Nanoco Group plc has been awarded a grant from Innovate UK for the development of a semiconductor quantum dot ink for one-step coating of image sensors.

The Runcorn firm is a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials.

The six-month project is forecast to cost £100,000 and will be 70% funded by Innovate UK.

We recently reported how CTO Dr Nigel Pickett, who founded the Manchester spinout 24 years ago, is to retire early next year.

In 2023 it won $150m in a legal dispute with Samsung, settling on a no fault basis for the alleged infringement of the group’s intellectual property. In February this year it commenced litigation against another multinational electronics corporation in LG Technologies, alleging that it has willfully infringed on a number of its patents in production of its televisions.