Table 12.

Government Grants to Quantum Dot Corporation

Funder	Yearly Amt. ($K)	Start Date	End Date	Description
NCI	207.9	8/1/2000	2/1/2003	Development of quantum dots as tissue probes for concurrent screening of multiple markers of breast cancer
NCI	53.7	8/1/2000	7/1/2001	Enhance the sensitivity of DNA microarrays by three orders of magnitude using quantum dots, with the goal of enabling single molecule detection
ATP	1000	12/1/2004	11/30/2007	Quantum dot adoption has been slowed because they contain cadmium, which can be toxic to humans and can act as a pollutant in the environment. Quantum Dot Corporation will create new nanocrystal tags without cadmium and at the same time implement manufacturing processes that are 1000 times faster and cut costs of production by 90%.