Joinville, SC

Name

Joinville, SC

Legal name

Nório Nanotecnologia

Website

https://www.norionano.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Joinville

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom R&D Projects: Customized research and development projects for industries, public agencies, and research institutions. Projects follow a structured process from technical diagnosis of demand through development of nanotechnology formulations to delivery of product or process with documentation.
2. Product Sales - ARUEX: Sale of proprietary products including ARUEX biodegradable larvicide developed for sustainable control of maruim mosquito vectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nório Nanotecnologia develops custom nanotechnology R&D projects for industries, public agencies, and research institutions, running a structured process from technical diagnosis of demand through development of nanoencapsulated formulations to delivery of products or processes with documentation. The company also sells proprietary products, with ARUEX—a biodegradable larvicide for sustainable control of maruim (biting midge) vectors of Dengue and Oropouche fever—as its flagship commercial offering.

Product overview

Nório Nanotecnologia is a 100% Brazilian nanotechnology company offering products and R&D services across four verticals: Agritech (including ARUEX biodegradable larvicide), Healthcare, Smart materials, and Petcare. The company provides custom nanotechnology development services for industries, public agencies, and research institutions. ARUEX is their flagship commercial product—a biodegradable larvicide using nanoencapsulation technology to control disease vectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ARUEX: Biodegradable larvicide developed for efficient and sustainable control of midges (maruim/borrachudo), targeting the Oropouche fever vector. Uses nanoencapsulated active ingredients derived from natural sources for gradual release and extended action.

Products and services

• ARUEX Biodegradable Larvicide Biodegradable larvicide based on nanotechnology that uses nanoencapsulated natural-origin active ingredients with gradual release technology, designed to control maruim (biting midge) vectors of Dengue and Oropouche fever by acting on larvae to interrupt the insect's life cycle.
• Custom Nanotechnology R&D Services Customized nanotechnology research and development projects delivered to industries, public agencies, and research institutions. Structured process covers technical diagnosis of demand, development of nanoencapsulated formulation, and delivery of product or process with documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86% reduction in maruim population

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Governo de Santa CatarinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment of Santa Catarina provides institutional support and partnership for innovation initiatives, working with Nório on technology development for public benefit.
• UDESCsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina is a state university that partners with Nório for research collaboration and academic support in nanotechnology development.
• InovaparqsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation park in Joinville that provides ecosystem support, networking opportunities, and infrastructure for Nório's operations and growth.
• UnivillesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversidade da Região de Joinville partners with Nório for research collaboration, talent development, and academic-industry linkage in nanotechnology.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Provivi: US-based sustainable pest control company using pheromone-based interventions, including solutions targeting malaria and other disease vectors. Directly comparable as a biological-method provider addressing vector-borne disease challenges, the same problem space as Nório's ARUEX larvicide.
• Oxitec: UK/US-based vector control company using genetically modified mosquitoes for Dengue and other arbovirus suppression. Directly comparable because both operate in novel-biological vector control for public health outcomes, providing an alternative technical approach to the same problem as ARUEX.

Regional players

• Ourofino Saúde Animal: Brazilian animal health company developing pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and biological products for livestock and pets. Comparable as a Brazilian firm blending chemical and biological innovation across agriculture-adjacent verticals, similar to Nório's Petcare and Agritech focus.
• Vittia: Brazilian company producing biological and natural-origin agricultural and animal-health inputs. Comparable as a domestic Brazilian player in agricultural biologicals, overlapping with Nório's Agritech vertical and natural-active positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Bayer Crop Science: Global crop protection and seed incumbent with biologicals and digital agronomy offerings, including Dengue-related public health initiatives. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping capability in vector-control adjacencies and biological formulations.
• Koppert Biological Systems: Dutch global leader in biological crop protection with a strong Brazilian subsidiary (Koppert do Brasil). Comparable as a larger established biological-pest-control company offering an overlapping portfolio of natural-origin solutions sold across agriculture and public health markets.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: Global agrochemical incumbent with a growing biologicals portfolio including larvicides and natural-origin crop protection. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes with and could acquire or replicate biological pest-control players like Nório's ARUEX.
• Syngenta: Global crop protection and seed company with a substantial biologicals business serving Latin American agriculture. Comparable as a broad incumbent with biological-pest-control offerings that overlap with Nório's natural-active sustainable formulation approach.

Emerging players

• Vestaron: US-based biopesticide company developing peptide-based insect control products. Comparable as a smaller innovator using novel biologically derived formulations for pest control, mirroring Nório's approach of natural-origin actives delivered through proprietary technology.
• AgBiome: US-based agricultural biologicals company combining a microbial discovery platform with crop protection product development. Comparable as a science-led, R&D-driven biologicals firm with a custom-discovery-to-product pipeline resembling Nório's custom R&D plus proprietary product model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/n%C3%B3rio-nanotecnologia/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3Be%2FY782XuRjyaJgVUZOM%2FoA%3D%3D
• Instagraminstagram.com/norio.nano

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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