The Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon (INMA) is a mixed University Research Institute created in 2020 through an agreement between the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR). The mission of INMA is to contribute to the advancement of scientific and technical knowledge in the field of “Nanoscience and Materials Technology” through scientific excellence and the transfer of our knowledge to society.
With around 300 members, the research developed at INMA is organized into six research areas: two transversal and four applied. The two transversal research areas have been defined focusing on the tools for the design, synthesis, fabrication and characterization of materials. These areas are: “Synthesis, Processing and Scaling of Advanced Functional Materials” and “Unique Experimental Technologies”. The applied research areas of INMA have been established based on the functionality of the materials and the nano-scale phenomena resulting from them. These areas are: Materials for Energy and the Environment, Materials for Biomedicine, Materials for Information Technologies, and New Phenomena at the Nanoscale.
INMA has extensive experience in participating and managing national and international research projects, with over 40 ongoing European projects and an annual average of 300 publications and 7 million euros obtained from competitive public programs. Equally important is the transfer component of INMA. In addition to having created numerous technology-based companies, 4 of which are currently active, it holds 15 valid patents, with 5 of them licensed. INMA works closely with industry. All of this generates around 1 million euros in annual income from contracts and royalties.