The Center for Advanced Technology in Nanomaterials and Nanoelectronics (CATN2) at SUNY Polytechnic Institute has concentrated its efforts on establishing and nurturing a next-generation, nanotechnology-enabled open innovation ecosystem that targets support for start-ups in the research and development phase; supplier growth in the pilot-prototype demonstration phase; and business attraction in the manufacturing scale-up phase, all with an eye toward catalyzing high-technology economic growth.