Its equipment for the design, manufacture and characterisation of devices is at the highest level in Europe.

The IEMN includes in a single structure the bulk of regional research in a vast scientific field ranging from the physics of materials and nanostructures to telecommunications systems and acoustic and microwave instrumentation. Particular emphasis is placed on micro and nanotechnologies (nanostructures and nanoelectronics, microelectronics, microwaves and microsystems).

The core of our activities is focused on micro and nanotechnologies and their applications in the fields of information, communication, transport and health. Our researchers have at their disposal exceptional experimental resources, in particular technology and characterization facilities whose capabilities and performance are at the highest European level. IEMN is part of the RENATECH network of large technology centers. RENATECH network..

Working together researchers with different cultures, approaches and motivations, building a continuum of knowledge from fundamental problems to applications is what sets us apart today. Today, the institute has around 230 permanent staff (professors, researchers, engineers and administrative staff) and around 150 PhD students.

Our scientific policy consists not only in the deepening of knowledge but also to the establishment of a privileged partnership with industrial leaders in their markets and the development of a close partnership with regional SMEs and start-ups from the IEMN.

Thanks to the dynamism of its staff, its equipment and its multiple collaborations the IEMN has all the assets to play a major with academia and industry, role in the field of micro and nanotechnologies and their applications. The institute is one of the founding partners of the Research Institute on Software and Hardware Components for Information and Advanced Communication (IRCICA) with two other laboratories (CRYSTAL and PhLAM).