In New Zealand, MacDiarmid’s spin-off company, Magritek, makes portable low-cost and low-field NMR instruments to operate in new and previously inaccessible environments.  Nano Cluster Devices Ltd of Christchurch has developed a platform technology for the creation of self-assembled nanowires.

New Zealand has created a number of niches where novel, low-cost instruments and sensors are being developed. For example, Dunedin’s Australo is interested in dealing with research organisations in the nano-biotech area.

In Palmerston North, PolyBatics - based in the Institute of Molecular Biosciences - has received $1 million from FRST for work on biodegradable nanoparticles made to order by genetically modified bacteria. The research aims to establish a new industry in NZ designing biocompatible nanoparticles for human vaccine delivery.

In the UK, CSO Technik manufactures equipment and services for air, wastewater and biosolids pollution control. It also distributes complementary products for other companies). It has an agency in New Zealand, screening storm water overflows to prevent detritus reaching beaches etc.