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Nanotech in New England |
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)—established in 2001 and funded by eleven federal agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)—doubled national nanotech spending from 2001–2004 to nearly $1 billion. Spurred by the spirit of innovation and supported by this exciting initiative, many New England universities are in hot pursuit of next-generation manufacturing approaches and are actively looking to accelerate the pace of technology transfer.
Not surprisingly, the NNI-inspired momentum has affected the private sector, as well. Already a national hub for the enterprises such as the companies listed below, New England’s nanotechnology industry is experiencing a period of accelerated growth. Nanotech businesses locating in New England will have access to unparalleled opportunities for collaboration with some of the world’s most respected academic institutions—and enjoy access to the most highly regarded workforce in the country.
Recent Academic Activity
In 2004, the NSF awarded three New England universities, Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and the University of New Hampshire, $12.4 million over five years for a center for nanoscale science and engineering. In 2006, the University of Maine landed a $6.9 million federal grant to help study forest biorefinery technology, including whether nanotechnology can help create new products out of wood—and in the process, reduce the waste and pollution created by harvesting forest products.
At the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a team of researchers working with a $16 million 2006 National Science Foundation grant and partners at IBM Corp., Alcatel-Lucent and other companies to find ways to use nanotechnology to improve the way electronics are made, with an eye toward reducing the environmental impact of those activities. And in October of 2007, UMass Lowell unveiled plans for its $80 million Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center. The Lowell complex will house nanomanufacturing and biomanufacturing research facilities, including the Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing, a joint project between UMass Lowell, the University of New Hampshire and Northeastern University.
For more information on the nanotech industry in New England, please contact Dave Driver via email at drivedc@nu.com.
Source: Mass High Tech magazine |
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Nanotech Companies
in New England
Mystic MD
www.mysticmd.com
Dymax
www.dymax.com
Foster-Miller
www.foster-miller.com
Moore Nanotechnoogy
www.nanotechsys.com
NABsys, Inc.
www.nabsys.com
Nantero, Inc.
www.nantero.com
Precision Combustion
www.precision-combustion.com
Precitech, Inc.
www.precitech.com
Resonetics, Inc.
www.resonetics.com
Solaris
www.solaris.com |
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