Nanoco Group Plc engages in the provision of research, development and manufacture of products and services. The company is headquartered in Runcorn, Cheshire and currently employs 45 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2009-05-01. Within the sphere of quantum dots, it exploits different characteristics of the quantum dots to target different performance criteria that are attractive to specific markets or end user applications such as the sensor, electronics, and display markets. Its CFQD quantum dots are free of cadmium and other toxic heavy metals and can be tuned to emit light at different wavelengths across the visible and infrared spectrum, rendering them useful for a range of display applications. Its HEATWAVE quantum dots can be tuned to absorb light at different wavelengths across the near-infrared spectra, rendering them useful for applications including cameras and image sensors.