Massachusetts
Nanotechnology Initiative

A project of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to foster research, new ventures and new job creation from the Commonwealth's rich base of nanoscale science and engineering

Massachusetts enjoys a leading position in nanotechnology research and technology development:

• Over 100 self-identified nanotechnology firms
• Over $110 million in venture capital investment in nanotechnology firms in 2003
• A critical mass of existing industry in relevant fields: bio/pharma, medical devices, semiconductor equipment, etc.
• Major nanotechnology research centers at most university campuses including three National Nanotechnology Initiative Centers of Excellence:
  
  • MIT Soldier Nanotechnology Center
  • Harvard Center for the Science of Nanoscale Systems and their Device Applications
  • Northeastern University/UMass Lowell/ University of New Hampshire Nano Science & Engineering Center
    
• Three of the leading seven universities within the National Nanotechnology Initiative (measured by research funding):
  
  • UMass Amherst, MIT, and Harvard
    
• The #3 location for ‘high impact’ nanoscale science scholarship (National Bureau of Economic Research 2003)

Nanotech 2006, May 7-11, Boston, MA

• Hynes Convention Center & Boston Sheraton Hotel
• 300 Exhibitors & Over 3000 Participants Expected
• Nano, Micro, Bio Technology & Business Tracks
• New Enviro, Energy, Materials & Chemistry Tracks
• Applications in Semicon, Energy, Materials, Instrumentation, Display, Space, Defense
• Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities