Alberta opens nanotech commercialization centre

The Alberta and federal governments are contributing $8 million and $3.5 million respectively to establish the Alberta Centre for Advanced Microsystems and Nanotechnology Products (ACAMP) in Edmonton. The Centre plans to assist the province's nascent nanotech sector by supporting commercialization in the areas of packaging and assembly, business and product development and marketing. ACAMP will be integrated into the province's other nanotech centres including the National Institute for Nanotechnology, the Univ of Calgary's Advanced Microsystems Integration Facility, the Univ of Alberta's NanoFab and the Microsystems Technology Research Initiative. It is meant to augment the province's recently announced $178-million, three-year plan for stimulating technology company creation and commercialization (R$, June 20/08). Ken Brizel has been appointed ACAMP's inaugural CEO. Federal funding was provided through Western Economic Diversification…