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IMT-Bucharest is a unit co-ordinated by the National Authority for Scientific Research (Ministry of Education, Research, Romania). IMT main strengths lie in micro and nanotechnologies. During 2003-2010, IMT was involved in approximately 25 European projects (FP6, FP7, and related). In a few cases, IMT is co-operating with renowned international companies, for example in two ENIAC-JU projects (public-private partnership in nanoelectronics).

Its Centre of Nanotechnologies is an interdisciplinary group of laboratories that uses state-ot-the-art equipment for structuring and characterisation at the nanoscale. Meanwhile, IMT MIMOMEMS group of laboratories – specialising in microwave devices and photonics – is a centre of excellence in RF and Opto MEMS (financed by the EC, REGPOT programme 2008-2011).

Ongoing investment in equipment (e7m in 2006-2009) provides excellent support for experimental work. Through the Centre for Micro- and Nanofabrication (IMT-MINAFAB), these facilities are available to clients from industry, research and education, including a clean room area (class 1,000), as well as a “grey area” (class 100,000), where characterisation tools are installed. A new clean-room facility (class 10,000) will become operational later this year.

Apart from scientific research and technological development, IMT is active in technology transfer and innovation, as well as in education and training. Since 2005, IMT includes an autonomous Centre for Technology Transfer in Microengineering (CTT-Baneasa), and in June 2006, a Science and Technology Park for Micro- and Nanotechnologies (MINATECH-RO). The facilities provided for the companies in the park include rooms for working points, priority of access to scientific and technological services provided by IMT, as well as the possibility to install their own equipment in the technological area of IMT.

For more information, contact:

General Manager: Prof Dan Dascalu
126A, Erou Iancu Nicolae Street,
R-077190, PO-BOX 38-160,
023573, Bucharest, Romania
Tel: +40 21 269 0770; +40 21 269 0774
E-mail: office@imt.ro
E-mail: dan.dascalu@imt.ro
Website: www.imt.ro