
Nano4Health
About Nano4HealthRead storyNanotechnology is a key enabling technology at the foundation of the Health sector.
Nano4Agro&Food
About Nano4Agro&FoodRead storyGood food and clean water are essential to the health and wellbeing of mankind.
Nano4Energy
About Nano4EnergyRead storyNanotechnology is a key enabling technology at the foundation of sustainable innovations
in the energy sector and circular economy.Nano4Security
About Nano4SecurityRead storyTechnical innovations can be tested to check the expected product safety,
impact on the environment and health, and the social capacity.
What is Nano4Society?
Nano4Society applies nanotechnology within the ecosystem to develop solutions for major social transitions and creating social impact and economic value. It does this by maintaining a well-functioning ecosystem with state-of-the-art nano-infrastructure, enabling fundamental and applied research through programs. Also, by helping companies to bring innovations to the market more quickly.
As a result, the Netherlands is able to occupy a top position within the ecosystem at an international level and to play a strong role in shaping the transitions around care, security, energy and agriculture, water and food.
Partners
Nano4Society’s partners are companies, universities, knowledge institutes and university medical centres, all using micro and nanotechnology to create new solutions.
Researchers
Nanotechnology experts from academia and industry collaborate to develop new technology for innovative solutions and together train over 200 highly skilled young scientists.
Million
Investment
The total investment in nanotechnology is expected to be 210 M€ in 2021. This number is comprised of public and private investment in nanotechnology solutions.
Employees
The approximately 8000 employees working in nano-related High Tech-SME’s that provide products and services would not have come about without the key enabling technology nanotechnology.
Our challenge
Nanotechnology is a key enabling technology, that is applied to many societal challenges that we see under the 4 main Nano4Society themes. It is not the end product, but an important part that enables the end product to work. In the nanotechnology ecosystem, science and industry partners collaborate to find solutions to these challenges.
Nano4Society themes
Latest News


Innovation mission: photonics, quantum and nanotechnology

National Growth Fund projects approved

Quantum future: Opportunities for microsystem technology – MicroNano Symposium

QuiX Quantum launches new quantum photonic processor

From Science to Market: Biomedical Production Technology – Micro Nano Symposium

international MicroNanoConference 2021 cancelled

Next step for NXTGEN HIGHTECH ‘Groeifonds’ Proposal

Over 11 million React-EU funds awarded to Kennispark companies and Twente Medtech cluster

First edition of NanoLabNL Manifesto offered to State Secretary Keijzer

New technology centre to accelerate digital innovation with the power of light

Nanotech Business Japen-Netherlands Webinar 2021

Nanotechnology companies share experience with Safe-by-Design

Dutch researchers establish the first entanglement-based quantum network

Albert Polman receives ERC Advanced Research Grant to develop a new type of quantum electron microscope

Medical technological innovations accelerated to the market through government investment of € 8 million

Quantum photonic Qmode project with Quix and Phix has started

Researchers grow most lifelike woven bone yet starting from cells

Extra impuls van 1,35 miljard euro voor innovatie vanuit Nationaal Groeifonds

Quantum photonics company Quix sells first photonic processor

Nano4Society is op zoek naar een Business Manager

Launch of “Horizon Europe” reinforces goals for more innovation and research in Europe

Een chip die klopt als een hart en groeit als een tumor

Aanbieden Manifest Nanovisie 2030 aan Marc Hendrikse

Valorisation Programme reviewed as highly innovative

Safe-by-Design tools for research and development

Holland High Tech handelsmissie ontvangt Special Award tijdens Nano Tech Expo in Japan

Enabling responsible research and innovation with the CTA toolbox

Holland High Tech nanotechnology delegation visits Japan

New nanosensors for the detection of TNT

Societal incubator stimulates successful introduction of innovation

Safe-by-Design workshop: start early dialogue in innovation process

Nanotechnology in everyday life and in the future

Successful NanoNextNL trade mission to Japan
Nano4Society Foundation
University of Twente
Hallenweg 15
7522 NH Enschede
The Netherlands
About Nano4Society
Nano4Society applies nanotechnology within the ecosystem to develop solutions for major social transitions and creating social impact and economic value.
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