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Capacities
FideNa (R+D Foundation in nanotechnology)
University Technology Center Research center SME Large Company
characterization nanocomposites nanosensores synthesis/func. nanophotonics
nanobiotechnology nanoadditives nanometrology nanosimulation nanoencapsulates
Address:
Edificio I+D ―Jerónimo de Ayanz‖ C/Tajonar s/n, 31006
Pamplona (Navarra)
Tel.:(+34)948166177
Fax:(+34)948166211
Webpage: www.fidena.es
Contact:
Cristina Irureta
Administration
e-mail: info@fidena.es
Organization profile
The Foundation for the R+D in Nanotechnology is a non-profit research centre constituted in 2007
promoted by SODENA following an initiative by the Government of Navarra, beginning its activity in
August 2008. The Public University of Navarra (UPNA) joined this initiative and together opened a
research centre in Nanotechnology in Navarra, in the Campus of the Public University, which has been
operational since August 2008.
The foundational aim of FideNa is to achieve the impact of Nanotechnology in the business base of
Navarra while increasing wealth and welfare of society. Towards this end, the strategy of FideNa seeks
to establish firm foundations of knowledge throughout the implementation of r+d projects, generally in
collaboration, which generate critical mass for research into higher performance techniques and
technologies. This critical mass is what enables FideNa to implement further developments that could be
exploited economically.
The ultimate aim is, therefore, to work mainly in applied projects in which technology in key stages of
development could be transferred to products with real competitive advantages.
Main capacities in nanotechnology / nanoscience
FideNa focuses its efforts in 3 main areas that allow the centre delivering services to the four most
relevant sectors in Navarrian economy: automotive, agri-food industry, energy and biomedicine
NANOFAB
Expertise: Nanostructured surfaces in large areas via interference lithography. FideNa can manufacture
line, column and hole patterns with pitches down to 180 nm and features down to 30 nm, over areas as
large as 100 cm 2 . Typical materials would be silicon or glass, coated with metals or semiconductors if
necessary.
Applications: Energy (photovoltaic and thermo-solar) and optics (emission control and energy
transmission)
Collaborations: MIT groups (RLE), Tecnalia, Polytechnic University of Madrid, CENER.
NANOBIO
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