Established in 2000 as one of the Governor Gray Davis California Institutes for Science and Innovation, the UCLA California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) is a hub of interdisciplinary research, translation, and education where scientists from diverse fields find common purpose in addressing grand challenges of the 21st century. UCLA CNSI leverages public and private investment to drive collaborative nanoscience research across disciplines, translates discoveries into knowledge-driven commercial enterprises, and educates the next generation of scientists and engineers. Through an integrated framework of core lab platforms, the UCLA CNSI provides leading-edge R&D infrastructure and professional services to provide a competitive edge to academic and industry collaborators in the discovery, development, and application of transformative technologies.