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Causes: Science & Technology, Technology
Programs: Promote industrially relevant scientific research by streamlining communication between companies which wish to use imec international's research as a basis for their next generation product development. Imec's staff works hand in hand with its partner companies and universities in defining the challenges of the future for each company and establishing the bridge between imec's scientific research headquarters and the scientific community in the us. Imec makes the next generation of the technology more accessible and afforable for developers of the technology while creating a working environment between universities and industry. For example, imec is at the forefront of applying leading edge technology to solving the challenges of today's medicine and healthcare. Imec has contributed a great deal to advancement of medical scientific research such as diagnostics and personalization of medicine. It has formed a partnership with johns hopkins university in these areas.