Nanosystems Initiative Munich
The Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) is a research cluster in the field of nanosciences that was successful in the 2006 nationwide competition of the Excellence Initiative of the German Research Foundation (DFG). NIM has received funding from this initiative since November 2006.
Scientists from the fields of physics , biophysics , physical chemistry , biochemistry , pharmacy , biology , electrical engineering and medicine in the Munich area work together in the excellence cluster . The overarching goal of NIM research is the development, manufacture and control of various artificial and multifunctional nanosystems. The research aims to develop applications in information technology and medically relevant technologies as well as a combination of both areas.
In addition to the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich as the spokesperson university, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Augsburg , the Walther Meißner Institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (BAdW) , the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry and Quantum Optics as well as the Center for New Technologies (ZNT) of the Deutsches Museum are involved.