A Feb. 4, 2013 news item on Azonano features information about an interactive nanotechnology map of France produced by research and consulting company, NanoThinking (French language website). From the news item,

NanoThinking have announced the launch of the first interactive French NanoTech Map – an online tool to explore the world of nanoscience industry and research in France.

A new energy economy, a need for innovative high-performance products, an intelligent connected world, and improved resource efficiency in industrial production – these are some of the key challenges facing the modern society.

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French nanotech organizations should feel free to explore the map, and add themselves to the map if they are not already listed.

Here’s an image of the map,

The news item on Azonano has more information. If you are interested, you can access the interactive map here.

For the record, this is a classic public relations/marketing ploy. NanoThinking gets some publicity and makes contact with potential customers in a ‘non sales’, i.e., nonthreatening/nonagressive, fashion.

I like these ploys as they are generous. The only problem is shifting from voluntary participation to a paying relationship. I wish NanoThinking good luck.