NANOSAFE, INC.

Blacksburg, VA · Materials · Acquired

Exposure assessment service and testing protocols for engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) and particulate matter (PM) released by consumer products, using cleanroom characterization equipment and rapid pr

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · nanosafeinc.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Blacksburg, VA
Total capital: $3.4M

Federal grants: $1.2M; 3 awards · 2019–2022; Rank in peer group#283 of 1237
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2.2M; 8 awards · Defense, Health and Human S, Environmental Prot; Rank in Materials#124 of 1258
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2024; Rank in peer group#278 of 1237

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2022Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · NanoSafe Tested Third Party Verification Process for Characterizing Exposures to Products Containing Engineered Nanomaterials$1
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Nanosafe Baa Year 1 --- Project No.: 497$721K
Sep 2021Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · NanoSafe Tested Third Party Verification Process for Characterizing Exposures to Products Containing Engineered Nanomaterials$1M
May 2019Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · NanoSafe Tested Third Party Verification Process for Characterizing Exposures to Products Containing Engineered Nanomaterials$150K
Dec 2018Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Nanosafe, Inc. - Mobile Analytical Platform For Lead Detection In Drinking Water$300K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Baa 18-0010 Sustaining Army Development And Deployment Of Advanced Materials And Advanced Manufacturing U433D30$652K
Sep 2017Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I: Nanosafe, Inc.$100K

Show 4 earlier federal awards

Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$99K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · U433D70 BAA#10-4673 - Phase I$244K
Aug 2009Federal contractHealth and Human S · Nanoparticle Test Materials$47K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · U433D70 - Increm. Fund Baa #08-4296$38K

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Standing among 1237 peers

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Materials · Service

Federal grants#283 · top 23%
Granted patents#278 · top 22%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 2

Apr 30, 2024GrantedMethods For Detection Of Lead In WaterUSPTOUS 11,971,398
PendingMethods, Apparatuses, And Kits For Detection Of Lead And Other Materials In WaterUSPTOApplication PCTUS2019046894

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.