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.

Global

Europe

• ClusterCollaboration.eu - http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/
• cluster-excellence.eu - http://www.cluster-excellence.eu/3555.html
• Cordis - http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html

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

• Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network - http://www.ausnano.net/index.php?page=facilities
• Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology - http://www.aibn.uq.edu.au/
• 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/
• EURO-NanoTox - http://www.euro-nanotox.at/
• NanonetStyria - http://www.nanonet.at/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/austria/home_en.html

Belgium

• Flanders Nano Bio Alliance - http://www.flandersnanobio.org/
• IMEC - http://www2.imec.be/
• NANOWIN - http://www.nanobelgium.org/
• Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) - http://www.nanotechia.org/
• Nanowal - http://www.nano.be/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/belgium/home_en.html
• VITO - http://www.vito.be/

Bulgaria

• - http://www.bas.bg/nano/activ.htm
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/bulgaria/home_en.html

 

Brazil - http://www.aci-tubarao.com.br
Ruben Cesar Reinoso

Canada

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

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

China - http://www.nanotechchina.org

Czech Republic

• 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/
• nanotechnology.cz - http://www.nanotechnology.cz/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/czech-republic/home_en.html

Denmark

• Creative Nano - http://www.creativenano.dk/
• Danish Technological Institute;- http://www.dti.dk/
• iNano - http://inano.au.dk/
• MIC National Micro- and Nanotechnology Research Center at DTU - http://www.nanotech.dtu.dk/
• NaNet - http://www.nanet.nu/
• Nano-DTU - http://www.nano.dtu.dk/
• Nano Øresund - http://www.nano-oresund.org/
• Nano-Science Center - http://nano.ku.dk/
• University of Copenhagen Nano-science Center - http://nano.ku.dk/english/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/denmark/home_en.html

Estonia

• Estonian Nanotechnology - http://encc.ee/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/estonia/home_en.html

Finland

• Nanotechnology Cluster Programme - www.nanobusiness.fi

        Dr. Eeva Viinikka

• Finnish translation of the NANOfutures webpage
• FinDNano - http://www.findnano.fi/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/finland/home_en.html
• Tekes - http://www.tekes.fi/eng/

France

• NanoThinking - http://www.nanothinking.com/

        Thomas Dubouchet

• Nanoscience & Nanotechnology - http://www.nanomicro.recherche.gouv.fr/
• Basic Technological Research (BTR) Network of the CNRS - http://www.rtb.cnrs.fr/
• CarbonInspired - http://carboninspired.com/
• Commission Particulière du Débat Public Nanotechnologies - http://www.debatpublic-nano.org/
• Minalogic Industrial Cluster - http://www.minalogic.org/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/france/home_en.html

Germany

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

        Matthias Mallmann
        Andrea E. Reinhardt

• Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie - http://www.bessy.de/
• Deutscher Verband Nanotechnologie - http://www.dv-nano.de/der-verband.html
• 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
• Hessen - http://www.hessen-nanotech.de/
• Nano4Women - http://www.nano4women.com/
• nanoValley - http://www.nanovalley.eu/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/germany/home_en.html
• Nationale Kontaktstelle Nanotechnologie -http://www.nks-nano.de/
• Rheinland-Pfalz - http://www.nbc.uni-kl.de/
• SciPort RLP - http://www.rlp-forschung.de/more
• YoungNanoProfessionals - http://www.youngnanopro.de/

Greece

• Nanonet - http://www.nano-net.gr/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/greece/home_en.html

Hungary

• IMNTP - http://www.imntp.hu/index.php?lang=1
• Nanostructures Laboratory MTA MFA Budapest - http://www.nanotechnology.hu/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/hungary/home_en.html

Iceland

• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/iceland/home_en.html

India - http://www.nanotechindia.in/

Iran

• INIC - http://en.nano.ir/index.php/main/page/4
• Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council: http://www.nano.ir/
• Iran Nanotechnology Laboratory Network: http://irannano.org/nanolab/

Ireland

• CCAN - Collaborative Centre for Applied Nanotechnology - http://www.ccan.ie/

        Victor Acinas

• Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI) - http://www.bdi.ie/
• Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN - http://www.crann.tcd.ie/
• FP7 Ireland - http://www.fp7ireland.com/page.aspx?SP=28
• NanoNet Ireland - http://www.nanonetireland.ie/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/ireland/home_en.html
• Tyndall National Institute - http://www.tyndall.ie/

Israel

• INNI - http://www.nanoisrael.org/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/israel/home_en.html

Italy

• Assoknowledge – Confidustria Servizi - http://www.confindustriasi.it/

        Alessandro Sciolari

• http://www.dappolonia.it/

        Donato Zangani

• Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University - http://www.nano.tau.ac.il/
• The Harvey M. Krueger Family Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - http://www.nanoscience.huji.ac.il/
• Institute for Nanostructured Materials, CNR Bologna - http://www.bo.ismn.cnr.it/
• nanotec IT - http://www.nanotec.it/
• National Nanotechnology Laboratory - http://www.nnl.it/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/italy/home_en.html
• NEST - http://www.nest.sns.it/
• RBNI - http://www.nano.technion.ac.il/
• Submicron Center, The Joseph and Belle Braun Center for Submicron Research - http://www.weizmann.ac.il/smc/
• TASC - http://www.tasc.infm.it/
• Veneto Nanotech - http://www.venetonanotech.it/en/

 

Japan

• NanotechJapan - http://nanonet.mext.go.jp/?lang=en
• NIMS - http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/index.html
• RIKEN - http://www.riken.jp/engn/index.html

Korea

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

Latvia

• FOTONIKA-LV - http://www.lu.lv/FOTONIKA-LV/

        Dr.Ph. Arnolds Ubelis

• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/latvia/home_en.html

Lithuania

• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/lithuania/home_en.html
• Research Centre for Microsystems and Nanotechnology - http://www.microsys.ktu.lt/

Luxembourg

• Luxembourg Materials Cluster - http://www.materialscluster.lu/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/luxembourg/home_en.html

Netherlands

• MicroNanoConference - http://www.micronanoconference.nl/
• Minacned - http://www.minacned.nl/
• MiPlaza
• NanoLabNL - http://www.nanolabnl.nl/
• nanonextnl - http://www.nanonextnl.nl/

- http://www.miplaza.com/

• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/netherlands/home_en.html

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

Norway

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

Poland

• NanoNet - http://www.nanonet.pl/

        Katarzyna Szuba
        Adam Szatkowski, PhD

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

Portugal

• CarbonInspired - http://carboninspired.com/
• i3N - http://www.i3n.org/
• INESC MN - http://www.inesc-mn.pt/
• International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) - http://inl.int/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/portugal/home_en.html
• Portugal Nano - http://www.portugalnano.net/

Romania

- http://www.nanofutures.ro/

        Dr. Radu Robert Piticescu

Russia

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

South Africa

• CSIR - http://www.csir.co.za/
• iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences - http://www.tlabs.ac.za/
  
• Mintek - http://www.mintek.co.za/

Spain

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

        Paula Queipo Rodríguez

• CarbonInspired - http://carboninspired.com/
• iberNAM - http://www.ibernam.net/
• International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) - http://inl.int/
• NanoSpain - http://www.nanospain.org/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/spain/home_en.html

Slovenia

• Center of Excellence: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - http://nin.ijs.si/nano.htm
• complexmatter - http://www-f7.ijs.si/en/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/slovenia/home_en.html
• Video: "Nanotechnology - what kind of legislative framework do we need in Slovenia?" - http://videolectures.net/nanomaterials2011_krajnc_legislative/

Sweden

• SwedNanoTech- http://swednanotech.com/

        Åsalie Hartmanis

• Myfab- http://www.myfab.se/
• Angstrom Laboratory - http://www.angstrom.uu.se/
• Chalmers - http://www.chalmers.se/mc2/EN
• CeNano at Linköpings Universitet - http://www.cenano.liu.se/
• Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University - http://www.nano.lth.se/
• Nano Øresund - http://www.nano-oresund.org/web/default.asp
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/sweden/home_en.html

Switzerland

• Temas - http://www.temas.ch/

        Karl Höhener

• Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center - http://www.zurich.ibm.com/nanocenter/
• Center of Micronanotechnology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - http://cmi.epfl.ch/
• ETH Zurich Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - http://www.met.mat.ethz.ch/
• ETH Zurich Micro- and Nanosystems Group - http://www.micro.mavt.ethz.ch/
• ETHZ Nanotechnology Group - http://www.nano.mavt.ethz.ch/
• MiCRONARC - http://www.micronarc.ch/
• Nano-Cluster Bodensee - http://www.ncb.ch
• nano-tera - http://www.nano-tera.ch/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/switzerland/home_en.html

Turkey

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

        Volkan Ozguz

• Bilkent University
  UNAM - Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology - http://www.nano.org.tr/
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/turkey/home_en.html

United Kingdom

• Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus - http://www.daresburysic.co.uk/sectors/micro-and-nano-technology
• Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN) - http://www.nano.org.uk/
• Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration in Nanotechnology - http://www.nanoscience.cam.ac.uk/
• London Centre for Nanotechnology - http://www.london-nano.com/
• NanoKTN - https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/nanoktn
• National R&D Information Service - http://cordis.europa.eu/united_kingdom/home_en.html
• NIA - http://www.nanotechia.org/
• SAFENANO - http://www.safenano.org/

USA

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