NFFA-Europe began in 2015 as a project funded by Horizon 2020 and is now materializing as a pilot platform for free and open access to large nanoscience research infrastructures with 22 European collaborators.

NFFA-Europe comenzó en 2015 como un proyecto financiado por Horizonte 2020 y ahora se materializa en una plataforma piloto de acceso abierto y gratuito a grandes infraestructuras de investigación en nanociencia con 22 colaboradores europeos.

Current advances in materials science have demonstrated that extracellular mechanical cues can define cell function and cell fate. However, a fundamental understanding of the manner in which intracellular mechanical cues affect cell mechanics remains elusive.