¶ Nanobiosym
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Nanobiosym, formerly called Nanotune, is an American nanotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
¶ History
Nanotune, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on January 10, 2002.[1] The company received $448,844 in funding in 2004 from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for research on "biomolecular motors (biomotors)".[2] On November 4, 2004, Nanotune changed its name to Nanobiosym.[3]
Nanobiosym Diagnostics was incorporated in Delaware on February 27, 2006.[4] On September 26, 2007, Nanobiosym announced that it and Nanobiosym Diagnostics had received a $2 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to support the development of its Gene-RADAR genetic test, "a portable nanotechnology-enabled platform, that can rapidly and accurately detect genetic fingerprints from any biological organism." The funding was described by Nanobiosym founder Anita Goel as "our first defense contract" and "a major step towards establishing the US government as one of our long-term customers."[5]
A branch of Nanobiosym Diagnostics was incorporated in Massachusetts on December 19, 2008.[6]
Nanobiosym Advisory Services LLC was incorporated on July 20, 2012.[7]
At the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative on September 30, 2015, Nanobiosym chairman Anita Goel announced the company's intention to deploy its Gene-RADAR genetic test "in Africa to stop Ebola and other infectious outbreaks."[8]
¶ COVID-19
Nanobiosym paid $90,000 in 2020 to Ballard Partners' Brian Ballard and Dan Mcfaul to lobby the White House, the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation on issues related to health and pharmaceuticals.[9]
On November 8, 2022, Nanobiosym received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test called "The Nano Test for COVID-19".[10]
¶ Organization
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Goel | Chairman & Scientific Director[11] | President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), World Technology Network, Santa Fe Institute, Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, Harvard Department of Physics, Lockheed Martin, PepsiCo, Taksha Institute[12] |
| Neelam Agarwal | Director[13] | - |
| Pradeep Agarwal | Director | - |
| Dinesh Goel | Director | - |
| Suman Goel | Director | - |
| Alfred Ford | Advisor | Ford Motor Company Fund, Josephine Ford Cancer Center, ChannelNet, Himalayan Ski Village |
| Robert Langer | Advisor | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Institute of Medicine (IOM), National Academy of Engineering (NAE), National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Moderna, Selecta Biosciences |
| John Palmer | Advisor | GulfSouth Capital, SkyTel, United States Department of State, President's Export Council (PEC), Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) |
| Paul Maritz | Advisor | Pivotal Software, VMware, EMC, Pi, Microsoft |
| Ratan Tata | Advisor | Tata Sons, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Mitsubishi, American International Group (AIG), JPMorgan Chase, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Investment Commission of India (ICI), Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry, National Hydrogen Energy Board (NHEB), National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), Indian Institute of Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Cornell University, University of Southern California (USC), Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS, Avahan |
| John Abele | Advisor | Boston Scientific, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) |
| Tenley Albright | Advisor | MIT Collaborative Initiatives, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Military Health System, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC), Research!America, Defense Health Board, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, West Pharmaceutical Services, State Street, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, National Library of Medicine (NLM), Harvard Medical School, World Health Assembly (WHA) |
| Tarun Khama | Advisor | Harvard Business School, Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute |
| Homi Mullan | Advisor | JPMorgan Chase, ESAB India, Charter International, Ascot Group, Anchor Associates, Peregrine Partners, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Royal Economic Society |
¶ Subsidiaries
- Nanobiosym Diagnostics
- Nanobiosym Education and Research Institute (NERI)
- Nanobiosym Global Initiative
- Nanobiosym Precision Testing Services
¶ Investors
Investors in Nanobiosym include:[14]
- Crown Holdings
- David Lopez[15]
- Integro Capital
- Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
- Mission Growth Investments[16]
- Paul Maritz
- Unreasonable Group[17]
Nanobiosym has also received funding through grants and government contracts from:[5:1]
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- United States Department of Energy (DOE)
¶ Lobbying
Lobbying firms hired by Nanobiosym include:
- Ballard Partners[9:1]
- Capitol Hill Consulting Group[18]
- Cornerstone Government Affairs[19]
- K&L Gates[20]
- Podesta Group[21]
- Wiley Rein[19:1]
¶ Corporate registrations
- NANOBIOSYM, INC. (Delaware)
- NANOBIOSYM ADVISORY SERVICES LLC (Massachusetts)
- NANOBIOSYM DIAGNOSTICS, INC. (Delaware)
- NANOBIOSYM TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (India)
¶ External links
¶ Futher reading
- January 2, 2024: "The Wellness Company: The Parallel Economy We've All Been Waiting For" by Conspiracy Sarah
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations. (2019, August 31). Nanobiosym, Inc. OpenCorporates. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/3477641 ↩︎
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Business Entity Summary - NANOBIOSYM, INC. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division. Retrieved February 13, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.02.13-030048/https://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?sysvalue=tdckOJujVyIWJkN0yNBHllZ5GyHXxEQt6Kyz0tqy2uk- ↩︎
Delaware Department of State: Division of Corporations. (2019, August 31). Nanobiosym Diagnostics, Inc. OpenCorporates. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/4116076 ↩︎
Bagwadia, Z. (2007, September 26). Press Release: Nanobiosym Awarded $2M Contract From U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Nanotechnology Now. http://archive.today/2024.05.07-205708/https://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=25215 ↩︎ ↩︎
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division. (2024, February 5). Nanobiosym Diagnostics, Inc. OpenCorporates. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ma/000992043 ↩︎
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division. (2024, February 5). Nanobiosym Advisory Services LLC. OpenCorporates. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ma/462735849 ↩︎
Webb, J. (2015, September 30). Nanobiosym’s Gene-RADAR® Unveiled as the “Next Frontier” in Healthcare Technology at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. Business Wire. http://archive.today/2024.01.03-201152/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150928006575/en/Nanobiosyms-Gene-RADAR®-Unveiled-as-the-‘Next-Frontier’-in-Healthcare-Technology-at-the-Clinton-Global-Initiative-Annual-Meeting ↩︎
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India Ministry of Corporate Affairs. (2023, November 25). Nanobiosym Technologies India Private Limited. OpenCorporates. https://opencorporates.com/companies/in/U85110DL2004PTC130527 ↩︎
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Experience | Dave Lopez. LinkedIn. Retrieved July 19, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.07.19-225940/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-lopez-7b2306193/details/experience/ ↩︎
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Nanobiosym – an Unreasonable company. Unreasonable Group. Retrieved August 27, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230827061727/https://unreasonablegroup.com/ventures/nanobiosym ↩︎
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