Based in Perth, Western Australia, Advance NanoTek Limited is a specialist developer and manufacturer of advanced materials and was formed in 1997 to commercialise an advanced materials technology originally developed by the University of Western Australia. The technology was first scaled-up via a joint venture with Samsung Corning Co. Ltd, of Korea (2000 to 2004), and then as a stand-alone operation. Products include a transparent zinc oxide based broad spectrum UV absorber for use in the suncare and cosmetics sectors called ZinClear®.