Avenues of Commercialisation for Nano and Micro technologies

ACNM (Avenues of Commercialisation for Nano & Micro Technologies) is an example of Welsh government strategy to support and accelerate the growth of our science and technology-based industries. It provides access to £3.3 million of ERDF/WEFO funding to support businesses in the life science, healthcare/biomedical, construction, advanced materials, energy & environment and creative industries.

Through ACNM, companies build collaborations with academics from Swansea and Cardiff universities to work on R&D projects that bring new products, processes and services to market with the ultimate goal of bringing new jobs and prosperity to East Wales. The project will run until July 2021.

What do we do?

Our deliverables include:

Enhance innovation, by increasing the speed of translating R&D into products or processes that benefit the company in their commercialisation and delivery to the market
Supporting businesses to increase profitability and growth
Helping to develop and pilot related new products and manufacturing that enhance company profile
Enabling product visualisation, production methods assessment and bespoke product design
Improving manufacturing techniques to enhance quality and productivity
Fostering innovative technology transfer through industry-led and academic collaboration
Improving academic and industry sustainable supply chain
Collaborating with industry for solutions to research and real-world problems
Supporting early insight into emerging Nano and micro technologies.

Our Vision

Are your business operations within the following East Wales regions: Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Newport, Monmouthshire, Powys, Wrexham or Flintshire?

Contact us now and translate your discoveries into innovation!

What are the principal aims?

Enhance innovation, by increasing the speed of translating R&D into products or processes that benefit the company in their commercialisation and delivery to the market.
To provide focused expertise to enable companies, in both nano and micro technologies. Application areas cover high value industries such as life science, healthcare/biomedical, printed functional materials, packaging, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, high value manufacturing and associated industries.
Production method assessment and bespoke product design.
Improving manufacturing techniques to enhance company efficiencies, quality and productivity.
Fostering innovative technology transfer through partnered industry-led academic collaboration.
Improving academic and industry sustainable supply chain and building long term partnerships for mutual collaboration and benefit.

What does it mean to you and what are the mutual benefits?

As a company with a need to deliver on a company critical idea, involvement with ACNM will mean that there will be a research team to work with you to deliver your idea and help drive the focus of your business forward. New ideas should not stagnate but should quickly advance to potential market solutions. Business growth is key so do you have an idea you want to discuss? Let us help you.

Support your businesses to increase profitability and growth
Develop and pilot new products and manufacturing techniques that will broaden your companies market impact
Enable the impact of visualisation for your ideas

What should I do to drive my business forward?

Contact ACNM using the details below for an informal discussion to consider your needs
Arrange a consultation to establish your exact business requirements and eligibility
Plan out, discuss and consider the obligations for all partners to drive a positive result
Benefit from the knowledge of market expertise to help your business develop and grow and ultimately become more competitive
Establish a long term agreement and relationship with the ACNM team who will strive to support you both now and in the future

Data Protection

Find out more about data protection within ANCM here:

ACNM GDPR Statement

ACNM Data Protection Declaration

Cutting-edge equipment and facilities

You will have access to our equipment for:

Biology & advanced cell imaging
Characterisation with equipment capable of electrical, physical & chemical analysis
Micro-Nano fabrication of sensors & devices
Production prototyping
Paste & liquid ink manufacture
Product testing
Substrate, materials & rheological Characterisation