International Nanotechnology Organizations

Asia: Asian Technology Information Program

Austarlia: Australian Nano Business Forum - The Australian Nano Business Forum is a national organisation established to further the interests of private sector companies in the business of nanotechnology in Australia.

Australia: Asia-Pacific Nanotechnology Forum (APNF) - The APNF is a platform for networking across the Asia Pacific region between governments, developing industry, and the venture capital market. The APNF is an independent non-government, not for profit organization, which facilitates the coordination of Nanotechnology development and programs and cross regional collaborations among Government policy makers, industry , R&D institutions, and leading researchers.

Australia: Australian Nanobusiness Alliance - Provides services relevant to Nanotechnology business as well as industry interested in Nanotechnology focusing on the needs surrounding commercially oriented Nanotechnology and needs that other organisations and enterprises have to engage with and benefit from Nanotechnology.

Australia: Australian Research Council Nanotechnology (ARCNN) - ARCNN is dedicated to substantially enhancing Australia&45;s research outcomes in this important field by promoting effective collaborations, exposing researchers to alternative and complementary approaches from other fields, encouraging forums for postgraduate students and early career researchers, increasing nanotechnology infrastructure, enhancing awareness of existing infrastructure, and promoting international links.

Australia: Nanostructural Analysis Network Organisation Major National Research Facility (NANO-MNRF) - The NANO-MNRF is the peak Australian facility for nanometric analysis of the structure and chemistry of materials in both physical and biological systems.

Australia: Nanotechnology Australia - The Australian Government is backing leading-edge nanotechnology. This site gives an overview of the nanotech industry in Australia

Australia: Nanotechnology Victoria (nanovic) - Nanotechnology Victoria (nanovic) is the premier vehicle for commercializing nanotechnology in Australia. nanovic is a venture between three major Victorian universities, Monash University, Swinburne University of Technology, RMIT University, and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Austria: Austrian Nano Initiative - A public funding programme for nanoscale sciences and nanotechnology. The annual public budget is EURO 15 m.

Austria: Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Institute of Nanostructured Materials and Photonics - The major fields of activity are: synthesis of nanostructured organic systems; optical and dielectrical properties of nanostructured materials; optical and electronic properties of nanolayers and photophysics of nanostructured systems

Austria: Micro@Nanofabrication-Austria - Establish and strengthen an international network of excellence in the field of Micro- and Nanotechnology with Austrian leadership.

Austria: Nanonet Styria - NANONET-Styria was founded as a Styrian nanotechnology network in autumn 2001. The network supports and focuses existing expertise and interests in the field of nanotechnology and seeks to establish nanotechnology in Styria on a long-term basis.

Austria: West Austrian Initiative for Nano Networking (WINN) - WINN was founded to establish and promote nanotechnology in Western Austria and to provide the infrastructure necessary to develop this innovation potential.

Belgium: Centexbel - Centexbel is a Belgian textile research centre that offers activities around Research & Development and Services (testing included) throughout its regional offices. It's nanotechnology activities focuss on nanoscale modifications of textile surfaces by means of atmospheric plasma treatment; nano coatings; and the incorporation of nano additives in fibres and coatings; and electro-spinning for the production of nano fibres

Belgium: IMEC - IMEC (Interuniversity MicroElectronics Centre) is a world-leading independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology. Its research focuses on the next generations of chips and systems, and on the enabling technologies for ambient intelligence.

Belgium: NanoWal - Wallonia Network for Nanotechnologies - The general objective of the NanoWal network is to connect academic & industrial actors active in the nanotech field in Wallonia.

Bulgaria: National Centre on Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Materials NCNT - NCNT in Sofia is a national centre for excellence in nanoscience and nanotechnology for both the academic community and manufacturing industries. The activities are essentially multi- disciplinary and cover a wide spectrum of application in nanotechnology and precision measurements, involving the study of unconventional materials and manufacturing methods

Canada: Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance (CNBA) - CNBA is a nanotechnology association and facilitator. Its dual mission is to establish a Canadian National Nanotechnology Initiative including the creation of commercially-oriented nanotech hubs, the promotion of nanotechnology in Canada, and the promotion of Canadian nanotechnology capabilities internationally, and to develop major nanotechnology initiatives across the globe.

Canada: CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory - CANMET-MTL has nanotechnology projects in the areas of hydrogen storage and noxious gas sensors.

Canada: NanoBC - British Columbia's Nanotechnology Alliance

Canada: nanoquébec - NanoQuebec, a not-for-profit corporation jointly funded by the governments of Quebec and of Canada plays a central role in the structuring and planning efforts in nanotechnology in Quebec.

Canada: National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) - The National Institute for Nanotechnology is an integrated, multi-disciplinary institution involving researchers in physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, informatics, pharmacy and medicine. Established in 2001, it is operated as a partnership between the National Research Council and the University of Alberta, and is jointly funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta and the university.

Canada: National Research Council Canada - Nanoscience - The National Research Council is playing a key role in Canada's goal to be an integral part of the international quest for discoveries at the atomic and molecular level.

Canada: Regroupement québécois sur les matériaux de pointe (RQMP) - RQMP brings together Quebec’s three principal research centers in the field of physics and technology of materials: the Centre de recherche sur les propriétés électroniques des matériaux avanc¨¦s (CERPEMA) of Université de Sherbrooke, the Center for the Physics of Materials (CPM) of McGill University and the Thin Film Physics and Technology Research Center (GCM) located on the campus of Université de Montréal

Canada: Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences - The mission of the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (SIMS) is to provide leadership in collaboration with the Canadian and international scientific communities in the development of a knowledge base in molecular sciences and to ensure that it has positive impact on Canada by being pro-active in its dissemination to our partners.

China: Nanochina

Czech Republic: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry AS CR - Nanomaterials and nanocomposites (eg photocatalysts for environmental applications, lamellar pigments based on mica coated with metal oxide layers)

Czech Republic: Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry - Specialises in inorganic-organic nanocomposite materials preparation and characterization; nanoelectronics; and nanobiotechnology.

Czech Republic: Nanopin Research Centre for Nanostructure Engineering - The main subjects of the scientific activity of the Centre comprise the complex study of unique photocatalytic properties of nanocrystalline photoactive materials (mostly titanium dioxide) and research of their practical utilisation in the field of self-cleaning, anti-bacterial coatings, photocatalytic purification of water, air and contaminated soil, organic synthesis and solar energy conversion.

Denmark: Riso National Laboratory - Nanomaterial R&D and analysis (including the Danish Polymer Centre).

Denmark: University of Copenhagen

Denmark: University of Ulm and the TMR-Network - NanoSNOM

Estonia: Estonian Nanotechnology Competence Center - Estonian Nanotechnology Competence Centre is a consortium of industrial and science partners formed for performing common research in the field of nanotechnology.

EU: "Design for Micro & Nano Manufacture (Patent-DfMM)" Network of Excellence - The "Design for Micro & Nano Manufacture (Patent-DfMM)" Network of Excellence aims to establish a new technical community that will address the underlying engineering science to ensure that problems affecting the manufacture and reliability of products based on MNT can be addressed before prototype and pre-production.

EU: EUCOR Nanoscience - EUCOR Nanoscience is a project to facilitate the mobility of students in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. The current partners of this project are the University of Basel, the University of Freiburg, the University of Karlsruhe, the University of Strasbourg and the UniversitÈ de Haute Alsace Mulhouse. The project is embedded into the interregional European organizsation EUCOR.

EU: EuroIndiaNet - The EuroIndiaNet project aims to promote stronger collaboration between EU and Indian scientists and industrialists in the areas of the nanosciences and nanotechnologies.

EU: European Commission - Nanotechnology Service - This web service provides an overview of nanotechnology related activities across the European Community's programmes. This includes information on projects and funding opportunities, information about the European Research Area and the 6th Framework Programme.

EU: European Commission - NMP Priority - The NMP priority supports research projects in the area of "Nanotechnology and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices"

EU: European NanoBusiness Association - Established by leading players in European nanotechnology, the European NanoBusiness Association provides a forum to link, inform and enable European nanotechnology companies, from start-ups to multi-nationals.

EU: European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council (ENIAC) - Provides a strategic research agenda for the European nanoelectronics sector.

EU: European Nanoforum

EU: European Nanotechnology Gateway - This European Union sponsored Thematic Network will provide a comprehensive source of information on all areas of Nanotechnology to the business, the scientific and social communities

EU: European Nanotechnology Trade Alliance (ENTA) - Supported by companies such as Procter and Gamble, BP International, Thomas Swan & Co., Nexia Solutions, Imerys, SmartBead Technologies and LOT-Oriel, the European Nanotechnology Trade Alliance, ENTA, has recently been created to represent the interests of nanotechnology businesses across Europe. It will act to bridge the gap between industry, governments, science, and importantly, the public. Its aim is to promote the benefits of nanotechnology, while supporting all actions that ensure new nanotechnologies are developed in a safe and responsible manner.

EU: European Research Group on Science and Applications of Nanotubes (NanoE) - Representing several dozen research teams from across the EU (mostly French), this organization is attempting to be something of a unifying body for nanotube research in Europe

EU: European Science Foundation - The European Science Foundation promotes high quality science at a European level. It acts as a catalyst for the development of science by bringing together leading scientists and funding agencies to debate, plan and implement pan-European initiatives.

EU: European Technology Platform for Advanced Materials and Technologies (EuMaT) - EuMaT has been launched in order to assure optimal involvement of industry and other important stakeholders in the process of establishing of R&D priorities in the area of advanced engineering materials and technologies.

EU: IP Nanoker - Nanoker Structural Ceramic Nanocomposites for Top-end Functional Applications is a 4 year, EUR18.5 million research project co-funded by the EC within FP6.

EU: Metamorphose - The main scientific objective of the partners of this consortium is to develop new types of artificial materials, referred to below as metamaterials, with electromagnetic properties that cannot be found among natural materials. The results of this development should lead to a conceptually new range of radio, microwave, and optical technologies, based on revolutionary new materials made by large-scale assembly of some basic elements (nanoscopic and microscopic) in unprecedented combinations.

EU: MNT Europe - The aims of this MNT Europe are to integrate the Micro and Nano Technology (MNT) research capabilities in Europe into the form of a distributed platform for research and development.

EU: Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications (CARBIO) - The CARBIO partners apply a multidisciplinary approach to exploit the potential of multi-functional carbon nanotubes (CNT) for biomedical applications, in particular to act as magnetic nano-heaters, drug-carrier systems and sensors which allow a diagnostic and therapeutic usage on a cellular level.

EU: Naimo - NAIMO will create cost and energy-effective processing and manufacturing methods for assembling nanomaterials onto flexible polymer films.

EU: Nano Effects - "Nanocomposites with High Colouration Efficiency for Electrochromic Smart Plastic Devices" (Nano Effects) is a three-year Specific Targeted Research Project (2004-2006) funded by the European Commission to research inorganic-organic (hybrid) nanocomposites.

EU: Nano Oresund - Nano Oresund aims at bringing together nanotechnology strengths in innovation, education, research and laboratory infrastructure on the Danish and Swedish sides of Oresund, to bring out the full potential of the region in this field. A primary objective is to provide the base for all aspects of nanotechnological co-operation in the region, where academia and industry participate, and also to communicate Oresund¡¯s capacity in these terms internationally.

EU: NanoBio-Raise - NanoBio-RAISE combines ethics research in nanobiotechnology with science communication. This interdisciplinary project brings together nanobiotechnologists, ethicists and communication specialists with the aims to anticipate the societal and ethical issues likely to arise as nanobiotechnologies develop and to use the lessons from the GM debate to respond to the probable public concerns. NanoBio-RAISE is a 6th Framework Programme project.

EU: Nanocage - The NANOCAGE project brings together a number of leading European nanoscience groups on a research problem which involves not only a novel materials system but a variety of cutting edge spectroscopic techniques. Interpretation of the spectroscopic measurements will in turn be facilitated by the application of a number of powerful theoretical methods. This combination of interdisciplinary research, challenging experimental techniques, an exotic materials system, and comprehensive theoretical work provides an exceptionally strong PhD training programme in nanoscience.

EU: NANOCAPS Nanocaps - Nanocapsules for Targeted Controlled Delivery of Chemicals - The project NANOCAPS will develop new technologies based on micro-encapsulation to solve industrial problems related to controlled release of chemicals.

EU: NanoHand - Micro-Nano System for Automatic Handling of Nano-Objects - The NanoHand project aims at developing a system consisting of micro/nano based subsystems for automatic handling of nanometer sized objects.

EU: Nanologue - Europe-wide dialogue on benefits, risks and social, ethical and legal implications of nanotechnologies.

EU: NanoMicroClub - The overall purpose of the Nanomicroclub is to create a support network for pre- start-up/spin-out, and early stage technology enterprises. This network operates by enabling young technology companies to meet and share insights into their experiences in growing a technology company, whilst also linking with business advisors, mentoring organizations, and technology end users.

EU: Nanoquanta Network of Excellence - Nanoscale Quantum Simulations for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials. Nanoquanta is a Network of Excellence performing fundamental Physics research funded by the European Commission's Sixth Framework Programme.

EU: Nanorac - Nano-Robotic for Assembly and Characterisation - The objectives of the Nanorac project are to develop efficient instrumentation for measurement, analysis and manufacture at the nano-scale.

EU: NanoRoadMap Project (NRM) - NanoRoadMap (NRM) is a project founded by the European Commission in the FP6 (Thematic Priority 3) and its main objective is to produce a long term (10 years) forecasting exercise aiming to highlight the applications of nanotechnology in three important industrial fields: materials, health and medical services, energy.

EU: Nanosafe - An initiative under the EU's 6th Framework Program: The overall aim of NANOSAFE2 is to develop risk assessment and management for secure industrial production of nanoparticles.

EU: NanoSci-ERA Consortium - The NanoSci-ERA Consortium is a network of public or private bodies responsible for financing or managing research programmes in nanoscience that are established in countries belonging to the European Research Area (ERA).

EU: Nanospin European Network - NANOSPIN is an EU funded project to manufacture and study the behaviour of magnetic nanoparticles comprising a core and multiple-shells.

EU: Nanostar - The main objective of the NANOSTAR (Nano-Structured Ferrolectric Films for Tuneable Acoustic Resonators and Devices) project, supported by European Commission, is development of nanostructured ferroelectric films for microwave applications.

EU: Nanotechnology Homepage of the European Commission

EU: NAOMITEC - NAoMITEC is a European Project co-funded by the European Commission, aimed at increasing participation of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The project is co-ordinated with 16 Partners from across Europe and Israel. NAoMITEC is addressed to SMEs developing and/or interested in micro and nano technologies by supporting them in joining R&D projects in order to improve or to maintain their competitiveness.

EU: NESPA - NanoEngineered Superconductors for Power Applications - The Research and Training Network NESPA will focus on the research topic of the development of high temperature superconductor (HTS) materials for power applications.

EU: Neuronano - The NEURONANO network major aim is to integrate carbon nanotubes (CNT) with multielectrode array (MEA) technology to develop a new generation biochips to help repair damaged central nervous system (CNS) tissues.

EU: Phantoms Foundation - The PHANTOMS Foundation is a non-profit organisation, whose mission is to provide a platform of services and information for researchers active in Nanotechnology and Emerging Nanoelectronics in particular. This mission is accomplished by establishing a network of researchers that exchange experience and their latest results through several channels such as workshops, newsletters, WEB site, etc

EU: PHONASUM - Photocatalytic technologies and novel nanosurfaces materials ?critical issues - Phonasum is a network of researchers and practitioners working in the field of photocatalysis from all around Europe. The main objective is to increase via a concerted European effort the fundamental knowledge of nanocrystalline photoactive materials and development of new products, which utilize self sterilizing and self cleaning photoactive materials in specific industrially relevant application fields such as self-cleaning and anti-microbial surfaces, water treatment, air purification and general hygienic applications.

EU: Phoremost - PHOREMOST is the result of a decision to establish a Network of Excellence in the area of Nanophotonics and Molecular Photonics to address the near- and long term needs of photonic functional components.

EU: Plasmon Enhanced Photonics (PLEAS) - EU-funded research project that aims to make plasmonics a key element in the future of the European photonics industry.

EU: Plasmonanodevices - Plasmo-nano-devices is an Information Society Technologies Network of Excellence initiated by the European Union in its sixth Framework Programme. Sixteen Laboratories throughout Europe take part in this Network. The focus of the work is the utilization of surface plasmons to develop new optical interconnects and optical components. Beyond scientific work the Network also experiments with new schemes to allocate funding dynamically

EU: SANDiE - Self-Assembled semiconductor Nanostructures for new Devices in photonics and Electronics ? Network of Excellence - The SANDiE Network of Excellence is dedicated to the formation of an integrated and cohesive approach to research and knowledge in the field of Self-Assembled semiconductor Nanostructures.

EU: SEMINANO - The objective of this EU FP6 research project is to understand, predict, and control the size, structure, optical and physical properties of nanocrystalline semiconductors prepared by different techniques. It also aims at investigation of the methodology for the application technologies.

EU: SINANO (silicon-based nanodevices) - SINANO (Silicon-based Nanodevices) aims to strengthen European scientific and technological excellence in the field of electronics, Si-based nanodevices for terascale integrated circuits. This project is funded by the European Commission under the sixth EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.

EU: WomenInNano - Strengthening the Role of Women Scientists in Nano-Science - A project funded by the European Commission to encourage young women to consider studies and pursue careers in this new scientific field (providing role models and mentoring programs), attract youth to Nano, network and empower women scientists working in Nano-Science at European level, stimulate female scientists to participate in EU programmes, mobilize stakeholders in favour of gender equality in scientific research and stimulate the science-society dialog.

Finland: FinNano - Finland is one of the leading European countries in nanotechnology research. FinNano is a new technology programme established by Tekes to accelerate and improve the competitiveness of nanotechnology research in Finland.

Finland: Finnish Micro & Nano Technology Network FMNT - The idea of this portal is to be the entrance to the Finnish micro- and nanotechnology world.

France: CEA Leti - One of the largest applied research laboratories in Micro and Nanotechnologies in Europe, it focuses on microelectronics and microsystems on silicon, systems for biology and health, and optoelectronic and components.

France: Center for Material Elaboration & Structural Studies (CEMES) - Nanomaterials (electronic, magnetic and optical) fabrication and analysis.

France: Centre de Compétences Nanosciences Nord Ouest - The Centre de Compétences Nanosciences Nord Ouest (C’nano Nord Ouest) gathers laboratories from Nord-Pas de Calais, Picardie, Basse-Normandie, Haute-Normandie, Bretagne, Pays de la Loire and Poitou-Charentes regions.

France: CNRS-GDRE (Centre National de la Reserche Scientifique) - Since 1998, the French CNRS has promoted and financially supported a GDR (Group of Research) focusing on fostering national collaborations between researchers working in all the fields of carbon nanotubes. This GDR was replaced by an european GDR, a GDR-E, entitled Science and Applications of the Nanotubes (acronym NanoE)

France: LAAS - Laboratory for Ananlysis and Architecture of Systems - A large French clean room facility with competences in Micro and Nano electronics.

France: Laboratory for Photonics and Nanostructures LPN - The Laboratory, a fully-owned unit of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), carries out its research activities within the general context of the nanosciences, at the cross-roads of quantum optics and electronics, of physics, chemistry and biology, of materials science and device physics.

France: Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics and Nanostructures - Four major research themes: Complex Liquids and Interfaces; Nanostructured Materials; Nanosources and Nanotechnologies; Theory and modelling

France: Minatec - Center for innovation in micro- and nanotechnology - A major French regional nanotech research center in Grenoble.

France: Nanomat.fr - National Network for the Study of Functional Nanomaterials - This network is funded by the French program on nanosciences.

France: Observatory for Micro and Nanotechnologies (OMNT) - OMNT's mission is to provide a continuous technical watch on key subjects in Micro and nanotechnologies.

France: The French Research Network in Micro and Nano Technologies (RMNT) - This network represents a new type of innovation funding set by the French Ministry or Research . The aim of these networks is to promote technological transfers between public basic research and industry in government marked priority fields. RMNT is thus opened to all laboratories and companies working in these areas.

Germany: Bavarian Research Cooperation for Nanoelectronics (FORNEL) - New nanostructures, nanodevices, and nanocircuits are the goal of FORNEL. The Research Cooperation conducts research and development on new materials and deposition techniques for ultra-thin layers as well as for nanoimprint, an alternative lithography technique.

Germany: Caesar Research Center - Major research centre with multidisciplinary approach including materials, nanobio, electronics, microrobotics.

Germany: CC-NanoChem - A German network for innovative materials on the basis of chemical nanotechnology

Germany: CeNTech Center for Nanotechnology - CeNTech was created as one of Germany‘s first centers for nanotechnology. Integrated into the densest network of universities in all over Europe in the German state of North Rhine-Westfalia (NRW), CeNTech provides the ideal environment to direct selected ideas and results of nanotechnological research into technical applications.

Germany: Darmstadt Technical University - Office for interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Studies - The NanoOffice is part of the Center for Interdisciplinary Technology Studies (ZIT) at Darmstadt Technical University. It serves as a platform for interdisciplinary discussions, the development of joint initiatives and the pursuit of various research and outreach projects.

Germany: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - Nanowires and Nanotubes - The Focussed Research Program "Nanowires and Nanotubes: From Controlled Synthesis to Function" supports the Theory of Development of Templates - Fabrication of Nanowires and Nanotubes - Charaterization

Germany: ForNano - The Bavarian research cooperation for miniaturised analysis techniques using nanotechnology.

Germany: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Nanotechnology - The Nano- and Microsystems Program is aimed at developing application-tailored solutions. The group is pursuing interdisciplinary approaches based on a pool of technologies comprising mechanical, optical, magnetic, fluidic, electrical, materials science, and information technology competences. Our approach is characterized by the use of nanoscaled functional entities (materials, structures, components) in particular to develop innovative and economically attractive solutions.

Germany: Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technologies CNT - The Fraunhofer Center for Nanoelectronic Technologies CNT in Dresden is an institution of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft created as a public-private partnership with industrial partners Infineon Technologies AG and Advanced Micro Devices AMD and other research partners. The new Center was established with the aim of rapidly transferring innovative, discrete process solutions for the fabrication of nanoelectronic systems on 300-mm wafers into the industrial manufacturing environment.

Germany: Fraunhofer Network Nanotechnology - Nearly one third of the currently 58 Institutes of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft is working in the field of nanotechnology

Germany: German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG) - The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) is the central self-governing organisation of science and research in Germany. As a publicly funded research foundation, the DFG's defined mission is to fund and promote all fields of science and the humanities. Major research focus is on nanotechnology.

Germany: Institute for New Materials (INM) - The Institute for New Materials has already been concentrating since 1990 on the research in and development of new nanomaterials to production maturity and is a European center of chemical nanotechnology for material innovations.

Germany: Institute Functional Molecular Systems for Information Technology (IFMIT) - IFMIT is a virtual institute comprised of chemists, physicists and material scientists from two departments of the RWTH Aachen und from two departments of the CNI of the Research Centre J¨¹lich. All scientists concerned have already been successful within their respective area of research concerning Nanotechnology.

Germany: Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification Leipzig - The institute works on basic and applied research on the interaction of radiation with matter and their technological applications.

Germany: Ludwig-Mazimillians Universitat Munchen, Institut fur Kristallographie and - Meneralogie

Germany: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry - Nano-Photonics Group - Nanoscale resolved optical microscopy and infrared spectroscopy by elastic light scattering from an AFM-tip, phonon-enhanced near-field interaction and phonon photonics

Germany: Max-Born-Institute - Nanooptics Group - The research of the group is centered around the optical antenna properties of metallic nanostructures.

Germany: Max-Planck-Institute - NanoBiophotonics - A group of physicists, biologists, chemists and engineers conceiving inventing and utilizing optical microscopes with resolution at the nanometer scale to advance life sciences.

Germany: Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart - Dealing with chemical and physical aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Germany: Max-Planck-Institute of Microstructure Physics - Experimental and theoretical research carried out at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics is primarily focussed on solid state phenomena that are determined by small dimensions and surfaces and interfaces. The investigations concentrate on establishing relations between the magnetic, electronic, optical, and mechanical properties of solids and their microstructure. Thin films and surfaces are investigated as well as nanocrystalline materials, phase boundaries and defects in bulk crystals.

Germany: Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics - Nanotechnological applications of biomolecular motor-systems and single molecule imaging - The group is interested in the development of novel optical techniques and their applications in cell biology and nanotechnology.

Germany: NanoBioNet - The Center of Excellence for Nanobiotechnology - NanoBioNet is a powerful network of research institutes, hospitals and companies from different sectors. All partners are experts in their respective field. They are united through their shared interest in nano- and biotechnology.

Germany: Nanomap Germany - Nano-map is a graphical tool for the visualization of the regional distribution of relevant nanotechnology institutions in Germany including major enterprises, SMEs, networks, research centers, university institutes, funding agencies, technology transfer and financing institutions.

Germany: NanOp - NanOp is the German national network for the application of lateral nanostructures, nano-analytical techniques, and optoelectronics comprising large, medium size and small companies, national institutes for applied and fundamental research and universities.

Germany: Paul Drude Institute (PDI) - The mission of the PDI is to perform materials research, solid state physics, and nanotechnology on low-dimensional structures. Activities include nanofabrication and nanoanalytics.

Germany: Research Center Jülich - Center of Nanoelectronic Systems for Information Technology (CNI) - The CNI is a center of excellence for nanoelectronics at the Research Center Juelich and provides an excellent basis for future developments of nanoelectronics and IT. To identify technology drivers the research areas cover quantum-electronic, magneto-electronic, ferro-electric and molecular nanostructures as well as Terahertz-electronics and bio-signal processing.

Germany: Research Center Jülich - Institute for Thin Films and Interfaces - The particular mission of the institutes aims at the synergetic interaction of physics, chemistry, biology, material science and engineering in the research of anorganic, organic and biological interfaces and layers as well as their application for innovative concepts in devices and sensors.

Global: Global Nanotechnology Network

Global: International Nanotechnology and Society Network

Global: International Risk Governance Council

Greece: Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute (CPERI) - Applied materials research in processes, hydrocarbons, polymers, energy, nanoparticles, environment, catalysts.

Greece: Institute of Materials Science (IMS) NCSR Demokritos - The scientific activities of IMS are grouped into a number of research programs of high scientific and technological interest in materials science, with focus in materials related with nanotechnology (especially magnetic and semiconducting nanostructures), novel superconducting materials, as well as functional materials prepared with soft-chemistry techniques.

Greece: Institute of Physical Chemistry NCSR Demokritos - The research activities of the Institute include Molecular & Supramolecular Nanofunctional Materials and Nanochemistry

Hungary: Bay Zoltan Institute For Materials Science And Technology - The mission of the Institute is to play a dominant role in the materials science and technology innovation chain, first of all in the field of laser technology, metal technology and simulation, polymer technology and nanotechnology.

Hungary: Chemical Research Center, Dept. of Surface Modifications and Nanostructures - The main research interests of this Budapest Lab are focused on the development of new functional materials, such as nanostructured and nanosized materials.

Hungary: Hungarian Academy of Sciences Chemical Research Center - Chemistry of nanosciences, aiming at the study of new catalysts, surface coatings, interfacial phenomena, nanoparticles, microporous and mesoporous materials, new polymeric materials, ceramics, and composites,

Hungary: Hungarian Academy of Sciences Research - Institute for Materials Science

Hungary: International Society for Molecular Electronics and BioComputing (ISMEBC) - ISMEBC is a non-profit international society which fosters the interdisciplinary study of molecular electronics, ionics and photonics and information processing in natural and artificial molecular and biomolecular systems. The Society promotes both fundamental and applied research

Hungary: MTA MFA Budapest - Nanostructures Laboratory - Nanotechnology at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Hungary: NENAMAT - Network for Nanostructured Materials

India: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) - The ongoing research programmes at the CCMB are in three major categories - high quality basic research in the frontier areas of modern biology, research relevant to societal needs, and application-oriented research towards commercialisation.

India: IndiaNano - The Nanotechnology Research and Education Foundation (IndiaNano) is a not for profit society established to promote the infusion of new technologies into manufacturing enterprises in India.

India: Nano Science and Technology Consortium (NSTC) - NSTC works to create a platform conducive for the growth, promotion and partnering in the field of Nano Science and Technology taking together industries, academics and government through consultative, advisory and educative processes which will provide growth platform for organizations, academics and governments for harnessing the Nano potential at Global level.

India: National Chemical Laboratory - Nanomaterials Science & Technology Group - A highly interdisciplinary programme for investigating the synthesis, assembly, properties and commercial application of nanomaterials.

Iran: Iranian Nanotechnology Laboratory Network - This network concentrates on providing the researchers and the active industries in nanotechnology in Iran with laboratory services and covers the most of technical fields including engineering, medicine, basic science, agriculture, nano-biotechnology, etc.

Ireland: Irish Nanotechnology Association (INA) - The Irish Nanotechnology Association was established in 2002 by Enterprise Ireland to encourage the development of nanomaterials and processes by Irish Industry.

Ireland: Tyndall National Institute - Nanotechnology Group - The Group undertakes research aimed at development and innovative exploitation of nanoscale materials and devices within emerging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) application areas.

Israel: NFM Nano Functional Materials - NFM is a consortium of 13 companies and 12 academic research groups in Israel, seeking new ways to fabricate and use nanoparticles in industrial processes and products.

Israel: Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI) - Supported equally by the Russell Berrie Foundation, the Government of Israel through TELEM, and Technion, RBNI aims at positioning the Technion and the State of Israel at the forefront of global nanotechnology research and development.

Israel: Weizmann Institute, Braun Center for Submicron Research - The Sub Micron Semiconductor Center is a unique facility enabling the design, material growth, fabrication, and characterization of mesoscopic systems, with dimensions ranging from 10 nm to a few micrometers.

Italy: CNR Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies Group - The main aim of CNR, based in Rome, is the study and fabrication of advanced devices for photonics, optoelectronics and electronics. Nanotechnologies play a prominent role in these research fields. The combined expertise in nanofabrication, materials and photonics creates a synergy able to compete in this very new and challenging field.

Italy: Institute for Nanostructured Research Materials ISMN - The Institute is the Italian leading center for the growth and chemical-physical characterization of molecular thin films, and it is involved in several European Community Projects.

Italy: Nanofab, VEGA - Venice Science & Technology Park - The Nanofab assists local business in the Veneto area with nanotechnology based innovation and product development.

Italy: Nanotec IT - Italian Center for Nanotechnology - Nanotec IT (the Italian Centre for Nanotechnology) is an autonomous branch of AIRI (Italian Association for Industrial Research) whose primary objective is to become the national focal point for nanotechnology and contribute to make more effective the activities going on in the Country in this field so that these efforts could translate into a competitive advantage for the national industry.

Italy: National Enterprise for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology NEST - The NEST-INFM initiative targets the creation of a world-class research centre where interdisciplinary teams of computational, experimental, and theoretical physicists together with molecular biologists and chemists can investigate key issues of nanoscale physics and exploit the new acquired knowledge to develop innovative nanobiotechnological tools, and nanoelectronic and photonic devices and architectures.

Italy: National Nanotechnology Laboratories NNL - NNL is a cross-disciplinar nanotechnology facility for nanometer scale research and technology.

Italy: NEMAS - Center for NanoEngineered MAterials and Surfaces - The lab research activity is devoted to the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured films and surfaces, clusters and nanostructures.

Italy: S3 CNR-INFM National Center for Nanostructures and Biosystems at Surfaces - Research at S3 is structured along the following lines: Nanobiosystems; Nanomagnetism: Control of magnetization dynamics in nanomagnets; Nanofabrication and surface/interface phenomena at the nanoscale; Theory and simulations of nanostructured materials

Italy: TASC National Laboratory - The mission of the TASC-INFM National Laboratory is twofold: 1) It serves as a national resource for the solid state physics materials science, and synchrotron radiation spectroscopy communities, and 2) it implements a number of advanced in-house research programs including growth and elaboration of new materials and nanostructures.

Japan: Asia-Nano Forum - The Asia Nano Forum (ANF) is a network organization to promote excellence in research, development and the economic uptake of nanotechnology within the Asian region.

Japan: Bussan Nanotech Research Institute (XNRI) - XNRI is focused on developing unique technologies that have been enabled by the fusion of a diverse range of disciplines centering around nanotechnology, technologies that will allow them to direct their efforts into research areas related to the environment, energy and medicine.

Japan: Japan Science and Technology Agency Nanophotonics Team, SORST - Research into nanophotonics.

Japan: Nanotechnology Research Institute

Japan: Nanotechnology Researchers Network Center of Japan

Japan: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) - Nanotechnology Research Institute - The Nanotechnology Research Institute (NRI) is the core of diverse nanotechnology activities in AIST. The focus is on long-sighted and strategic advancement of methodology and concepts in nanomaterials and device technology, elucidation and utilization of novel physical, chemical and biological phenomena on the nanometer regime, and their extension to industrially relevant technologies.

Japan: RIKEN - RIKEN carries out high level experimental and research work in a wide range of fields, including physics, chemistry, medical science, biology, and engineering, covering the entire range from basic research to practical application.

Lithuania: Semiconductor Physics Institute - A technology of "smart" materials and nanotechnology, which involves the study, control and manipulation of materials at the nanoscale. Nanotechnology research is focussing mainly on four major sectors nanoelectronics, nanobiotechnology, nanomaterials, and nanomanufacturing.

Mexico: Advanced Materials Group, Institute for Scientific and Technological Research of San Luis Potosi - Theoretical and experimental research of new materials, mainly focused to nanostructures.

Netherlands: AMOLF, the Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics - AMOLF is one of five research institutes of the Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM). The current research at AMOLF focuses on three areas: Life science inspired physics, nanophysics and femtosecond dynamics of matter

Netherlands: BioMaDe - Biomade Technology Foundation is a research institute whose mission is to develop and exploit molecular nanotechnologies.

Netherlands: Delft University of Technology - Nanophysics

Netherlands: Nanoned - NanoNed, the Nanotechnology network in the Netherlands, is an initiative of eight knowledge institutes and Philips. It clusters the nanotechnology and enabling technology strengths of the Dutch industrial and scientific nanotechnology knowledge infrastructure in a national network.

Netherlands: Philips MiPlaza - A world-class interdisciplinary place for applied research aiming at business creation in the field of microsystems and nanotechnologies, enabled by innovations in materials and processing methods, state-of-the-art cleanroom infrastructure and a full spectrum of characterization facilities.

Norway: NANOMAT - The aim of this initiative within nanotechnology and materials technology (NANOMAT) is to enforce basic knowledge in order to pave the way for new knowledge-based and research-intensive industry, and provide a sustainable revitalisation of established Norwegian industry.

Norway: Norwegian Micro and Nano Laboratories (NMNL) - NMNL (Norwegian Micro and Nano Laboratories) is the research infrastructure in Norway hosted by SINTEF, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the University of Oslo (UiO).

Poland: Centre of Excellence in Nano- and Microscale Characterizationand Development of Advanced Materials (NAMAM) - The specific thematic objectives of the Centre are enhancement of the research potential in the field of advanced structural and functional materials and development of highly specialized techniques of investigation to obtain information on properties of materials and their behavior in service conditions.

Poland: Institute of Electron Technology - Cephona Centre of Excellence - The main research focus of the Centre concentrates on the subject of Physics and Technology of Photonic Nanostructures.

Poland: Institute of Electron Technology (ITE), MANTARC - The Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) is a major Polish research centre with the primary focus on semiconductor micro- and nanotechnology. The fundamental goal of ITE is to conduct basic and applied research in the area of microelectronics, semiconductor optoelectronics and micromechanics as well as characterisation of semiconductor materials and structures.

Poland: Polish Academy of Sciences - Institute of Molecular Physics - Nanomaterials: physics of magnetic and molecular (dielectric) nanostructured materials for future applications in novel electronics.

PR China: Chinese Academy of Sciences - Nanoscale Physics and Devices Laboratory (NPDL) - The research of NPDL focuses on nanoscale physics and nanoscale devices.

PR China: Key Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular NanoSciences - The laboratory is aiming at developing the theory and experimental method for detection and manipulation of atoms, molecules and nanometer scale particles.

PR China: Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology - Being part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this laboratory emphasizes the basic research and related technology of molecular structures and nanodevices.

PR China: Nano Science and Technology Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences - The Nano Science and Technology Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences is composed of the research institutes of CAS engaging in nano science and technology study and development.

PR China: National Center for NanoScience and Technology - The National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China is a newly established non-profit legal research entity and a state-run technological platform and research center for nanoscience and technology equipped with advanced facilities in nano-fabrication and characterization. Located in the Zhongguancun Science Park , Beijing , it was established jointly by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University and Tsinghua University

PR China: Shanghai Nanotechnology Promotion Center (SNPC) - The mission of SNPC is to promote the development of nanotechnology in Shanghai.

Romania: IMT Bucharest Center of Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials and nanostructures, with main areas of expertise: silicon nanoelectrode arrays, low-frequency noise in nanostructured materials; porous silicon layers; field emission nanostructures; biofunctional nanostructures and interfaces.

Russia: Moscow State University - Laboratory of Frontier Carbon Materials

Russia: Russian Society of Scanning Probe Microscopy and Nanotechnology - The society unites the Russian scientists and engineers working in various areas of a science and engineering: physics of a surface, physics of semiconductors, biophysics, physical chemistry, microelectronics and organisations involved in researches in the area of SPM, developments in the area of instrument making with application SPM, foreign scientists promoting development SPM in Russia

Scotland: University of Glasgow - Nanoelectronics research centre

Singapore: Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) - IBN was established to spearhead the advancement of biomedical sciences in Singapore. A member of the A*STAR's biomedical sciences institutes, IBN is a leading national program with an international vision and a dynamic interdisciplinary research environment.

Singapore: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering - Micro- and NanoSystems Cluster (IBN) - The areas of focus for this cluster are non-silicon functional and structural materials, techniques for micro and nano fabrication, materials integration, both surfaces and interfaces, and process integration issues.

Slovakia: Slovak Academy of Sciences - Nanostructured Materials (Nanosmart) - The Centre has been created from selected Departments of six Institutes of Slovak Academy of Sciences with the aim to reach the critical mass for systematic research and development of nanostructured and ultrafine grained materials with extraordinary properties.

Slovenia: J.Stefan Institute Center for Nanostructured Materials - The basic research in the Department for Nanostructured Materials focuses on inorganic materials with specific physical properties that are a consequence of their structural and chemical phenomena at the nanostructural and atomic levels.

South Africa: South African Nanotechnology initiative (SANi) - A number of universities, science councils and industrial companies active in nanotechnology formed SANi

South Korea: Korea Electronics Research Center - Nano-Fusion Technology - Four research groups are active in this area: Mechatronics, Quantum Devices, Information and Energy Storage, Bio.

South Korea: Korea Institute of Science and Technology - Nano-Materials Research Center - This center aims to study the origin of microstructural instability and novel properties of nanostructured materials. Various nano-materials processing technologies related to nanopowders, in particular, are being developed.

South Korea: Korea Institute of Science and Technology - NanoNet - MANCEF - Micro And Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation (USA)

South Korea: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology - Bionanotechnology Research Center - The research center is involved in the development of nanobiochips, nanobiosensors and nanobiomaterials by utilizing biocontents.

Spain: Centro Nacional de Microelectronica (CNM) - The CNM-IMB has established a new R&D activity focussed on the integration of microelectronics with nanotechnology, which includes nanolithography, combination of nanodevices with CMOS circuits and development of nanoelectromechanical systems.

Spain: Institut Català de Nanotecnologia (ICN) - ICN is focused on theoretical study, experimental observation and control of matter at the nanometric scale, synthesis and fabrication, functionalization, characterization and applications of nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes and the development of nanosensors.

Spain: Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB) - The IBMB is dedicated to the study of the molecular and genetic mechanisms involved in biological processes relevant for the development and the physiology of the living organisms. Includes nanobiology.

Spain: NanoSpain - Spanish Nanotechnology Network - In order to ensure that Spanish industry and R&D facilities play a key role in this field, the NanoSpain Network scheme aims to promote Spanish science and research through a multi-national networking action and to stimulate commercial Nanotechnology applications.

Sweden: KTH - Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm - Electrum Laboratory - The Electrum Laboratory constitutes a world-class resource for education, research, development and small scale production for micro and nano fabrication.

Sweden: KTH - Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm - Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology - This Stockholm-based research program is a collective effort of research groups with different disciplinary competencies. Basically, the development of new, innovative tools, technologies and methodologies for chemical synthesis, analysis and biochemical diagnostics, performed in nanolitre to femtolitre domains is the major goal of the programme.

Switzerland: IBM Zurich - Nanoscale Science - Current work encompasses novel applications of scanning probe methods; the construction of functional devices such as transistors out of nature's fundamental building blocks. Increasing efforts have been dedicated to the development of sensors for chemical and biological interactions, stress, magnetization, etc.

Switzerland: International Nanotribology Forum - An organization dedicated to the promotion of Nanotribology

Switzerland: Nano Safety, Risk & Regulation - Run by the Swiss Innovation Society, the activities support their mission of assessing, communicating and reducing the environmental and health risks associated with nanotechnology in order to promote a safe and successful use of nanotechnology in the future. Contains a reports database: Safety and risks of nanotechnology

Switzerland: NanoMesh Project - The main objectives of the NanoMesh project are to understand the self-assembly processes leading to this highly interesting and non-trivial nanostructure, to find routes for controlling the mesh parameters and for mass production, and to demonstrate its prospects for future applications as a oxygen- and carbon-free template for the production of nanocatalysts, nanomagnets and for functionalized surfaces.

Switzerland: National Research Program: Supramolecular Functional Materials - A national research program with a focus on 4 modules: 1) Information storage, molecular switches and wires 2) Electron- and photon- transfer 3) Sensors and diagnostic tools 4) Molecular magnets.

Switzerland: Paul Scherrer Institut - A Swiss-based laboratory for micro and nanotechnology

Switzerland: Paul Scherrer Institute - Laboratory for Micro and Nanotechnology: Molecular Nanotechnology

Switzerland: RADSAS (Rational Design and Characterization of Supramolecular Architectures on Surfaces) - The RADSAS project aims at developing efficient strategies for parallel, two-dimensional molecular self-assembly on surfaces, which we consider an indispensable prerequisite for the technical realization of supra-molecular design and engineering.

Switzerland: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems

Switzerland: Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) - The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) developed from the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Nanoscale Science and constitutes a priority program of the University of Basel.

Switzerland: Swiss Nanotechnology Community - The initiative is meant to encourage a dialogue with the Swiss nanotechnology community with a focus on commercialization.

Switzerland: The Institut de Genie Atomique (IGA) of the Physics Department - Nanomechanics: Spectroscopy and Imaging

Taiwan: Academia Sinica - National Nanoscience and Technology Program - Purpose of the program is to establish a national nanotechnology industry in Taiwan.

Taiwan: Industrial Technology Research Institute - The scope of ITRI Nanotechnology covers aspects in electronics, data storage, packaging, energy, display, photonics, biotechnology, platform technology, application in traditional industries, and facilities built-up.

Taiwan: NanoTechnology Research Center (NTRC) - NTRC is a unit of the Industrial Technology Research Center and is the center of INTRI's overall nanotechnology activities.

Taiwan: National Nano Device Laboratories (NDL) - NDL has been playing a significant role in support of universities in Taiwan for research and development in advance semiconductor process technologies, and educating and training high-tech people for the microelectronics industries.

Taiwan: National Science and Technology Program for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - This program will coordinate theresearch efforts from various government organizations to achieve objectives that follow the worldwide nanotechnology development trends.

Thailand: Asian Institute of Technology - Nanotechnology - Research topics are self-organization, nanoparticles, quantum dots and nanowires

Thailand: National Naotechnology Center (Nanotec) - Nanotec's missions are to establish, support and promote the nanotechnological development of the country through research innovations, technology transfer, human resource development, and infrastructure.

Turkey: Metu-Center - Turkish center of excellence for nanotechnology & biotechnology

UK: British Carbon Group - The British Carbon Group is a special interest group of the Royal Society of Chemistry , the Institute of Physics and the Society of Chemical Industry devoted to the advancement of carbon science

UK: Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and Nanotechnologies (CEMMNT) - CEMMNT will deliver vital measurement solutions and advice.

UK: Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC) - CCLRC is one of Europe's largest multidisciplinary research organisations and is at the forefront of science and engineering projects world wide.

UK: Cranfield University, School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science - UK Dept. of Advanced Materials

UK: INEX Nanotechnology Exploitation - INEX is a microsystems and nanotechnology R&D, commercialisation and manufacturing organisation.

UK: Institute of Nanotechnology

UK: Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN) - The IoN works closely with governments, universities, researchers, and companies worldwide on developing and promoting all aspects of nanotechnology. It also serves as a key organizer of international scientific events, conferences, and educational courses designed to encourage nanotechnology takeup by industry, as well as stimulating interest in less developed countries.

UK: Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) in Nanotechnology - The IRC is a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, University College London and the University of Bristol. The IRC will provide an underpinning interdisciplinary activity in Nanotechnology with the theme of understanding and controlling the physical properties of nanostructures and devices by fabrication at single molecule precision. The primary aim is to establish the IRC as an Internationally leading centre for Nanotechnology

UK: Intertek ASG - Micro- and Nanotechnology (MNT) Laboratory - Micro- and nanoscale analytical research facility supporting a diverse range of nanotechnology activities requiring advanced analytical services.

UK: Involve - The Participation Organization (Nanotechnology Engagement Group)

UK: London Centre for Nanotechnology - A joint enterprise with Imperial College London, the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) has been designed to act as a focus for current interdisciplinary nanoscale materials and device research.

UK: NanoMan Project - The NanoMan project is an EU-funded research project to develop new technologies for handling and control of single molecules and nanostructures on the sub 10nm scale. The ultimate aim of the project is to develop techniques and protocols, based on atomic force microscopy (AFM), that enable manipulation of sub 10nm structures on insulating surfaces.

UK: NanoMedNet - The Nanomedicine Network is supported by the Institute of Nanotechnology in the UK. The Network will aim to relect and report on the interests of its members and other site visitor.

UK: Nanometrology Network - University of Huddersfield - The network brings together well established research groups and industrial concerns in complementary fields of precision engineering and nanometrology in the UK.

UK: Nanonet - The primary aim of the UK-based Nanonet network is to create links between scientists working in a variety of areas that are linked through a mutual interest in MOLECULAR MACHINES

UK: Nanotec NI - Nanotec is Northern Ireland's new Nanotechnology research, development and exploitation centre.

UK: National Physical Laboratory NPL Nanotechnology - NPL is involved with various activities and research at the Nano scale.

UK: Safety of Nanomaterials Interdisciplinary Research Centre (SnIRC) - SnIRC is based on existing collaborations between the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh, Napier University, Aberdeen University, Edinburgh University and the US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

UK: The Royal Society - Nanotechnology and Nanoscience 

UK: UK Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT) Network - The UK MNT Network has been established by the DTI and the 12 Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations working together, to provide a market-oriented focus for the facilities, people and organisations engaged in Micro and Nanotechnologies in the UK.

UK: University of Birmingham - The Nanoscale Physics Research Laboratory

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International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) - The creation of a sustainable nanotechnology industry requires meaningful and organized relationships among diverse stakeholders. ICON is aimed at providing such interactions for a broad set of members. Managed by Rice University‘s Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, ICON activities  ensure effective nanotechnology stewardship through risk assessment, research and communication.