The Taylor Report

Published in 2002, " New Dimensions for Manufacturing: A UK Strategy for Nanotechnology" (The Taylor Report) highlighted a number of key obstacles to successful exploitation of nanotechnology and made recommendations on how these might be overcome. 

The Taylor Report recognised that investment in Nanotechnology was increasing rapidly both academically and, in some countries, industrially. It was noted that the US, Japan, Korea and Germany, among others, anticipated the advantage that their industries would have if they could incorporate nanotechnology quickly and effectively into their products.

Following the Taylor Report, an announcement was made by Lord Sainsbury to ring-fence £90m for the Micro and Nano Technology Manufacturing Intiative between 2003 to 2009; currently allocated one third to collaborative R&D, and two thirds to capital infrastructure.