Nanoker Research

What Nanoker Research does

Nanoker Research S.L. is a privately-held Spanish deep tech industrial platform producing advanced materials and technical ceramics for strategic end markets. The company operates a vertically integrated manufacturing flow that combines in-house crystal growth (CVD, PVT, KY), densification (Spark Plasma Sintering and Hot Isostatic Pressing), precision machining, polishing, and metrology to deliver four core material families: CVD Diamond in Quantum, Thermal, and Optical grades; Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers and components for wide-bandgap semiconductors; Sapphire substrates for EPI-ready, Silicon-on-Sapphire, optical and advanced electronics applications; and Technical Ceramics densified via SPS and HIP for plasma, thermal, and precision environments.

The company sells directly to enterprise customers in aerospace, defense, energy, and advanced industry through a sales-led, technically qualified engagement model, with technical evaluation requests processed within 3–5 business days and customer qualification cycles of 6–24 months culminating in wave-based volume ramp. Its revenue base combines hardware sales of advanced materials and components with co-funding from publicly funded European and Spanish R&D+i projects, including LION-HD, EstrateSiC, CPP, EPITA, I.FAST, MEGAVATIO, and RECON. Operations are anchored in Oviedo (headquarters and validation hub) with a second industrial hub in León, and the company explicitly positions itself within European technological sovereignty and CBAM-aligned supply chain narratives for semiconductors, quantum, and defense programs. Leadership consists of founder and CEO Ramón Torrecillas, CTO Sergio Rivera Monte, and CFO Fernando Cabo Diaz.

Name

Nanoker Research

Legal name

Nanoker Research S.L.

Website

https://nanoker.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nanoker Research is a privately-held Spanish advanced materials manufacturer producing CVD diamond, silicon carbide, sapphire, and SPS/HIP technical ceramics. It serves aerospace, defense, energy, and advanced industry customers through a direct, qualification-driven sales model with 24/7 production.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oviedo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advanced Materials and Components Sales: Sale of CVD diamond, SiC, sapphire, and technical ceramic materials and components to aerospace, defense, energy, and advanced industry customers. Qualification cycles of 6–24 months with long-term supply relationships.
2. R&D Project Funding (EU / National): Participation in publicly funded R&D+i projects including LION-HD, EstrateSiC, CPP (SiC power electronics wafers), EPITA, I.FAST, MEGAVATIO, and RECON, funded by European and Spanish research programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nanoker Research manufactures and supplies advanced DeepTech materials and components — CVD Diamond (Quantum/Thermal/Optical grades), Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers and components, Sapphire substrates, and Technical Ceramics densified by SPS/HIP — for aerospace, defense, energy, and advanced industry customers. Production is vertically integrated from crystal growth and densification through precision machining, polishing, and metrology, with guaranteed specifications and lot-level traceability. The company qualifies customers over 6–24 month cycles and supplies materials meeting flight-critical, defense, and high-power electronics reliability requirements.

Product overview

Nanoker Research operates as a vertically integrated industrial platform for advanced materials and technical ceramics. The company produces a portfolio of four core strategic materials—CVD Diamond (Quantum/Thermal/Optical grades), Silicon Carbide (SiC wafers and components), Sapphire (EPI-ready and optical grades), and Technical Ceramics (SPS/HIP densified)—serving aerospace, defense, energy, and advanced industrial sectors. The integrated platform combines synthesis, growth, densification, precision machining, and metrology capabilities to deliver materials and components with certified specifications, complete traceability, and industrial scalability from precursor to finished component.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CVD Diamond Chemical vapor deposition diamond materials available in Quantum, Thermal, and Optical variants with NV/B/P doping control, sold to customers in advanced electronics, thermal management, and quantum technology applications.
• Silicon Carbide (SiC) Silicon carbide wafers (SC) and components (PC) designed for wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors and extreme environment applications, serving power electronics, energy, aerospace, and defense customers.
• Sapphire EPI-ready sapphire substrates and components for semiconductor-on-sapphire (SOS) structures, optical components, and advanced electronics applications.
• Technical Ceramics SPS/HIP Advanced ceramic materials densified via Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) for plasma, thermal, and precision applications beyond standard specifications, serving aerospace, defense, energy, and advanced industry customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• >95% operational availability in 24/7 production
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LION-HDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D+i project consortium focused on advanced materials development. Part of Nanoker's publicly funded research portfolio. Poster and documentation publicly available on the Nanoker website.
• EstrateSiCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D+i project focused on silicon carbide materials strategy. Part of publicly funded research portfolio documented on the Nanoker website.
• CPP (SiC Power Electronics Wafers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D+i project focused on SiC wafers for power electronics. Banner publicly available on the Nanoker website.
• EPITAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D+i project in Nanoker's publicly funded portfolio. Banner available on the website.
• I.FASTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded R&D+i project in which Nanoker participates. Project banner publicly listed.
• MEGAVATIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D+i project in Nanoker's publicly funded portfolio. Project banner publicly available.
• RECONcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D+i project in Nanoker's publicly funded portfolio. Project banner publicly available.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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