Nano Science and Technology Consortium (NSTC)

NSTC was estabished in 2006 and it is India's premier business association in Nanotechnology arena, with membership from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, Research institutes, Academicians and the students. NSTC is devoting to make a platform conducive for growth, promotion and partnering in the area of Nano Science and Technology. It is bringing together industries, students, academia and government through consultative, advisory and educative processes.

They have many targets, for example they want to move innovative nanotechnology discoveries from the laboratory into new products for commercial and public benefit, encourage more students and teachers to become involved in nanotechnology education, create a skilled workforce and the supporting infrastructure and devices to advance nanotechnology and to support the responsible development of nanotechnology in India.