Nano Oresund aims at bringing together nanotechnology strengths in innovation, education,research and laboratory infrastructure on the Danish and Swedish sides of Oresund, to bring outthe full potential of the region in this field. A primary objective is to provide the base for allaspects of nanotechnological co-operation in the region, where academia and industry participate,and also to communicate Oresunds capacity in these terms internationally.The work is politically and financially supported by a number of public organisations. Half of thebudget is provided by the European Regional Development Fund, and major part of the restconsists of funding from regional authorities on the Swedish and Danish sides of Oresund, thatis, Region Skyne and Greater Copenhagen Authority (HUR). Internationally acknowledgedacademics from universities in the region with longstanding experience in nanoscience andnanotechnology also participate in the work.