Nanofib-tech

What Nanofib-tech does

Nanofib-tech is an Egypt-based, privately held nanotechnology company incorporated as an LLC in Cairo, operating as a spinoff from the American University in Cairo. It designs and produces eco-friendly disinfectant solutions built around nanomaterials synthesized from natural ingredients. The active agents are described as penetrating and disrupting microbial membranes, leading to cell death, with the company claiming a 99.99% bacterial kill rate and thermal stability up to 400°C. Products are offered in solution, gel, and powder forms in 1L, 3L, and 5L pack sizes, with extensions including a hand gel sanitizer, an antimicrobial soap, and a formulation intended for addition to detergents. The technology has been packaged into four pending patent families covering PCT/US2015/062839, WO2016086225 A1, PCT/US2017/061762, and US Provisional 62/625528.

The company addresses industrial disinfection needs across four primary verticals: healthcare (hospitals, pharmaceutical factories), the food industry (food factories), cosmetics, and animal farms, in each case targeting surface and equipment disinfection such as production lines, machines, epoxy floors, ceramics, and partitions. The firm operates as a B2B enterprise seller using direct contact-based sales through its website, with the founder's academic email serving as the primary commercial point of contact. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and procurement is by direct quote. Beyond direct product sales, the company indicates its technology can be integrated into detergents, textiles, and animal feed, suggesting a potential ingredient-licensing or formulation-integration revenue stream.

The team consists of 1–10 employees, effectively founder Prof. Dr. Wael Mamdouh (Associate Professor of Nanotechnology at AUC, who also serves as Chairman and CEO/President Executive) and Research Assistant Amro Abdel Azeem Hassan Shetta. The company has won multiple Egyptian and international competitions including Intilaq (2015), Cairo Innovates (2016), the ASRT Ideation Fund (March 2020), MIT Arab Startup Demo Day (November 2020), and JICA NINJA (2020/2021), with prior incubation at the Egyptian Ministry of Investment and the National Program for Technology Incubators. No equity funding rounds, named enterprise customers, or recurring-revenue disclosures are present in the source material.

Name

Nanofib-tech

Legal name

Nanofib-tech

Website

https://nanofibtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nanofib-tech is an Egypt-based nanotechnology company that manufactures eco-friendly disinfectant products from natural-ingredient nanomaterials, selling in solution, gel, and powder forms to B2B customers in healthcare, food processing, cosmetics, and animal farming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Disinfectant Product Sales: Sale of nanotechnology-based disinfectant products in various forms (solution, gel, powder) and sizes (1L, 3L, 5L). Products include hand gel sanitizers, soaps, and industrial disinfectants for healthcare, food, and cosmetics sectors.
2. Technology Licensing/Integration: NanoFib-Tech technology can be added to existing products (detergents, textile, animal feed), suggesting potential licensing or formulation integration revenue streams with other manufacturers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nanofib-tech manufactures eco-friendly disinfectant products synthesized from natural ingredients using proprietary nanotechnology. The nanomaterials penetrate and disrupt microbial membranes, killing 99.99% of bacteria without alcohol, harsh chemicals, or harmful effects on human skin. Products are sold in solution, gel, and powder forms (1L, 3L, 5L containers) to industrial buyers in healthcare, food processing, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and animal agriculture.

Product overview

NanoFib-Tech is a nanotechnology-based company that produces eco-friendly disinfectant products without harsh chemicals or alcohol. The core product line includes the NanoFib-Tech Disinfectant (available in solution, gel, and powder forms for 1L, 3L, and 5L containers), which serves as the flagship offering. The technology can be incorporated into various consumer and industrial products including hand gel sanitizers, soap, and detergents. The products target healthcare, food industry, cosmetics, and animal farm sectors, providing antimicrobial protection through nanomaterials synthesized from natural ingredients that disrupt microbial membranes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NanoFib-Tech Disinfectant Eco-friendly, nanotechnology-based disinfectant that synthesizes nanomaterials from natural ingredients to kill 99.99% of bacteria without harsh chemicals or alcohol. Available in solution, gel, and powder forms in 1L, 3L, and 5L containers for industrial surface disinfection across healthcare, food, pharmaceutical, animal farm, and cosmetics sectors.
• NanoFib-Tech Hand Gel Sanitizer Alcohol-free hand sanitizer incorporating the company's nanomaterial active for superior antimicrobial protection in personal/hygiene use, leveraging the same natural-ingredient nanomaterial platform as the core disinfectant.
• NanoFib-Tech Soap Antimicrobial soap enhanced with the company's nanomaterials for enhanced germ-killing protection, using the natural-ingredient, alcohol-free formulation platform.
• NanoFib-Tech Detergent Additive Additive form of the Nanofib-tech platform designed to be incorporated into existing detergent formulations to enhance their antimicrobial properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Kills 99.99% of illness-causing germs and bacteria
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Farinas Marketing ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership during 2018-2019 for market research, opportunity identification, and business plan development for NanoFib-Tech. Farinas conducted extensive market research including 150 days of work, 100+ reports and articles reviewed, and 50+ interviews to deliver market analysis.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sciessent: Sciessent licenses antimicrobial and odor-control technologies (e.g., Agion, Sciessent Agile) into third-party products across textiles, healthcare, and consumer goods — closely mirroring Nanofib-tech's stated ingredient/embedding and licensing revenue model.
• BioCote: BioCote integrates antimicrobial additives into plastics, coatings, and consumer products on a licensing basis, with comparable positioning around eco-friendly, non-heavy-metal solutions and B2B ingredient partnerships.
• Byotrol: Byotrol develops proprietary antimicrobial technologies for surface disinfection, food safety, and animal health — overlapping directly with Nanofib-tech's 99.99% kill claim, multi-surface positioning, and dairy/agriculture use cases.

Emerging players

• PURE Bioscience: PURE Bioscience commercializes silver dihydrogen citrate-based antimicrobial products for food safety, healthcare, and industrial disinfection, sharing a non-alcohol, residue-friendly disinfectant thesis with Nanofib-tech.
• Haloguard (by Halomine): Halomine develops nanotechnology-based antimicrobial coatings for surfaces across healthcare and food industries — a closely adjacent use of nanomaterials for persistent surface disinfection.
• Nanophase Technologies: Nanophase manufactures engineered nanomaterials (metal oxides, nano-silver) for sale into antimicrobials, cosmetics, and industrial applications — comparable as a nanomaterials producer selling B2B into similar end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Stepan Company: Stepan is a global specialty/intermediate chemicals producer with a dedicated surfactants and cleaning-compounds business — a broad incumbent in the same downstream disinfectant/cleaning compound category Nanofib-tech targets industrially.
• Reckitt Benckiser: Reckitt (Dettol, Lysol) dominates global surface disinfection and antiseptic products, defining the competitive benchmark Nanofib-tech must differentiate against on eco-friendly, alcohol-free positioning.
• 3M: 3M's commercial cleaning and infection-prevention portfolio spans healthcare, food processing, and industrial facilities, representing the kind of full-line incumbent Nanofib-tech competes against for institutional B2B contracts.
• Diversey (Solenis): Diversey provides professional cleaning, sanitization, and hygiene solutions for healthcare, food service, and hospitality — a relevant incumbent in the same institutional disinfection channels Nanofib-tech targets with its B2B field sales motion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Nanofib-tech