ANANAS nanotech is a Start-Up company in its early stage of development. Following awards at the 2006 Veneto Start-Cup, National Innovation Prizes2006 and International Nanochallenge 2007 it was founded in March 2007 as a Spin-off of the University of Padova. It originates from a discovery in the field of wet nanotechnology, made by a group of scientists with international expertise in Pharmaceutical Sciences and biotechnology, with potential applications in diagnostics and nanomedicine.