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Institutions working to promote the discovery of and growth of Micro and Nano technologies, so they may be used effectively by others.

Laboratories/Research Institutions

The place where scientific research and experimentation is performed. These may be both public (the responsibility of and to the government), as well as, private (belonging to individual companies/organizations).

Asia Pacific

Biopolis

www.one-north.com

Institute of Microelectronics

www.ime.a-star.edu.sg

China

Harbin Institute of Science & Technology

http://www.hit.edu.cn/V2/

Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

http://www.most.gov.cn/English/index.htm

Japan

Astro Research Corporation

http://www.astro-r.co.jp/

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)

www.isas.ac.jp/e

JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency)

http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

National Institute for Materials Science

http://www.nims.go.jp/

Nanotechnology Research Institute

http://unit.aist.go.jp/nanotech/

National Industrial Research Insitute of Nagoya (NIRIN)

http://www.nirin.go.jp/indexE.html

NEC Fundamental Basic Research laboratory

http://www.labs.nec.co.jp/Eng/index.html

NTT Basic Research Laboratory

http://www.brl.ntt.co.jp/E/index.html

The Nanotechnology Institute, Ministry of International Trade of Industry (MITI)

http://www.nano.org.uk/appendices.htm

Korea

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology(KIST)

http://www.kaist.edu/

Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)

http://krissol.kriss.re.kr/kriss99/english

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)

http://www.etri.re.kr/e_etri/index.php

iCurie Labs, Inc.

http://www.icurie-lab.com

-R&D lab specializing in high efficiency cooling materials

Taiwan

National Nano Device Laboratories (NDL)

http://www.ndl.gov.tw/english/index.asp

Science and Technology Information Center

http://www.stic.gov.tw/English/index.htm

Taiwan National Nano Device Laboratories

http://www.ndl.gov.tw/english/index.asp

Europe

Belgium

Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center (IMEC)

http://www.imec.be/ovinter/static_general/start_en.shtml

-Europe's leading independent research center in the field of microelectronics, nanotechnology, enabling design methods and technologies for ICT systems

Denmark

Danish Space Research Institute

http://www.dsri.dk/

-conduct space research

-knowledge centre for space instrumentation and technology

Finland

Tekes

http://www.tekes.fi/

-main public funding organization for research and development

VTT Technical Research Centre

http://www.vtt.fi/vtt/inbrief/

-contract research organization

-provide technology and applied research services

France

CEA-LETI

http://www-leti.cea.fr/uk/index-uk.htm

-help companies increase their competitive position through technical innovation

-transfer technical know-how to industry

CEMES – Nanomaterials Group

http://www.cemes.fr/r7_english/r2_rech/r2_sr4_nmat/index.htm

-study materials to develop new devices and instrumentation

French Atomic Energy Commission

www.cea.fr

IEMN – ISEN

http://www.isen.fr/isen-lci/quest/partners/iemnisen.html

-emerging field: nanoscience/nanotechnology correlated to nearfield microscopy

Institute of Microtechnology of Franche-Comté

http://www.imfc.edu/index_an.php

-supply equipment to and coordinate among researchers in the microtechnology lab

International Space University

http://www.isunet.edu/

Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems (LAAS)

http://www.laas.fr/laasve/index.htm

-research: micro and nano-systems, automatic control, computer science and engineering

Laboratoire de Physique des Materiaux Industriels (LPMI)

http://www.univ-pau.fr/LPMI/anglais/predetan.htm

Laboratoire des Sciences et Matériau pour l'Electroniqe et d'Automatique (LASMEA)

http://www.lasmea.univ-bpclermont.fr/

Minatec

www.minatec.com

TIMA Laboratory

http://tima.imag.fr/

-basic research in field of electronics

-transfer research results to industry

Germany

Center for Microtechnologies

http://www.zfm.tu-chemnitz.de/profile.php

Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and MicroIntegration

http://www.pb.izm.fhg.de/izm/index.html

-one of the leading experts on microelectronics and Microsystems packaging

Fritz-Haber-Institut

www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de

Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz

http://www.imm-mainz.de/

-research and development in microtechnology

-develop microdevices and systems

Institute of New materials, Saarbruecken

http://www.inm-gmbh.de/htdocs/home/frame_en.htm

-involved in development of chemical nanotechnology

Institute for Physical High Technology

http://www.ipht-jena.de/indexe.html

Institute of Physics of New Materials Aahen

http://ia.physik.rwth-aachen.de/index.htm.en?menu_id=4&language=english

Max-Planck Institute

http://www.mpg.de/english/portal/index.html

Microsensor & Actuator Technology Berlin

http://www-mat.ee.tu-berlin.de/

PolyApply

www.polyapply.org

Semiconductor and Microsystems Technology Lab.

http://www.tu-dresden.de/

Tuebingen University, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (IPC)

http://www.ipc.uni-tuebingen.de/index_eng.html

-surface analysis; development and characterization of sensors

Walter Schottky Institute

http://www.wsi.tu-muenchen.de/

Netherlands

DELFT University of Technology

http://www.tudelft.nl/index.cfm/site/TU%20Delft%20Portal/pageid/66142C30-8C71-EDEB-0B3DAB237F2A7EDD/index.cfm

MESA+

http://www.mesaplus.utwente.nl/

SRON National Institute for Space Research

http://www.sron.nl/www/code/home/default.php

-national center of expertise for the development and exploitation of satellite instruments in astrophysics and earth system science

Spain

Centre Nacional de Microelectronica

www.cnm.es/

- largest public microelectronics research and development centre in Spain

- develop process technologies focused toward Microsystems, power devices and systems, nanotechnologies etc.

Sweden

Swedish Institute of Space Physics

http://www.irf.se/

-governmental research institute

-basic research, education and associated oberservatory activities in space physics, space technology and atmospheric physics

Switzerland

FSRM – Swiss Foundation for Research in Microtechnology

http://www.fsrm.ch/e/

Institute of Quantum Physics (ETH)

Physical Electronics Laboratory

http://www.iqe.ethz.ch/pel/Welcome.html

-research activities re: CMOS-based microsystem technology and microsensors

Paul Scherrer Institute

http://www.psi.ch/

-conduct basic research (public financing)

-solid state physics; materials sciences, etc.

Swiss Center of Electronics and Microtechnologies (CSEM)

http://www.csem.ch/

-private company

-applied research; product development; and prototype & low-volume production

The Experimental Physics Institute
Federal Polytechnics School of Lausanne

http://www.epfl.ch/Eplace.html

University of Neuchatel, Institute of Microtechnology The Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Laboratory

http://www-samlab.unine.ch/home.htm

Zurich Research Laboratory

http://www.zurich.ibm.com/

UK

CCLRC 8

http://www.clrc.ac.uk/

Centre for Nano-Device Modelling

http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/cndm/

Centre for Molecular and Nanoscale Electronics

http://www.dur.ac.uk/molecular.electronics/

Codicote Innovation Centre

http://www.codicote.org/

-services to SMEs

National Physical Laboratory

www.npl.co.uk

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

www.sanger.ac.uk

 

North America

Canada

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/homepg.pl?e

-receive, process, and archiving Earth observation data; developing geospatial info. applications, etc.

Canadian European Research Initiative on Nanostructures (CERION)

http://www.imec.be/cerion_2/

Canadian Microelectronics Corp.

www.cmc.ca

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR)

http://www.ciar.ca

C-CORE

www.mun.ca/ccore/

(applied engineering research)

Centre for Large Space Structures and Systems

www.cls3.ca

Centre de Recherche en Calcul Appliqué (CERCA)

www.cerca.umontreal.ca/

NanoQuebec

http://www.nanoquebec.ca/en

-not-for-profit joint federal/provincial

-network university community

National Institute for Nanotechnology

www.nint.ca

National Research Council – Institute for Aerospace Research

http://iar-ira.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html

-national aerospace laboratory

-R&D: design, manufacture, performance, use, and safety of air and space craft

PENCE Inc. National Business Centre

www.pence.ca

USA

Ames Laboratory www.external.ameslab.gov/index.html

Battelle Memorial Institute www.battelle.org

Carnegie Mellon University

http://www.cmu.edu/

Center for Nanomaterials and Nanocoatings

www.nanocenter.org

Girvan Institute of Technology

www.girvan.org

IBM – Nanoscale Science and Technology Group

www.research.ibm.com/nanoscience/index1.html

Institute for Defense analyses

www.ida.org

Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology

www.web.mit.edu/isn

Intelligent Automation Inc.

www.i-a-i.com

Internet2

www.internet2.edu

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

www.licr.org

MCNC Research & Development Institute

www.mcnc-rdi.org

Microelectronics Advanced Research Corp - Focus Center Research Program http://www.fcrp.org/member/centers/nmat/about.asp?bhcp=1

MITRE Corp. – Nanosystems Group http://www.mitre.org/tech/nanotech/index.html

National Energy Technology Laboratory

www.netl.doe.gov

National Institue of Health – National Cancer Institute

www.nci.nih.gov

National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/nanotech.htm

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

www.nnin.org

National Technology Transfer Center

www.nttc.edu

Naval Research Laboratory

www.nrl.navy.mil

Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute

www.onami.us

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

www.pnl.gov/nano/

Riverside Regional Technology Transfer Center

www.nttc.edu

The Aerospace Corp.

www.aero.org

The Cleveland Clinic http://www.lerner.ccf.org/bme/biomems/

Washington Technology Center

www.watechcenter.org

World Technology Evaluation Center Inc.

www.wtec.org

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