Photo of NY Creates’ Albany NanoTech Complex
Albany Business Review / Saratoga Economic Development Corporation (SEDC)
“In Albany, there has been a steadfast focus on and support of the critical nanotechnology sector before many people really understood what that meant,” said Paul Kelly, vice president of strategies, partnerships and new ventures and chief operating officer of NY Creates, the nonprofit organization that owns and operates the Albany NanoTech Complex (ANC), which drives next-gen semiconductor R&D, workforce development and economic advancement. “NY Creates’ Albany NanoTech Complex facilitates research by leading-edge innovation-centered companies from all over the world, with a goal of making the chips and technologies we use every day faster, smaller and more reliable.”
“According to Kelly, the ANC is the most advanced nonprofit owned semiconductor R&D facility in North America, with more than 150,000 square feet of cleanroom space, 50,000 more square feet under construction and an on-site workforce of 3,000. Its major partners include TEL Technology Center, America, LLC, IBM (NYSE: IBM), Applied Materials (NASD: AMAT) and other industry leaders that are reshaping the future through advanced manufacturing.”