CLUB Nano Edge provides eligible companies with structured access to the Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility (QNF) at the Singh Center for Nanotechnology. The program is designed to help startups and small business users reduce the barriers to micro/nanofabrication by providing access to shared cleanroom infrastructure, advanced tools, and professional staff expertise.
Through CLUB Nano Edge, members can advance process development, prototyping, materials exploration, and early-stage research and development without the capital cost and operational burden of owning and maintaining specialized nanofabrication infrastructure.
To be eligible for the CLUB Nano Edge, your company must be fewer than 50 people and not be publicly traded. Program benefits include:
- Access to QNF lab space, tools, instrumentation, and cleanroom infrastructure
- Flexible membership terms designed around project needs
- Edge Match credit for eligible membership deposits
- Support from experienced micro/nanofabrication staff
- Access to workshops, seminars, and technical programming
- A non-predatory intellectual property environment
- A centrally located Philadelphia hub serving the Mid-Atlantic innovation ecosystem
CLUB Nano Edge applies only to eligible QNF lab, tool, and instrumentation charges. Access to other Singh Center facilities, staff time, stockroom materials, and other charges are billed separately.
For full pricing, eligibility, limitations, renewal rules, and conditions of use, please review the FY2027 CLUB Nano Edge brochure.
All access is subject to applicable Singh Center, QNF, University, safety, training, material review, export-control, and compliance requirements. Pricing, limitations, and conditions of use are subject to change.
For information about becoming a CLUB Nano Edge member, please contact Dr. Gerald Lopez, Managing Director of the Singh Center for Nanotechnology at lopezg@upenn.edu.
The current FY2026 Program Policy is still available for viewing.