“We are very happy that Lund Nano Lab (LNL) has been selected as one of three new Lund University Core Facilities. This recognition underscores LNL’s vital role in supporting research and innovation, spinouts, and SMEs in their needs for micro- and nanofabrication and characterisation”, says Luke Hankin, Head of Lund Nano Lab.
“Lund University allocates special funds to research infrastructures of strategic importance and being named one of the first LU Core Facilities is a great honor. This status acknowledges LNL’s support for excellent research, its strong organization and its accessibility. This platform status provides additional resources, allowing us to continue offering state-of-the-art facilities for nano- and microfabrication research”, he states.
He also points out that this achievement is thanks to the dedication of the entire LNL team, whose commitment to outstanding user support has been an essential part of this success and would like to express gratitude to everyone at NanoLund involved and supporting the application process.
The designations are based on a number of criteria, for example, the research infrastructures must have contributed to excellent research, offered broad accessibility for users, been able to demonstrate a clear utilization policy, and have a well-developed organization.
With this appointment, the following research infrastructures will receive a five-year allocation of university-wide funds worth a total of SEK 37.5 million:
- Humanistlaboratoriet (main applicant: Marianne Gullberg)
- Lund Nano Lab (main applicant: Luke Hankin)
- Lund Protein Production Platform, LP3 (main applicant: Wolfgang Knecht)