A specialised institute for nanotechnology research will be set by the Central Government in the city, the Chairman of the Karnataka Vision Group on Nanotechnology, Mr C.N.R. Rao, said today.
“We have already got the land for the new institute, for which the Union Science and Technology Department has given its approval,” Mr Rao, who is also the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, said.
A similar research institute will be operational in Chandigarh from next month, he said, briefing the media ahead of the two-day ‘Bangalore Nano 2011’ conference being held here from December 8.
Though there are a number of colleges that offer degree courses in nanotechnology and biotechnology, they are “not equipped” to teach, he said.
The fourth edition of Bangalore Nano, with the focal theme, “Nanoscience and Technology at the Cutting Edge”, will see participation by about 500 delegates.