The center has 44 patents and published 25 researches in international scientific periodicals of nanotechnology applications in the period between 2009 and 2013 [3] This state of the art research center will contribute to the growth of the national economy through the development of human capital, the production of valuable intellectual property and the promotion of nanotechnology applications in all sectors that are relevant to the economic development of Egypt.
The aim of the Center is to build and strengthen applied and industrial research and its infrastructure in the areas of greatest strategic value to Egypt's long-term competitiveness and development.
The center also aims at making the Egyptian economy become among the top 10 in the world in terms of the relative growth resulting from the development and application of nanotechnology.
Another vital objective of the EGNC is to help researchers complete the projects they are working on within similar environment and help them translate their knowhow into useful applications that can be used in different Industries.
[8] Research in EGNC focuses on solar energy, healthcare and drug design, water purification technologies, advanced software tools, simulation methods, multi-scale modeling techniques and algorithms.