National and Regional Contacts

Countries in alphabetical order. = Local NANOfutures Lighthouses

Please tell us about your national networks via email to communication@nanofutures.info to be listed here.

NANO Channels - http://www.nanochannels.eu/

Global - http://www.globalnanotechnologynetwork.org/

Europe

• European Commission Nanotechnology Homepage - http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/index_en.cfm
• European Commission Nanotechnology Policy - http://ec.europa.eu/health/nanotechnology/policy/
• European Cluster Alliance - http://www.proinno-europe.eu/eca
• European Cluster Observatory - http://www.clusterobservatory.eu/

Argentinia 

• Centro Argentino Brasileño de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología - http://cabnn.mincyt.gov.ar/
• CONICET - http://www.conicet.gov.ar
• FAN - http://www.fan.org.ar/
• nanotec red - http://www.nanotecred.com/

Australia

• Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology - http://www.aibn.uq.edu.au/
• Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network - http://www.ausnano.net/index.php?page=facilities
• Institute for Nanoscale Technology at the University of Technology, Sydney - http://www.nano.uts.edu.au/

Austria

• BioNanoNet - http://www.bionanonet.at/index.php

        Andreas Falk, MSc.

• Austrian Nano Forum - http://www.nanoinitiative.at/
• NanonetStyria - http://www.nanonet.at/
• EURO-NanoTox - http://www.euro-nanotox.at/

Belgium

• NANOWAL - http://www.emic.ucl.ac.be/NANOWAL
• Flanders Nano Bio Alliance - http://www.flandersnanobio.org/
• VITO - http://www.vito.be/
• IMEC - http://www2.imec.be/
• NANOWIN - http://www.nanobelgium.org/
• Nanowal - http://www.nano.be/
• Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) - http://www.nanotechia.org/
• Mitech - http://clusters.wallonie.be/mitech/en/
• Nanopole - http://clusters.wallonie.be/mitech/en/companies/nanopole.html

Bulgaria - http://www.bas.bg/nano/activ.htm

Canada

• National Research Council - http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
• National Institute for Nanotechnology - http://nint-innt.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html
• NanoQuébec - http://nanoquebec.ca/nanoquebec_w/site/index.jsp
• Centre for Advanced Nanotechnology at the University of Toronto - http://www.utoronto.ca/~ecan/
• NTEL - http://nanotech.ucalgary.ca/
• MiNa - http://www.mina.ubc.ca/research_areas.html

Chile - http://www.nano-tecnologia.cl/

China - http://www.nanotechchina.org

Czech Republic

• nanotechnology.cz - http://www.nanotechnology.cz/
• Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic - http://www.cas.cz/en/
• CzechInvest - http://www.czechinvest.org/
• Czech Nanotechnology Cluster - http://www.czechnanocluster.com/
• Nanomedic - http://www.nanomedic.cz/

Denmark

• NaNet - http://www.nanet.nu/
• The Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center at Aarhus University - http://www.inano.dk/
• University of Copenhagen Nano-science Center - http://nano.ku.dk/english/
• Nano-DTU - http://www.nano.dtu.dk/
• Nano Øresund - http://www.nano-oresund.org/
• Nano-Science Center - http://nano.ku.dk/
• iNano - http://inano.au.dk/
• MIC National Micro- and Nanotechnology Research Center at DTU - http://www.nanotech.dtu.dk/
• NANET - http://www.dtu.dk/Centre/NaNet/English.aspx

Estonia - http://encc.ee/

Finland

• Nanotechnology Cluster Programme - www.nanobusiness.fi

        Dr. Eeva Viinikka

• Tekes - http://www.tekes.fi/eng/
• Academy of Finland - http://www.aka.fi/en-gb/A/Science-in-society/Research-programmes/Ongoing/FinNano/
• FinDNano - http://www.findnano.fi/
• Nanoresearch - http://www.nanoresearch.fi/

France

• Nanoscience & Nanotechnology - http://www.nanomicro.recherche.gouv.fr/
• Basic Technological Research (BTR) Network of the CNRS - http://www.rtb.cnrs.fr/
• Commission Particulière du Débat Public Nanotechnologies - http://www.debatpublic-nano.org/
• Cluster Recherche micro-nano - http://www.cluster-micronano.fr/
• Minalogic Industrial Cluster - http://www.minalogic.org/

Germany

• NanoBioNet - http://www.nanobionet.de/

        Matthias Mallmann
        Andrea E. Reinhardt

• Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie - http://www.bessy.de/
• Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron - http://zms.desy.de/
• Fraunhofer Verbund Nanotechnologie - http://www.nano.fraunhofer.de/
• Federal Ministry of Education and Research - http://www.bmbf.de/en/nanotechnologie.php
• Nationale Kontaktstelle Nanotechnologie -http://www.nks-nano.de/
• nanoValley - http://www.nanovalley.eu/
• Rheinland-Pfalz - http://www.nbc.uni-kl.de/
• Hessen - http://www.hessen-nanotech.de/
• YoungNanoProfessionals - http://www.youngnanopro.de/
• Nano4Women - http://www.nano4women.com/
• Deutscher Cerband Nanotechnologie - http://www.dv-nano.de/der-verband.html

Greece

• mi-Cluster - http://www.corallia.org/en/innovation-clusters/mi-cluster-nanomicroelectronics-and-embedded-systems.html
• Nanonet - http://www.nano-net.gr/

Hungary

• IMNTP - http://www.imntp.hu/index.php?lang=1
• Nanostructures Laboratory MTA MFA Budapest - http://www.nanotechnology.hu/
• Hungarian Materials Science and Nanotechnology Cluster - http://www.miskolcholding.hu/developments/service-development/hungarian_materials_science_and_nanotechnology/

Iceland - http://www.rannis.is/english/rannis/rannis-staff/nr/145/

India - http://www.nanotechindia.in/

Ireland

• Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN - http://www.crann.tcd.ie/
• Tyndall National Institute - http://www.tyndall.ie/
• Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI) - http://www.bdi.ie/
• FP7 Ireland - http://www.fp7ireland.com/page.aspx?SP=28
• NanoNet Ireland - http://www.nanonetireland.ie/
• Materials Ireland Home - http://www.materials-ireland.ie/

Israel - http://www.nanoisrael.org/

Italy

• National Nanotechnology Laboratory - http://www.nnl.it/
• NEST - http://www.nest.sns.it/
• S3 - CNR-INFM - http://www.s3.infm.it/
• TASC - http://www.tasc.infm.it/
• Institute for Nanostructured Materials, CNR Bologna - http://www.bo.ismn.cnr.it/
• Submicron Center, The Joseph and Belle Braun Center for Submicron Research - http://www.weizmann.ac.il/smc/
• The Harvey M. Krueger Family Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - http://www.nanoscience.huji.ac.il/
• RBNI - http://www.nano.technion.ac.il/
• Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University - http://www.nano.tau.ac.il/
• nanotec IT - http://www.nanotec.it/
• Veneto Nanotech - http://www.venetonanotech.it/en/
• Assoknowledge – Confidustria Servizi - http://www.confindustriasi.it/

        Alessandro Sciolari

• http://www.dappolonia.it/

        Donato Zangani

 

Japan

• NIMS - http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/index.html
• RIKEN - http://www.riken.jp/engn/index.html
• AIST Nanotechnology Research Institute - http://unit.aist.go.jp/nanotech/index.html
• NanotechJapan - http://nanonet.mext.go.jp/?lang=en

Korea

• Korea Nanotechnology Gateway - http://www.k-nano.kr/
• National Nanofab Center - http://www.nnfc.com/eng/index.jsp
• KANC - http://www.kanc.re.kr/kancEnglish/index.jsp

Lithuania - http://www.microsys.ktu.lt/

Luxembourg - http://www.materialscluster.lu/

Netherlands

• NanoLab NL - http://www.nanolabnl.nl/
• NanoLab Nijmegen - http://www.ru.nl/nanolab
• MiPlaza - http://www.miplaza.com/
• nano ned - http://www.nanoned.nl/nanoned/consortium-partners.html
• Minacned - http://www.minacned.nl/
• MicroNanoConference - http://www.micronanoconference.nl/

New Zealand - http://www.macdiarmid.ac.nz/

Norway

• NANOMAT - http://www.nanomat.no/
• NTNU NanoLab - http://www.ntnu.no/nanolab/english
• Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, University of Oslo - http://www.smn.uio.no/research.html
• SINTEF - http://www.sintef.no/Home/Information-and-Communication-Technology-ICT/Microsystems-and-Nanotechnology/Home-Microsystems-and-Nanotechnology/
• Institute for Energy Technology - http://www.ife.no/main_subjects_new/materialtechnology/nanomateriale-en?set_language=en&cl=en
• Nanoplat - http://www.nanoplat.org/
• FUNMAT - http://www.funmat.no/english/
• NCE - http://www.nce-mnt.com

Poland

• NanoNet - http://www.nanonet.pl/

        Katarzyna Szuba

        Adam Szatkowski, PhD

• nanodialog - http://nanodialog.eu/
• Krakow Interdisciplinary PhD Project in Nanoscience and Advanced Nanostructures - http://www.mpd.agh.edu.pl/
• Polish National Scientific Network: ARTMAG - Magnetic Nanostructures for Spintronics - http://www.artmag.agh.edu.pl/index_en.html
• International PhD School - http://www.intphdschool.materials.pl/
• NaMic - http://www.unipress.waw.pl/NaMic/

Portugal

• International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory - http://www.iinl.org/
• INESC MN - http://www.inesc-mn.pt/
• i3N - http://www.i3n.org/
• Portugal Nano - http://www.portugalnano.net/
• International Nanotechnology Laboratory - http://www.inl.int/international.php

Romania - http://www.nanofutures.ro/

        Dr. Radu Robert Piticescu

Russia

• Rusnano - http://www.rusnano.com
• Portal Nano - http://www.portalnano.ru/
• NANORUCER - http://nanorucer.de/

South Africa

• SANi - http://www.sani.org.za/
• CSIR - http://www.csir.co.za/
• Mintek - http://www.mintek.co.za/
• iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences - http://www.tlabs.ac.za/public/default.htm

Spain

• Fundación Prodintec - http://www.prodintec.com/

        Paula Queipo Rodríguez

• NanoSpain - http://www.nanospain.org/
• iberNAM - http://www.ibernam.net/
• Génesis Red - http://www.genesisred.net/

Slovenia

• Center of Excellence: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - http://nin.ijs.si/nano.htm
• complexmatter - http://www-f7.ijs.si/en/
• Video: "Nanotechnology - what kind of legislative framework do we need in Slovenia?" - http://videolectures.net/nanomaterials2011_krajnc_legislative/

Sweden

• MyFab;- http://www.myfab.se/
• Angstrom Laboratory - http://www.angstrom.uu.se/
• Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University - http://www.nano.lth.se/
• CeNano at Linköpings Universitet - http://www.cenano.liu.se/
• Chalmers - http://www.chalmers.se/mc2/EN
• Nano Øresund - http://www.nano-oresund.org/web/default.asp

Switzerland

• Temas - http://www.temas.ch/

        Karl Höhener

• ETHZ Nanotechnology Group - http://www.nano.mavt.ethz.ch/
• ETH Zurich Micro- and Nanosystems Group - http://www.micro.mavt.ethz.ch/
• ETH Zurich Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - http://www.met.mat.ethz.ch/
• Center of Micronanotechnology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - http://cmi.epfl.ch/
• nano-tera - http://www.nano-tera.ch/
• Nano-Cluster Bodensee - http://www.ncb.ch
• MiCRONARC - http://www.micronarc.ch/

Turkey

• SUNUM - http://sunum.sabanciuniv.edu/

        Volkan Ozguz

• Bilkent University
  UNAM - Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology - http://www.nano.org.tr/

United Kingdom

• London Centre for Nanotechnology - http://www.london-nano.com/
• Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration in Nanotechnology - http://www.nanoscience.cam.ac.uk/irc
• Bionanotechnology Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration - http://www.bionanotechnology.ox.ac.uk/
• Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus - http://www.daresburysic.co.uk/sectors/micro-and-nano-technology
• Nanotechnology KTN - http://mnt.globalwatchonline.com/epicentric_portal/site/MNT/?
• Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN) - http://www.nano.org.uk/
• SAFENANO - http://www.safenano.org/
• NanoKTN - https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/nanoktn
• NIA - http://www.nanotechia.org/

USA

• Nano.gov - http://www.nano.gov/
• The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies - http://www.nanotechproject.org/