Identity & Authority: Nanoco – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Nanoco

(https://nanocotechnologies.com) πŸ“Έ Data Snapshot: May 31, 2026
Identity & Authority β€” The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
11 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
73% Reputation

Nanoco establishes significant authority by naming founders Dr. Nigel Pickett and Prof. Paul O’Brien and citing an LSE listing (LON:NANO). Despite this, the technical implementation lacks Person or Organization schema to programmatically verify these identities. The claim of 300 patents is a strong authority signal but lacks a direct link to a patent portfolio or specific identification numbers.

Marketing claims like ‘market leader’ and ‘pioneer’ are common, yet the site backs these with its history as a University of Manchester spin-out and its manufacturing track record. The disconnect is minimal, though the ‘global customers’ are left anonymous, likely due to industry-standard NDAs. The 2025 financial figures show substantial revenue, anchoring the ‘market leader’ claim in fiscal reality.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

πŸ”— Identity & Technical Layer β€” schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
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    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/",
            "url": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/",
            "name": "Nanoco - Quantum Dots Unleashed",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#website"
            },
            "datePublished": "2024-03-06T16:01:15+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2025-01-24T09:15:36+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-GB",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#website",
            "url": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/",
            "name": "Nanoco",
            "description": "",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-GB"
        }
    ]
}
/products-markets/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/products-markets/",
            "url": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/products-markets/",
            "name": "Products & Markets - Nanoco",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#website"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/products-markets/#primaryimage"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/products-markets/#primaryimage"
            },
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CQFD-Quantum-Dots-e1711112912500.jpg",
            "datePublished": "2024-03-07T15:53:16+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2025-01-10T11:04:12+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/products-markets/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-GB",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/products-markets/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "inLanguage": "en-GB",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/products-markets/#primaryimage",
            "url": "https://wp-nanoco-2020.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/media/2019/10/CQFD-Quantum-Dots-e1711112912500.jpg",
            "contentUrl": "https://wp-nanoco-2020.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/media/2019/10/CQFD-Quantum-Dots-e1711112912500.jpg",
            "width": 600,
            "height": 400,
            "caption": "Cqfd Quantum Dots"
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/products-markets/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Products & Markets"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#website",
            "url": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/",
            "name": "Nanoco",
            "description": "",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-GB"
        }
    ]
}
/about/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/about/",
            "url": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/about/",
            "name": "About - Nanoco",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#website"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/about/#primaryimage"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/about/#primaryimage"
            },
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nanoco_270423_0091_720.jpg",
            "datePublished": "2024-03-07T15:46:56+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2026-03-30T13:57:01+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/about/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-GB",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/about/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "inLanguage": "en-GB",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/about/#primaryimage",
            "url": "https://wp-nanoco-2020.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/media/2023/07/nanoco_270423_0091_720.jpg",
            "contentUrl": "https://wp-nanoco-2020.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/media/2023/07/nanoco_270423_0091_720.jpg",
            "width": 720,
            "height": 480,
            "caption": "Nanoco 270423 0091 720"
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/about/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "About"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#website",
            "url": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/",
            "name": "Nanoco",
            "description": "",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-GB"
        }
    ]
}
/investors/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/investors/",
            "url": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/investors/",
            "name": "Investors - Nanoco",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#website"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/investors/#primaryimage"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/investors/#primaryimage"
            },
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/EDISON-logo402x.jpg",
            "datePublished": "2024-03-07T16:04:43+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2025-12-23T12:49:29+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/investors/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-GB",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/investors/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "inLanguage": "en-GB",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/investors/#primaryimage",
            "url": "https://wp-nanoco-2020.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/media/2019/07/EDISON-logo402x.jpg",
            "contentUrl": "https://wp-nanoco-2020.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/media/2019/07/EDISON-logo402x.jpg",
            "width": 360,
            "height": 73,
            "caption": "Edison Logo@2x"
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/investors/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Investors"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/#website",
            "url": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/",
            "name": "Nanoco",
            "description": "",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.nanocotechnologies.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-GB"
        }
    ]
}
πŸ›‘οΈ Trust Signals β€” external proof links that back the declared identity
9Review mentions (all pages)
0External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 2 0
/products-markets/ 2 0
/about/ 2 0
/investors/ 3 0