IBM and Bulgarian Government in Nanoscience Partnership
Source/Type: Reported News

Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

May 27, 2009... IBM and the Bulgarian Government have reportedly signed an agreement to cooperate on nanoscience research. IBM and the Bulgarian government signed a separate agreement to create and run Bulgaria's first nanotechnology center. The agreement also aims to encourage industry, universities and the Bulgarian Academy of Science to work together in the emerging field of nanoscience. The government’s three-year program hopes to create different nanoproducts, micromachines, and microsystems.

To enable the computing-intensive projects, the new 500 sq. meter laboratory facility will draw on IBM's Blue Gene - the most powerful Bulgarian supercomputer, owned by Bulgarian State Agency for Information Technology and Communications. Once the center is created, the Bulgarian government intends to conduct applied research in: Micro and nanofluidics, nanosystems for electronics and sensing, and nanomaterials.

"Bulgaria's important step into the world of nanoscience creates a global opportunity for the country and the region," said Marcelo Lema, General Manager, IBM Central and Eastern Europe. “IBM has been a leader in nanoscale science for many years and our participation in this project will support the accelerated success of the Bulgarian Nanotechnology Center. We see this type of collaboration as an emerging model for future industry-academic partnerships." IBM News Release

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