CzechNanoLab
CzechNanoLab is a state-of-the-art research infrastructure providing open access to advanced technologies in nanotechnology and materials science. It consists of two facilities – CEITEC Nano in Brno and LNSM in Prague – offering cutting-edge equipment for the fabrication and analysis of nanostructures, nanomaterials, and nanoscale components. The infrastructure serves both academic and industrial research teams from the Czech Republic and abroad and is part of prestigious European and international networks. CzechNanoLab supports innovation in fields such as nanoelectronics, biomedicine, and materials engineering, contributing to the development of high-value technologies.
Hosting institution:
Brno University of Technology
Partner institutions: Charles University, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Masaryk University
Characteristics of CzechNanoLab
CzechNanoLab provides its users with multi-disciplinary tools and know-how at the frontier of nanoscience and nanotechnology. It gives scientists and engineers an opportunity to complete the R&I cycle, in which fundamental ideas and experiments fuel tech-transfer activities that in turn provide feedback and inspiration to basic science. CzechNanoLab bridges fundamental academic research and practical industrial applications with training in R&I and entrepreneurship. CzechNanoLab serves an international community of scientists and engineers with ambitions to work on the most attractive and challenging R&I projects in nanoscience and nanotechnology. These projects include new types of quasiparticle interactions, lossless electron transfer, artificial neural networks, nanodevices for medical diagnostics and therapeutics, and many more. CzechNanoLab consists of two sites, CEITEC Nano located in Brno, and the Laboratory of Nanostructures and Nanomaterials (LNSM) based in Prague. These two workplaces provide fast and easy access to cutting-edge equipment and expertise for the fabrication and analysis of nanostructures and nanomaterials. Researchers from both academic and industrial institutions from the Czech Republic and from abroad may access this RI. Basic technologies and devices are available at both CzechNanoLab sites, and the sites complement each other in advanced and more demanding equipment.
Societal and economic impacts
CzechNanoLab offers unique services and expertise in the Czech Republic, which are used by a number of educational institutions, research organisations and hightech companies. New materials and nanostructures developed in CzechNanoLab laboratories can lead, e.g., to the development of faster and more economical recording media or to a timelier diagnosis of diseases. Unique within Central Europe, open access to CzechNanoLab facilities enables researchers to use most of the technology independently in the so-called self-service regime. Thanks to these services, the exchange of know-how between CzechNanoLab users and staff is developing, allowing research groups to gain a high level of expertise. Another positive impact of CzechNanoLab is its contribution to the development of high added value products in cooperation with high-tech companies.
Source: Roadmap of Large Research Infrastructures of the Czech Republic for the years 2023–2026, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Prague 2023, 2024
Responsibility: Mgr. Marta Vaňková