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Background
The Nanotechnology Industries Association, NIA, was formed in 2005 by a group of companies from a variety of industry sectors, including healthcare, chemicals, automotive, materials processing, and consumer products.
In September 2008, the NIA opened its international NIA office in Brussels (Belgium), whilst maintaining an independent national NIA representation in London (UK); globally the only industry-focused trade association in nanotechnology, the NIA provides a uniquely consolidated perspective derived from a highly multi-disciplinary membership, which operates across a wide range of markets and industrial sectors.
The NIA membership is made up of many varied companies, all of which at different stages of their life and with a variety of interests in the large range of technologies that derive their benefit from the nanoscale. In the NIA, these companies have a representative association to create a clear single 'voice' on behalf of the industries’ views, to interface with governments, to be a source for consultation on regulation and standards, to engage with the public, to communicate the benefits of nanotechnologies, to interact with the media, and to inform the debate on nanotechnology.
NIA Anniversary (2005 - 2010):
In March 2010, the NIA was looking back onto more than 5 years of successful sector-independent, responsible representation of the industrial nanotechnologies supply chains.
Follow this link to download a slide show of the NIA's achievements and activities (attention: large file: >7MB).