Micro and Nanotechnology

The technologies of small things

Teamwork and multidisciplinary approach are the key to explain the success of the Øresund Region within development of technologies on the micro and nano scales. Private companies and research institutions work together on several projects to develop a wide range of products that are at the frontier between microelectronics, biotechnology and nanotechnology.

The Øresund Region is already a cluster in the development and production of medical electronics. One fourth of the world’s hearing aid devices come from the region. Micro-electro-mechanics, the technology that lies at the heart of the most advanced sensors and hearing aid devices, is another strong point.

Local engineers and researchers also extend their expertise in the design of microchips to biotechnology. Several companies develop and produce state-of-the-art biochips that make, for example, point-of-care diagnostics more accessible.

The expertise within microtechnology is also reaching the atomic scale through research efforts in the promising nanotechnology area. Mechanical devices, circuits, optical sensors and chemical analysis systems are all being shrunk to the atomic scale in search for innovative products that can meet market demands for better performance and lower costs.

Case stories

Grundfos- MEMS production to pump business

Obducat - Lithography in the nano scale

Oticon - People come first