At ICN2, we firmly believe that nanoscience and nanotechnology will have an even more significant impact in the years to come. We aspire to lead this impact by conducting excellent science, proposing innovative solutions to global challenges based on scientific knowledge, and engaging in dialogue with society about the benefits and potential risks of new technological advances. Our goal is to collaborate with and provide expert advice to public and private institutions, and to facilitate the adoption of newly generated knowledge by industry, the health sector, and society at large. We are committed to achieving this with high standards of equality and diversity, attention to detail at every stage of the research career and providing the best possible work environment to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community members. As you will discover in this report, our expertise in research and administration structures allows us to achieve these goals. Nanoscience and nanotechnology offer a close examination of the world around us. Understanding and controlling the sometimes-unexpected behaviour of matter at this scale has implications for all other sciences. ICN2 brings together chemists, physicists, biologists, materials scientists, and engineers to explore the uncharted corners of the nanoworld and determine how to turn acquired knowledge into applications that improve life and the world. Our researchers tackle this challenge from every angle, with teams working on the discovery, simulation, visualization, and experimental exploration of the properties and behaviours of materials at the nanoscale, as well as the design and fabrication of devices that take advantage of their unique characteristics.

Research is at the heart of our mission, and therefore, we delve into it with detail in other sections of this document. In this introduction, we would like to focus on other aspects of our daily activities that enable us to achieve the desired levels of excellence.