Lux Research rates Buhler Partec "positive" in study

Buhler Partec, which specializes in chemical nanotechnology, was awarded the rating "positive" by New York, US-based emerging technology research and advisory firm Lux Research in its latest reference study, The Nanotech Report, 5th Edition.

The external and independent evaluation sees Buhler Partec among the top 31% of the companies that are active in nanotechnology studied in the report.

The US-based emerging technology research and advisory firm Lux Research publishes a reference study on nanotechnology yearly.

It says of the companies it chose to profile, "the aim is to show a representative sample of companies across regions, sectors, and company types, while being sure to include the most well-known companies that anyone with an interest in nanotechnology would want to learn about."

For the report, Lux Research investigated 121 companies, whereof 78 (64%) in the US, 12 (10%) in Germany and 31 (26%) from the rest of the world.

Each of the investigated companies was issued with one of five possible ratings - in decreasing order of value "very positive" (3%), "positive" (28%), "wait and see" (46%), "caution" (21%) and "strong caution" (2%).