Nanotechnology

   In 2004, global investment in the development of nanotechnology has nearly doubled compared with 2003 and reached $ 10 billion from private donors - corporations and foundations - had roughly $ 6.6 billion investment, the share of government agencies - about $ 3.3 billion world market leaders in total investment in this area were Japan and the U.S.. Japan has increased the costs to develop new nanotechnology to 126% compared with 2003 (total investment of $ 4 billion), USA - 122% ($ 3.4 billion).

   Germany

         Creavis - a research division of Degussa.

   USA

         The centers of nanotechnology development, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF):

               National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, NNIN), which includes 13 organizations involved in nanotechnology. The lead organization is the Cornell University.

               Center for hierarchical production (Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing, CHM) at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst.

               Center for nanoscale chemical, electrical and mechanical manufacturing systems (Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems, Nano-CEMMS) at the University of Illinois.

               Centre-speed nanomanufacturing (Center for High Rate Nanomanufacturing, CHN), based at Northeastern University.

               Center for Scalable and integrated nanomanufacturing (The Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing, SINAM) at the University of California at Berkeley.

         Departments of universities

               California Nanosystems Institute (California NanoSystems Institute), University of California

         Company

               Nanomiks (NANOMIX)

   Kazakhstan

         Research and Development Center NANOFAB (The scientific - technological centre NANOFAB) located in Shymkent, Kazakhstan (established in 2008) - one of the first not only in Kazakhstan but also in Central Asia. The company will become center of "growing" new, modern and high technologies for various sectors of the economy of the region