaging in nanosafety regulation work. From 2019 onward, a clear pivot emerged toward energy applications, with their Bac-To-Fuel participation applying atomic quantum clusters to photocatalysis and bacterial CO2 conversion. This shift suggests the company is diversifying its nanomaterial platform beyond electronics into green energy and carbon utilization.

Nanogap is moving from pure materials manufacturing into functional applications in green energy, making them an increasingly relevant partner for CO2 utilization and renewable fuel projects.

How they like to work

Nanogap primarily operates as a specialist partner, joining larger consortia (4 out of 5 projects as participant) while coordinating one smaller Phase 1 SME Instrument project. With 69 unique partners across 19 countries, they maintain a broad European network rather than relying on a small circle of repeat collaborators. This pattern is typical of a materials supplier that different consortia bring in for their specific nanomaterial production capabilities.

Nanogap has collaborated with 69 distinct partners across 19 countries, indicating a well-connected position in the European nanomaterials community. Their network spans both manufacturing-focused and energy-focused consortia, giving them reach across multiple technology domains.

What sets them apart

Nanogap occupies a rare niche as an SME that can actually produce nanomaterials at industrial scale — not just research them. Most nanomaterial expertise in H2020 sits in universities; Nanogap offers a direct path from lab results to manufacturable products. Their combination of production capability, regulatory knowledge (NanoREG II), and recent energy-sector experience makes them a versatile materials partner for any consortium needing real nanomaterial supply, not just papers.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PRISTINE
  Their only coordinated project — an SME Instrument Phase 1 focused on commercializing low-cost silver nanowire production, revealing their core business ambition.
• Bac-To-Fuel
  Their largest funded project (EUR 382K) and a strategic pivot into energy, applying atomic quantum clusters to bacterial CO2-to-fuel conversion.
• INSPIRED
  Demonstrates their industrial-scale nanomaterial production capability across multiple material types (nanocopper, silver nanowires, graphene) for printed devices.