Nanotechnology for SMEs

To that end, ongoing collection of companies interested in participating in the project for the development of technological plans that enable your technology evaluation, improvement in the effectiveness of their production processes conventional through nanotechnologies and promotion within their corporate culture in the pursuit of excellence. The project aims to thereby start its work with the election of, at least 12 Spanish SMEs which will serve as a starting point for consolidation of the business fabric of national SMEs.

The evaluation for its implementation shall apply to all aspects inherent in the development and manufacture of a product, in order to significantly optimize the benefits of it without having to make a strong investment (Figure 1). Therefore seeks to encourage the promotion of the implementation of innovative projects, involving a real technology transfer of the technology centres to enterprises in a way as to increase the competitiveness of these sectors for the development of products effectively ' Made in Spain'.

The basis will result in a diagnosis of the current state of the SMEs and their knowledge about nanotechnology. Once analyzed their systems and products, will identify needs for improvement and their properties in order to define a concrete action Plan for each company, performing a service on a previously identified product.

This action is carried out with financial support from the Ministry of industry, tourism and trade, through the programme of support for the innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises, Innoempresa 2010, above regional character.