Kris Verstreken

Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders Kris Verstreken Program Director Biomedical Electronics IMEC

IMEC 1984 - 2007 Budget: evolution

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Established by state government of Flanders in Belgium Non-profit organization Initial investment: 62M€ Initial staff: ~70

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2007/2008 One of the largest independent R&D organizations in this field, worldwide Annual budget: over 246M€ (> 400 M$ - 2008) Staff (2008): > 1650  >55 nationalities Collaboration with >600 partners worldwide < 17% government/state funding

Clean Room 2

IMECAMPUS

3200 m2 Clean Room 300 mm pilot line Ball Room, Clean sub-FAB FOUP wafer transport

Clean Room 1 4800 m2 Clean Room 1750 m2 Class 1 200 mm pilot line Continuous operation: 24hrs / 7 days

Total: 8000 m2 Clean Room

Reasons for Succes?

• Focus: Microelectronics research • Investment: Government Entrepreneurship • Partnerships: IMEC Entrepreneurship

STMicroelectronics

One of the World’s Largest Industrial Commitments to Semiconductor Research in Partnership

New IC Technologies 10 transistors per sq cm

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Biology is Complex

• Multidisciplinarity • Partnership • Focus!

Focus most important

NASDAQ Biotech Index (NBI)

The Next Frontier: The Brain

• Function • Pathology • Therapy

Electronics for Neuroscience

Discriminators: Centers of Excellence

• Electronics • Biotechnology

Partnership: NERF Center for Neuro-Electronics Research in Flanders • Focus • Multidisciplinarity • Entrepreneurship