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El Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Nanociencia CIC nanoGUNE, situado en Donostia / San Sebastián, es un centro de investigación creado con la misión de llevar a cabo investigación de excelencia en nanociencia y nanotecnología con el objetivo de incrementar la competitividad empresarial y el crecimiento económico del País Vasco. NanoGUNE es miembro de la Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) y es, además, una Unidad de Excelencia “María de Maeztu” (2022-2025) reconocida por la Agencia Estatal de Investigación.
Los ejes principales sobre los que se basa la investigación de los 11 grupos de nanoGUNE son la nanociencia cuántica, los nanomateriales y la nanomedicina. Además, desde su creación, nanoGUNE ha creado nuevas empresas de base nanotecnológica como Graphenea, Simune, Ctechnano, Evolgene, Prospero Biosciences y Optec4life.
Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) is a research center whose mission is to carry out and catalyze cutting-edge research in physics and similar disciplines, and to promote scientific awareness in society at large. Located in Donostia/San Sebastián, DIPC was set up in the year 2000 as the result of a strategic alliance between public institutions and the private sector. Its Board of Partners currently includes the Basque Government, the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council, the San Sebastian City Council, the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Kutxa Fundazioa, CAF, Telefónica and EDP Foundation. Since 2008, DIPC has been officially recognized by the Basque Government’s Department of Education as a “Basque Excellence Research Centre” (BERC). In 2019, it was also recognized as a “Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence” by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
Research interests are constantly evolving, DIPC currently focus on four main research areas: quantum, nano, life and cosmos. DIPC also carries out numerous initiatives to foster knowledge exchange and creativity among scientists from all over the world. With a research team of more than 200 people and a strong visiting scientist program, DIPC’s scientific output and international impact is growing. Since 2000, the center has published a total of 5800 ISI publications and received more than 230,000 citations.