In the region of Madrid there is already a large community of physicists, chemists and biologists working actively on diverse aspects of Nanoscience. Many of these groups have a recognized international prestige in their respective fields. In spite of that, a new step forward is needed to facilitate the future international competitiveness of the R+D in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; it is necessary to create a suitable organizational and working environment to promote the continuous interdisciplinary interaction between specialists in condensed matter physics, chemistry, molecular biology, computer sciences, etc, that demands the very nature of this new discipline.

Moreover, it is essential to be able to recruit and retain new talent and to repatriate some young scientists that are abroad, to train a new generation of technicians and scientists in a genuine interdisciplinary and to create and maintain new experimental equipments and advanced infrastructures.

All this must be done coordinating efforts with the groups and institutions that already exist by means of a flexible structure based on research programmes, which will have to pass a demanding periodic evaluation. IMDEA-Nanoscience aims at becoming an internationally recognized research center, while maintaining a clear support from the existing scientific community in Madrid.