Swiss Nanoscience Institute: The interdisciplinary center of excellence for nanosciences in Northwestern Switzerland The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the Uni- versity of Basel is a center of excellence for nano- sciences and nanotechnology, founded in 2006 on 20% the initiative of the Canton of Aargau and the Uni- versity of Basel. 20% of SNI members are women. In the SNI network, interdisciplinary teams of sci- entists conduct basic and applied research. More- over, the SNI actively supports knowledge and technology transfer to industrial companies from Northwestern Switzerland through the Nano-Argo- via program and is a founding member of the 4+8+7 ANAXAM technology transfer center. In 2022, 4 students successfully completed their bachelor’s program, 8 completed Two SNI service units — the Nano Imaging Lab and the master’s program. the Nano Fabrication Lab — provide researchers Seven PhD students successfully from academia and industry with services relating defended their PhD theses. to imaging and analysis, as well as nano and micro fabrication, and also support research projects. The SNI offers not only a bachelor’s and master’s degree program but also a PhD School, providing interdisciplinary training to early career research- ers. Finally, the SNI also engages in public rela- tions work with a view to generating interest in 40 the natural sciences among various target groups In 2022, 40 PhD students were enrolled and supporting collaboration between academia in the SNI PhD School. and industry. 8 SNI Annual Report 2022