Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSA) is a public university for research and advanced undergraduate and graduate education in the fields of social and experimental sciences. The CRIM Lab (Centre for Research in Microengineering, http://www-crim.sssup.it), one of the SSSA laboratories and research centres, was established in 1991 with the mission to perform applied research on bio-micro-mechatronics and to promote the industrial take-up and exploitation of the developed technologies. CR IM Lab possesses state-of-the-art micro and nanofabrication machinery and clean room facilities, which are used for research in sensors, actuators and robotics for biomedical applications. CRIM Lab possesses outstanding records of publications, high level research and patents. In particular, CRIM Lab developed more than 10 international patents, and has been or is still involved in more than 10 national projects, more than 23 projects funded by the European Commission, 2 European Competence Centres, 3 European Networks of Excellence and several international projects and cooperations.
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