Mission and objectives

NanoQuébec is a non-profit organization funded by the MDEIE (Quebec department of economic development, innovation and export trade). Its mission is to support nanotechnology innovation with a view to contributing to sustainable economic growth in Quebec. NanoQuébec serves as a hub that initiates and guides collaborative activities and provides financial support for technology transfer initiatives.

Through its three program types (infrastructure, research funding and mobilization), NanoQuébec seeks to :


Infrastructure: Consolidate research capabilities

  • Support university and industry research in nanotechnology by facilitating access to high tech equipment (QNI)
  • Promote Quebec’s know-how and competencies to industry and the international community
  • Contribute to the training of qualified personnel required by both industry and universities

Funding: Accelerate industrial nanotechnology development

  • Develop innovations while working to ensure a significant level of industrial activity
  • Strengthen ties between research and industry in order to meet new technological challenges
  • Establish Quebec as an international pole in select nanotechnology niches
  • Contribute to growth in the number of highly qualified individuals in leading-edge fields

Community: Mobilize all key players in nanotechnology development

  • Increase the level of economic spinoffs by mobilizing and growing the community
  • Accelerate the industrial adoption of nanotechnology research findings
  • Position Quebec internationally to consolidate its leadership (Micro/Nano and materials)

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Sylvie Dufort Administrative Manager

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