Belgian Nanotech Company To Open Taiwan R&D Center

(NASA)

Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Imec), a company conducting research in nanotechnology in Leuven, Belgium said it concluded an agreement with Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs to open the Imec Taiwan Innovation Centre (ITIC). The ministry announced it will co-fund the facility with Imec.

ITIC is expected to expedite applied research projects with industry and academia to result in electronic designs, components and technology solutions. The new R&D center will focus on a variety of applications in bioelectronics, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and “green” electronics.

The plan for ITC calls for a growth of its research staff to 40 over the next three years. The Ministry of Economic Affairs is co-funding ITIC under its the Project of Encouraging Foreign Enterprise Establishing Research and Development Centers in Taiwan.