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MIT.nano Industry Consortium / Foundry Access

MIT.nano Industry Consortium / Foundry Access

Provides Massachusetts startup teams access to advanced prototyping and fabrication through MIT.nano collaboration.

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MIT.nano is an open-access nanoscale research and fabrication facility housed in the Lisa T. Su Building at MIT, operating as a shared resource for the MIT campus community and qualified external users from industry, academia, and government. The facility provides state-of-the-art equipment across three core areas: Fab.nano (cleanroom nanofabrication), Characterization.nano (imaging and materials

MIT.nano provides shared nanofabrication and characterisation facility access to external industry and academic users, and runs the START.nano discounted-access accelerator for early-stage hard-tech startups.

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Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
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Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Credits
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: mitnano.mit.edu