Can Ireland become a global nanotech leader?

摘要

A substantial investment by the Irish Government in nanotechnology in recent years has made Ireland home to a world-class infrastructural base that will serve as a strong foundation to produce high-quality nanotechnology research, push commercialisation and ensure Ireland's international competitiveness in this space, according to a new report published recently by Forfas.rnThe report, Ireland's Nanotechnology Commercialisation Framework 2010-2014, claims that across the nanotechnology commercialisation value chain, between 2001 and 2009, Ireland spent approximately €282 million on nanotechnology. A significant proportion of this investment has gone into investing in infrastructure and building up capabilities in this area. Ireland has an excellent infrastructural base, which will serve as a strong foundation, as it seeks to produce high-quality nanotechnology research and leverage its commercialisation potential.