Seed NanoTech International Inc., a company with roots tracing back nearly a decade, is stepping into the spotlight at SEMICON Taiwan 2025, bringing its vision of ultra-sensitive, nano-enabled sensors for next-generation technologies.
Established by a group of Canadian scientists and entrepreneurs—with backing from researchers in Canada, Japan, and the United States—the company draws on more than 20 years of expertise in nanomaterials, optics, magnetics, and plasmonics research across Asia and North America.
At the heart of Seed NanoTech’s journey is Dr. Conrad Rizal, the founder and visionary behind its sensor technology in Canada. He founded Seed NanoTech and Consulting in 2016 and later incorporated as Seed NanoTech International Inc. in 2019.
Between 1998 and 2004, Dr. Rizal worked at Muroran Institute of Technology in Japan, before moving into research and academic positions at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria in Canada; the University of California, San Diego, and Baylor University in the United States; and York University in Canada. His career has spanned both academia and industry, including a pivotal fellowship at GEM Systems Inc. in Markham, Canada, where, through a MITACS Canada program, he laid the groundwork for plasmonics-based nano-sensors and instruments.
During his tenure at York University, Dr. Rizal began developing benchtop demonstrations of novel sensors that merged magnetic and plasmonic effects—a technology rooted in the interplay of classical and quantum physics. These prototypes showed early promise across diverse applications, including environmental monitoring, agriculture, and biomedical diagnostics. “What started as lab-scale research into the fundamentals of magnetics and optics has now evolved into deployable, compact sensor platforms,” he reflected.
A Multi-Disciplinary Core Team
Seed NanoTech’s present-day team reflects its deep technical roots, strengthened by global collaboration. Dr. Rizal continues to guide the company’s strategic vision while also serving as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, he collaborates with research scientists, design engineers, computer programmers, and both local and international research partners. Together, they bring expertise in semiconductor process integration and materials science, with a focus on scaling laboratory innovations into manufacturable products. Seed NanoTech’s business development managers leverage strong ties across global semiconductor supply chains, giving the company a commercial edge.
This interdisciplinary base allows the company to work across nanomaterials, electronics, optics, and plasmonics—a blend that underpins its advanced sensor platforms.
Tackling Industry Challenges
Seed NanoTech addresses industry-wide challenges that range from the limited sensitivity of current sensors to the growing demand for miniaturization and sustainability. Its flagship magneto-plasmonic nano-optic sensors are capable of detecting gases such as nitrogen dioxide and atmospheric humidity at ultra-low concentrations, using compact and energy-efficient designs.
Applications span multiple sectors:
● Environmental Monitoring – detection of air pollutants and humidity with high precision.
● Healthcare & Diagnostics – enabling portable, point-of-care testing platforms, including potential early detection of viruses such as HIV.
● Agriculture & Food Safety – ensuring soil health, pest detection, and safe food systems.
● Industrial Manufacturing – enhancing real-time monitoring, clean energy applications, and quality assurance.
These devices are enabled by the company’s proprietary nanofabrication methods, thin-film engineering, and computational modeling, blending science and engineering to deliver practical solutions.
Taiwan as a Strategic Partner
By exhibiting at SEMICON Taiwan 2025, Seed NanoTech is looking to strengthen partnerships within one of the world’s most advanced semiconductor ecosystems.
“Taiwan offers the environment where innovation can be scaled into real-world adoption,” Dr. Rizal noted. “Our goal is to integrate into this ecosystem to accelerate development and bring nano-enabled sensing to global markets.”
Next Steps: Fundraising and Expansion
Looking forward, Seed NanoTech is preparing a fundraising round in Q4 2025 to support its transition from pilot-scale demonstrations to pre-production capacity. The investment will fund:
● Scaling sensor technologies toward commercialization.
● Expanding R&D teams in nano-photonics, optics, and materials science and AI.
● Strengthening global business development in Asia and North America.
Recruitment is already a focus, with plans to hire top talent both in Taiwan and at the company’s headquarters, reinforcing its goal of becoming a globally integrated nanotechnology leader.
From Research to Real-World Impact
From its origins in Canadian research labs to collaborations across Japan and the U.S., Seed NanoTech has transformed academic research in magnetics and plasmonics into magneto-optic technologies poised for real-world deployment. With its magneto-plasmonic sensors now ready to scale, the company’s presence at SEMICON Taiwan signals a turning point: the transition from pioneering research into global commercialization.
Seed NanoTech’s participation in SEMICON Taiwan highlights the growing role of multiphysics-enabled nanotechnology as a critical driver of innovation across the semiconductor, photonics, and life science domains. This convergence of disciplines demonstrates how nanoscale engineering, informed by integrated physical phenomena, is advancing the development of next-generation materials, devices, and systems.
If the company succeeds in leveraging Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem, its vision of compact, high-performance sensors for applications ranging from climate monitoring to healthcare diagnostics may soon shift from laboratory promise to widespread adoption.
Seed NanoTech is part of the Canadian delegation to SEMICON Taiwan 2025 and will be exhibiting at the Canadian Pavilion on the first floor of Nangang Exhibition Hall 1 between September 10-12, 2025.
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