Signature Research Centers

Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI)
ONAMI's collection of laboratories and researchers include the Lorry I. Lokey Nanotechnology Laboratories in Eugene, an internationally-recognized facility with more than 20 advanced materials characterization and nanofabrication instruments; micro-level manufacturing and engineering research at the Microproducts Breakthrough Institute in Corvallis; and the Center for Electron Microscopy and Nanofabrication in Portland.

Contact: Skip Rung
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See how an ONAMI grant helped Home Dialysis Plus create a revolutionary home system.

Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center (BEST)
Oregon BEST connects the state's building industry to its shared network of university labs at Portland State University, the Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon, helping transform green building and renewable energy research into on-the-ground products, services and jobs.

Contact: David Kenney
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See how an Oregon BEST grant to OIT is helping with biodiesel development.

Oregon Translational Research and Drug Development Institute (OTRADI)
OTRADI's unique "high throughput" facilities at Portland State University provide university researchers and small biotech companies with access to previously out-of-reach drug discovery equipment and expertise, speeding up research and allowing companies and their ideas to remain in Oregon.
Contact: Patricia Beckmann

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See how OTRADI helped DesignMedix grow