Nano-Argovia program: Productive collaboration with companies from Northwestern Switzerland Ever since the SNI was founded, a priority has been the promotion of knowledge and technology transfer with a view to driving progress and innovation at companies. The SNI supports this transfer through its Nano-Argovia program, which has existed since the institute’s es - tablishment. As part of this successful initiative, the SNI has so far funded around 100 projects in collaboration with almost 70 companies from Northwestern Switzerland, helping them take the first steps to - ward numerous nanotechnological applications. In 2024, the Nano-Argovia program funded a total of 10 projects. Five - of these began in 2024, while five project teams had begun their re search back in 2023. In six of the projects, the partner companies hailed from the Canton of Aargau, while the partners in the other four hailed from one of the Basel half-cantons. In terms of the academic partners, the participants were primarily staff of the Paul Scherrer In - stitute PSI and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Swit- zerland (FHNW) in Muttenz and Windisch – although researchers from the University of Basel and CSEM Allschwil also acted as project part - ners, using their expertise to drive advances in these interdisciplinary topics of research. Nano-Argovia program: www.nano-argovia.swiss 36 SNI Annual Report 2024