The Nanomaterials Innovation Center's mission is to enable technology transfer in inorganic nanomaterials science and microwave processing technology by providing a unique research and prototyping center that encourages and supports market driven collaborations between universities, industry and private labs.

The NanoMaterials Innovation Center (NMIC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alfred Technology Resources, Inc.  The NMIC provides universities and industry with critical technology resources in microwave processing, inorganic nanomaterials, and nanomaterials processing.

• For industry - an environment to advance research, incubate new technology and transfer technology to industry partners.   For new businesses provide equipment, facilities and infrastructure in support of new ventures. 
• For universities - provision of research resources supporting principal investigators of SBIR/STTR and CRADA research as well as a facility to actually conduct the university's end of industrially-sponsored research.