The Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State (NICKS) housed within the College of Veterinary Medicine has been founded to allow Kansas State University to take a leadership position in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that would foster major advances in the broad field of nanotechnology. This Center will build upon the existing strengths of KSU faculty and leverage them to produce new applications for nanotechnology by building self-sustaining research and graduate training programs.

The NICKS Center will not only engage faculty but will promote the commercialization of their research in their respective areas. The Center is equipped with state of the art equipment used in characterization, localization and assessing toxicity of nanomaterials. This Center will also serve as a regional resource for companies actively engaged in nanotechnology projects, industrial sponsors, defense contractors, academic researchers from other universities, and entrepreneurs to pursue innovative ideas that could potentially lead to commercialization.