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Capacities
IMDEA Nanoscience
University Technology Center Research center SME Large Company
characterization nanocomposites nanosensors synthesis/func. nanophotonics
nanobiotechnology nanoadditives nanometrology nanosimulation nanoencapsulates
Address:
Faraday 9
Campus de Catoblanco
28049 Madrid
Tel.:+34 912998730
Webpage: http://www.nanociencia.imdea.org
Contact:
Prof. Rodolfo Miranda
Director
e-mail: contacto@imdea.org
Organization profile
IMDEA Nanoscience (IMDEA-N) is an international multidisciplinary scientific research institute focused
on advanced studies at the nanoescale that was created in 2007 through a collaboration agreement
between the Regional Government of Madrid and the Government of Spain. The objective of this
agreement was to create and run together a new international research centre of excellence focused on
frontier science and technology at the nano scale with the economic help of the European Union
Structural Funds and the financial aid of the European Investment Bank. It has a public research institute
profile but with a model of governance that promotes transparency and openness. Its top most
government body is a board of trustees with representatives from academia, government, business and
science.
Since its creation IMDEA-N has been steadily shaping itself as a key European player in the advanced
field of Nanoscience and it is already the largest purpose build institution in Spain specialized in this area
of knowledge. At IMDEA-N work together biologist, chemist, physicist, engineers and technicians from all
over the world, at pulling together novel projects in such hot topics as graphene, permanent magnets or
anticancer nanoparticles.
IMDEA-N is located in a new state of the art 8.500 m 2 building, at the UAM+CSIC Cantoblanco Campus
in Madrid. It includes convenient office space, large handy laboratories for carrying out physics, chemistry
and bio experiments, highly specialized facilities and workshops. Located at the basement of the building
is the Nanofabrication Facility of the UAM+CSIC International Excellence Campus.
The objective of IMDEA-N is the creation of new knowledge that together with technology centres and
companies may be transformed into disruptive innovations that generate value that may help our region
become more competitive. IMDEA-N therefore focuses on attracting scientific talent to Madrid and on
providing R&D advanced services. The Science and Business relations model adopted by IMDEA-N
provides a specialised framework for the development of new applications and products based on the
fundamental understanding, analysis and manipulation of nanoscale physical, chemical and biological
phenomena.
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