The ground-breaking for the new building was celebrated

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On the 6th of May the ground-breaking of the new building CENEM will based in was celebrated. The interdisciplinary center for nanostructured films as it is called will be home to over 200 scientists from different fields, strengthening the collaborative efforts in Erlangen. The building which is scheduled to be completed in 2018 has a budget of over 40 mio. € and will house several first-class laboratories for electron microscopy. Additionally the Optical Imaging Center Erlangen (OICE) will be located in the building, complementing CENEM by providing access to advanced light microscopy. CENEM is very much looking forward to its new home and new collaborations!