MIT.nano Consortium

The MIT.nano Consortium is rooted in MIT’s deep commitment to bring our discoveries to the marketplace -- pushing knowledge and technology far beyond the boundaries of our campus to where they will have the most impact. Industry partnerships are a critical factor in amplifying MIT's impact on the world.

For MIT, the potential to build a better world is dramatically enhanced through external partnerships. The financial support of the MIT.nano Consortium funds our operations, purchases equipment, and seeds relevant research directions. As important, our industrial colleagues also introduce us to practical problems blocking the path to a better world—and when we overcome the challenges, they help to deliver insights and innovations to the market. For our corporate collaborators, joining the potent problem-solving culture of innovation at MIT energizes their efforts and offers early awareness of the technological advances that will help shape the world of tomorrow.

Drawn from different industries and operating around the globe, the members of the MIT.nano Consortium share our belief that advancements in nanoscience and nanotechnology have brought humanity to the dawn of the Nano Age, an exciting new era for discovery, invention, and progress. We invite interested companies and organizations to join us in leading the way forward.

Companies that join the MIT.nano Consortium will help guide technical pursuits at MIT in two ways. First, their expertise in specific industries and global markets makes them invaluable advisors on real-world challenges and how to deliver solutions at scale. Second, as leading suppliers of advanced tools and processes for industry, research, and manufacturing, the member companies will be able to inform the selection of the tool sets and technologies that are installed in MIT.nano to support the interests of its users.

In return, the member companies benefit from an ongoing relationship with MIT.nano. A primary advantage is early awareness of innovative technologies emerging from MIT, such as through MIT.nano seminars and events. Members could translate this awareness into formal research collaborations with faculty, company-specific seminars, support for MIT startups, and other opportunities.

Member companies may also place an employee on campus as a visiting scientist, embedding this individual in a research group as an intellectual home to understand and explore MIT. And consortium members form natural and extensive connections to emerging MIT talent, enhancing their ability to attract and hire graduating students and postdoctoral associates.