I3N, the Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication received the status of Associated Laboratory

On November 16, 2006, the Portuguese minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Mariano Gago, has officially approved two new Associated Laboratories in the area of nanotechnology, I3N (Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication), and INN (Institute of Nanotechnologies).