Working visit Minister Verhagen to AMOLF
During the afternoon of Thursday 6 September 2012 Minister Verhagen (Economic affairs, Agriculture and Innovation) made a working visit to the FOM Institute AMOLF at the invitation of NWO chair Jos Engelen.
They saw, for example, research into new imaging technology for cancer research, nanophotonics (the behaviour of light at extremely short wavelengths), ultrathin cheap solar cells and nano-imaging.
The minister was particularly interested in how the NWO institutes at Science Park Amsterdam, namely Nikhef, CWI and AMOLF, cooperate with industry. The role of science and the NWO institutes in the top sectors was also discussed.