“Welcome to Nanotech Germany” initiative
February 2008 - October 2009
Today, Germany stands right at the forefront of international nanoscience. Because of its immense scientific and economic dynamism, nanotechnology was chosen as the first core campaign in the High-Tech Strategy’s internationalisation initiative. Since February 2008 until October 2009 the initiative “Welcome to Nanotech Germany”, presents Germany in its role as a key location for nano research. Come and explore our Nanotech Germany!
Here you find selected news on nanotechnology in Germany, press releases, reports about events, and much more.
Excellent skilled workers, a diversified research landscape, and a close network of centres of competence – the conditions for nanotechnological progress in Germany are unique. For this reason the funding of Nanotechnology in Germany is key to Germany’s success in several areas of technologies.
Start-ups, small firms, huge companies – ever more German enterprises are investing in ideas in the nano field. The multiplicity of potential applications, from biotechnology and chemistry through to optics, are being put into practice jointly by German business and science.
The German nanotechnology corporate landscape is widely diversified and comprises manufacturers in the field of nanomaterials, nanotools, nanoanalytics and equipment for the operation of nanotools. Read more about Nano Companies here.
Cutting-edge performance and market-ready products are most likely to occur when strong partners pull together. With its “Networks of Competence” initiative, the Federal Government is bundling nanotechnological value-added potential in nine supraregional centres.
Germany has very exceptional research potential to offer. More information on nano research institutions can be found here.
In the coming years, German companies active in nanotechnology are expecting to increase their workforce by up to 50 per cent. The Federal Government’s response to this is targeted promotion of the next Nano generation.
Under the Nano Initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding university and non-university science, research institutions, companies and networks with strong research credentials in the field of nanotechnology.
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