About SUNUM Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center
Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), is a multidisciplinary nanotechnology research center equipped with the state-of-the-art infrastructure in the field of Nanotechnology. In 2016, subsequent to a very long and competitive screening process by the Ministry, SUNUM was selected as one of the four National Research Infrastructures, to be supported by the Ministry Under Law No. 6550, with a mission to create socio-economic added-value through commercialisation of research results. SUNUM’s mission is to engage in research and development activities in the field of nanotechnology to develop innovative solutions for societal challenges, aiming socio-economic added value in sectoral applications such as new materials, energy, life sciences, food, agriculture, water and environment.
SUNUM currently employs over 100 researchers and students from across the globe and engages in projects that bring together the universities with the industries, in order to maximize the added value of its research. Currently, SUNUM has over 350 partners (nearly 100 being international) from different universities, institutes, research centers and companies and is actively engaged in nearly 150 projects. SUNUM is in geographic proximity to numerous leading industrial companies, techno parks and organized industrial zones. It establishes long-term collaborations highlighting the individual strengths of its industrial and academic stakeholders, caters to the needs of the sector with a corporate approach (Finding a competent multidisciplinary team with the required capabilities and skills to generate solutions, developing realistic projects and identifying the appropriate funding models). It contributes to the scientific excellence and training high calibre researchers by exploiting synergies and long-term partnerships with stakeholders. Its management vision for sustainability focuses on revenue creation with a business development approach through market pull projects.
