Ann Arbor's Nanosystems turns sustainable foam into big growth

Thursday, May 28, 2009 | Source: Concentrate

Ann Arbor's Nanosystems is turning their foam innovations into big bucks, and cornering the surf board market while they're at it. Not bad for a company in a land-locked state.

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The products from John Nanos' company Nanosystems find themselves in the oddest places, ranging from surfboards to ear plugs to big, nasty, bleeding wounds.

Nanos, a University of Michigan graduate, took his experience in specialty foams nearly four years ago and created his own company that specializes in the organic versions of these foams. Today that company employs four people, three independent contractors and an intern.

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