With the signing, Quebec and Japan have taken a major step toward fostering collaborative efforts to promote and develop nanotechnology.
"This agreement is an exceptional vote of confidence on the part of the NBCI, which will find NanoQuébec to be an excellent gateway to North America. It will also help us support our universities and companies in their efforts to work with the major nanotech player that is Japan" said Mr. Cofsky.
Mr. François Bouilhac, assistant deputy minister for Quebec's department of economic development, innovation and export trade(MDEIE), added: "Quebec's strength in nanotechnology resides in the willingness of key players to work together to ensure the success of this branch of technology. Quebec has become a Canadian leader thanks to collaboration between universities, industry and government. Helping them achieve faster access to the Japanese market will help make Quebec a global force in nanotechnology."
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By Alexander Zaitchik 11.01.07 | 12:00 AM <br />
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MOSCOW -- Back in the mid-1980s, a joke made the rounds that the Kremlin was preparing a major announcement: After a decade-long top-secret crash program, socialist science had succeeded in building the world's largest microprocessor. <br />
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