North Carolina Breaks into Top 10 Nanotech States

RALEIGH, NC – A new study shows that North Carolina has broken into the top 10 states in the nation with the highest concentration of nanotechnology companies, universities, research laboratories and organizations, and that Raleigh has moved into the top 5 cities designated as “Nano Metro” clusters. 
 
The data was released by the Project on Emerging Technologies, which is a partnership between the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Pew Charitable Trusts. This is the first time North Carolina has been a top-ranked nanotechnology region.
 
“Nanotechnology is fundamental to North Carolina’s economic development strategy of growing jobs and building a new economy,” Perdue said. “As one of the top 10 nanotech states, North Carolina will continue to push ahead and lead a technology sector that will change every industry and create products that will change the way we live.”
 
The data was released by the Project on Emerging Technologies and features more than 1,200 organizations across the United States that are part of the nanotechnology industry.  North Carolina joins California, Massachusetts, New York and Texas as one of the top 10 states.
 
Raleigh pushed out Oakland to become one of the top 5 Nano Metros.  The full study can be found here: http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/putting_nanotechnology_on_map/#.