Spain’s first nanotechnology industries association

Spain has created its first nanotechnology industries association according to a July 13, 2016 news item on Nanowerk,

On 30 June 2016, following several months of negotiations, Spain’s AEINA nanotechnology industry association was officially incorporated.

Unlike other European countries, until now Spain lacked an association that pooled the interests of firms working in sectors in which nanotechnology plays a significant role. After a string of meetings, a group of Spain’s leading firms — many with sales operations at home and abroad — agreed to join forces to create the association.

Its main objectives will be to support the sector’s companies, aiding development of nanotechnology-based innovations that enhance consumers’ quality of life, and to raise awareness in Spain about how nanotechnology contributes to society and helps build a better world. The nanotechnology sector is tipped to expand enormously in coming years and will play a key role in developing and upgrading Spain’s technology.

According to the news item on Nanowerk, Spain is the ninth largest nanotechnology power in the world.

You can find AEINA (Asociación Española de Industrias Nanotecnológicas) here.

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