There can be no doubt that products and services based on miniaturised systems have a key role in driving economic growth, in Europe and worldwide.
Many of the products we buy and many of the services we enjoy have been made possible through miniaturisation, from televisions and mobile telephones to the internet and the electronic circuits in your car and your computer. One could say without any exaggeration that we are living in the age of miniaturisation.
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