In less than five years the Nano/Bio Interface Center at the University of Pennsylvania has gone from an idea to a nationally funded nanotechnology center. A look inside reveals how they have taken a collaborative approach to technology development.
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Blow, N. Nanotechnology in biology: big collaborations for a small world. Nat Methods 5, 569–574 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0608-569
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