Strategy 2024–2034 Close collaboration by all partners is vital for the Geared toward a successful success of an interdisciplinary network such as the shared future SNI. The aim for the future is to strengthen identifi- cation with the SNI network among its members, to create a stronger sense of “we” and to communicate At the end of May 2024, the Argovia Committee ap- the SNI’s achievements together. proved the strategy paper for 2024–2034. It was de- In order to compete with the best nanoscience veloped with the involvement of the SNI manage- centers in the world, we must adapt our infrastruc- ment, external and internal experts, and members ture to the ever-increasing technological demands of the SNI Executive Committee. Using this strategy of the coming years. We will also continue to mod- as a guide, the SNI will position and establish itself ernize the training of young scientists and make the over the coming years so that we can put our extraor- way in which we present information about our ac- dinary expertise in the nanosciences and nanotech- tivities increasingly more attractive. nology to use in addressing the challenges facing On the one hand, the SNI’s work will impact so- society — and make the SNI a lighthouse for re- ciety through successful research on issues for which search, education and innovation in the nanosci- nanotechnologies offer solutions. On the other hand, ences. The key guiding principles for achieving our it will have an impact by providing specialized ser- goals are to focus, collaborate, adapt and impact. vices beyond the network and, lastly, by training Over the next decade, the SNI will focus on the excellent young scientists and active outreach. core areas of nanoimaging and nanofabrication by Strategy paper 2024–2034: https://bit.ly/3WY3Dts building on our roots and experience while steadily Video on the SNI’s strategy featuring members of the Execu- consolidating and expanding our infrastructure and tive Committee: https://youtu.be/ooINp3M1ngU knowledge in these areas. We will involve all areas of the SNI — including fundamental and applied re- search, the service units (the Nano Technology Cen- ter) and the educational program — within this focus in order to help overcome challenges in the fields of materials science, quantum science, the life sciences, medicine and the environment. For the SNI, the devel- opment of its Strategy 2024–2034 began with a workshop to which we invited internal and external experts from various nanocenters. SNI Annual Report 2024 61