INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory

Portugal: North (Portugal)

Overview

The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) is the first International Intergovernmental Organisation (IGRO) in Europe conducting world-class research and development in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

INL is the result of a joint decision of the Governments of Portugal and Spain, taken in November 2005. The installation of scientific equipment began in October 2010 and from 2012 to 2017 INL has been involved in more than 50 industry driven projects, both direct and co-funded at national, European and international level.

INL is committed to work with the international community integrating the worldwide best solutions to address commercial needs, leading to increased competitiveness, creating societal value and attractive services and products.

One of the aspects that stand out at INL is its research facilities, which provides a high-tech research environment equipped with the latest technologies. The state of the art facility comprises a global investment over 100M€ and… NANOPHOTONICS

ADVANCED HIGH RESOLUTION FLUORESCENCE AND RAMAN MICROSCOPES

Confocal Light Scanning Microscope (Life cell- option) (Zeiss LSM780)

Wide Field Microscope (Life Cell – option) (Nikon Ti)

Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRF) ((Nikon Ti upgrade)

Super Resolution Microscope – dSTORM (Nikon Ti upgrade)

Confocal Raman Microscope (WiTec)

 

OTHER MICROSCOPES AND PHOTONICS-ENABLED TECHNOLOGIES

Fluorescence Brightfield microscope (Nikon)

Flow cytometer/Cell sorter (BioRad)

Femtosecond Laser-Based Microfabrication (Spectra Physics Tsunami, Newport uFAB)

 

UNIQUE COMBINED IMAGING TECHNICS AT INL

Combined mechanical and optical characterization: AFM/Differential Spinning Disk

Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) setup with single molecule sensitivity, suited for life cell observation, fluorescence anisotropy detection and suited for nanomedicine research such as the investigation of photothermal or hyperthermia therapy effects on cells

…. Full-cycle multi-scale Prototyping

Depending on the needs of the specific industrial partner, INL can support the entire prototyping cycle or specific stages. By employing industry-standard processes, INL can help to ensure a successful field trial and smooth technology scale-up.
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Sectors
Aeronautics & space - Automotive - Chemicals - Consumer goods/products - Energy - Environment - Agro-food - Electronics
Technology
Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 - Robotics / Human machine interaction - Process industry (processing of novel materials, structures, etc.) - Monitoring and control - Additive manufacturing - High-performance, high precision processing - Intelligent/ sensor-based equipment - Electronic and optical functional materials - Environmental materials (e.g. recycling, recourse efficiency, less impact, CO2 capture/ utilisation) - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - High performance materials (strong, light weight, resistant) - Materials for energy storage and generation - Surface engineering and coatings - Polymers, bioplastics - High value food & feed additives - Enzymes - Biobased chemicals - Biofuels - Quantum technology - Optoelectronics (optical networks, optical sensors) - Power electronics - Printed/flexible electronics - Memory and storage - Equipment technology - Computing (low power computing, high performance computing, new computing (non von Neumann, beyond CMOS, beyond Moore)) - Heterogeneous components & more than Moore (MEMS, NEMS, sensors, transducers) - Heterogeneous integration/embedded systems - Nanomedicine - Nanomembranes - Nanostructured coatings - Nanoparticles Nanowires and tubes - Nanoemulsions and pigments - 2D materials - Photodetectors (solar cells, photo-diodes, photo-transistors) - Lighting (LED, OLED) - Optical components & systems
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