What Ocean NanoTech does

Ocean NanoTech, LLC is a privately-held, California-based manufacturer and supplier of dispersible nanomaterials for life science research, founded in 2004 and operating from a single San Diego headquarters at 7964 Arjons Drive, Suite G. The company's product portfolio centers on engineered magnetic nanoparticles, quantum dot fluorescent nanoparticles, and bead-based kits covering research workflows including magnetic immunoassays, immunoprecipitation (IP/ChIP), DNA/RNA purification, NGS library preparation, cell separation, viral nucleic acid isolation, and cell-free DNA isolation. The technical platform is built around four core bead architectures — SuperMag (50-200 nm superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocrystals), MonoMag (1-4.5 μm monodisperse beads), HiSur (1 μm beads with engineered silica-based coating providing approximately three times the surface area of MonoMag), and specialized nucleic-acid beads (PureBind, NuPure, SiDirect) — each available across orthogonal surface chemistries (carboxyl, amine, maleimide, NHS, streptavidin, Protein G). HiSur platforms in particular emphasize larger surface area, superior binding capacity, and significantly reduced non-specific binding

The company's business model is essentially a catalog reagent business: customers purchase consumables on a pay-as-you-go unit-pricing basis (typical SKU prices range from $89 for a 5 mL NuPure vial to $4,399 for 100 mL of HiSur Streptavidin Beads, with application kits priced in the $199-$299 range per 100 preparations), with bulk pricing available by quotation There are no subscriptions, licensing, or recurring service contracts disclosed — every revenue stream is characterized as one-time license/hardware sale in the source data. Go-to-market combines a direct e-commerce storefront (oceannanotech.com) accepting credit card, wire, and check payments for global customers, with regional authorized distributors Filgen, Inc. in Japan and Passkey Technology Co., Ltd. in China for APAC market coverage Customer segments are explicitly horizontal across life science research use cases (life science researchers, molecular biology labs, genomics researchers, cell biology researchers, biomedical researchers, and diagnostics developers), and all products are sold under research-use-only restrictions.

Operationally, the firm is small: employee count is reported as 1-10, management disclosure is limited to President Andrew Wang, and the only publicly disclosed funding event is a $225,000 National Science Foundation award dated December 11, 2013, with no subsequent institutional rounds evidenced. The firm runs no parent-subsidiary relationships, holds no disclosed patents or trademarks in the aggregated material, has no awards or recognition listed, and carries no publicly disclosed revenue, headcount, or churn metrics Geographic reach is claimed as global but substantiated only by the two APAC distributor offices and direct shipping via the e-commerce storefront.

Name

Ocean NanoTech

Legal name

Ocean NanoTech, LLC

Website

https://oceannanotech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ocean NanoTech, LLC is a San Diego-based specialty manufacturer of magnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots, and bead-based kits serving life science researchers in molecular biology, genomics, and diagnostics workflows globally through direct e-commerce and APAC distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nanoparticle-based life science reagents

NAICS

Research and Development in Nanotechnology (541713), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Quantum Sensor Components & Subsystems (Lasers, Vacuum, Photonics, Diamond/NV, MEMS) (HDAGAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quantum Spectroscopy & Chemical/Biological Sensing (HDAGAHAH), Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Magnetic nanoparticles
• Quantum dots
• Nucleic acid isolation
• Magnetic bead separation
• Life science reagents

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magnetic Nanoparticle Products: Sale of magnetic nanoparticles including iron oxide nanoparticles, carboxyl beads, amine beads, streptavidin beads, and protein G beads for research applications
2. Fluorescent Nanoparticle Products: Sale of quantum dots and carboxyl fluorescent nanoparticles for imaging and sensing applications
3. Application Kits and Reagents: Sale of conjugation kits, DNA & RNA purification kits (PureBind, NuPure, SiDirect), and associated reagents for molecular biology workflows
4. Magnetic Separators and Accessories: Sale of magnetic separation equipment including SuperMag Multitube Magnetic Separators for laboratory use

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ocean NanoTech manufactures and sells superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, magnetic bead products in multiple size classes (SuperMag, MonoMag, HiSur, PureBind, NuPure, SiDirect), quantum dots, and carboxyl fluorescent nanoparticles. It also offers multitube magnetic separators, nucleic acid isolation kits (PureBind Blood/Swab/Viral DNA, SiDirect cfDNA), NuPure PCR cleanup and size selection kits, conjugation kits, and supporting buffer reagents. Its customers are life science researchers, molecular biology and genomics laboratories, and diagnostics developers performing sample preparation, immunoassays, cell separation, and NGS workflows.

Product overview

Ocean NanoTech is a developer and supplier of magnetic nanoparticles, fluorescent nanoparticles, and related kits and reagents for life science research applications. The product portfolio centers on four main bead technology platforms: SuperMag (50-200 nm nanoparticles), MonoMag (1-4.5 µm monodisperse beads), HiSur (1 µm beads with 3x larger surface area), and PureBind/NuPure/SiDirect (specialized nucleic acid isolation beads). These core bead products are functionalized for various surface chemistries (Carboxyl, Amine, Maleimide, Protein G, Streptavidin) and supplemented by conjugation kits, application-specific kits (DNA/RNA isolation, PCR cleanup, size selection, viral nucleic acid extraction), and supporting reagents (buffers). Products are designed for magnetic immunoassays, immunoprecipitation, cell separation, nucleic acid purification, NGS library preparation, and imaging/drug delivery applications. The company operates exclusively under research use restrictions and distributes through direct sales and international distributors in Japan and China.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PureBind: Paramagnetic iron oxide microspheres for nucleic acid isolation with optimized silica coating.
• NuPure
• HiSur
• SuperMag
• MonoMag
• SuperMag Multitube Separator

Products and services

• Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Quantifiable outcome

• Products comparable to Dynabeads Protein G, Pierce Protein G Magnetic Beads, Sera Mag Speedbeads, and Sera Mag Carboxylic Acid Modified products
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Filgen, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFilgen, Inc. is Ocean NanoTech's authorized distributor in Japan, providing local sales and support for Ocean NanoTech's magnetic nanoparticle and quantum dot products to Japanese customers. Located in Nagoya, Aichi-pref. 459-8011, Japan.
• Passkey Technology Co., Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPasskey Technology Co., Ltd. is Ocean NanoTech's authorized distributor in China, enabling broader market access for the company's magnetic bead and reagent products. Located in Changsha, Hunan, China.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Spherotech: Manufacturer of uniform magnetic and non-magnetic microsphere/bead products with multiple surface functionalizations for research and diagnostic applications. Closely matches Ocean NanoTech's bead-platform approach and small-scale specialty positioning.
• Polysciences: Producer of polymeric and magnetic microspheres, fluorescent microparticles, and related specialty particles for life science and biomedical research. Overlaps directly with Ocean NanoTech's magnetic and fluorescent nanoparticle product lines.
• Bangs Laboratories: Specialty manufacturer of polymer and magnetic microparticles/beads for diagnostics, life science research, and flow cytometry. Highly comparable niche specialty reagent player with similar product configurability across surface chemistries and particle sizes.
• Magbio Genomics: Specialty supplier of magnetic bead-based kits for high-throughput nucleic acid isolation and genomic applications. Competes head-to-head in NGS, PCR cleanup, and DNA/RNA purification segments where Ocean NanoTech's NuPure and PureBind lines play.

Broad incumbents

• Cytiva: Sells Mag Sepharose, Protein A/G MagBeads, and related magnetic separation products for antibody purification and NGS workflows. Overlaps with Ocean NanoTech's immunoprecipitation and NGS library prep applications as part of a much larger bioprocessing and life science portfolio.
• Bio-Techne: Diversified life science reagent supplier (R&D Systems, Tocris, ProteinSimple) with magnetic bead-based assay and cell separation products. Comparable reagent manufacturer with overlapping research customers but a much broader portfolio.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Owner of the Dynabeads magnetic bead franchise and a major quantum dot (Qdot) product line. Direct competitor in core SuperMag/MonoMag/HiSur-style bead chemistries and fluorescent nanoparticle reagents, but operates as a much broader life science tools and instruments platform.
• Millipore Sigma (Merck KGaA): Markets SeraMag Speedbeads, MagnaBind, and other magnetic bead products used in immunoprecipitation, nucleic acid isolation, and protein purification. Directly comparable on bead chemistry, surface functionalization (carboxyl, amine, Protein G), and life science research end-markets.
• GenScript: Life science tools and services company with magnetic bead-based protein purification and molecular biology reagent offerings alongside broader CRO/synthesis services. Overlaps with Ocean NanoTech in bead-based reagent SKUs and research customer base.

Emerging players

• Cube Biotech: Supplies magnetic beads and prepacked columns for protein purification and nucleic acid isolation. Comparable at the magnetic bead product level and serves overlapping research customer segments, though more focused on protein purification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oceannanotech
• Facebookfacebook.com/oceannanotech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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