Dutch Polymer Institute DPI is one of the leading technological institutes (technologische top instituten): public private partnership (industries and knowledge institutes), virtual institute, funding: 50% Ministry of Economic Affairs, 25% industry, 25% universities. Total budget in 2001 11 Million EURTo stimulate the cooperation between universities and industry, to facilitate fundamental and strategic research on polymers, aiming at applicationsNo subdivisions. The credit scheme is generic. Nanotechnology projects, materials projects as well as projects on production processes can be financed.Participating industries: Philips, AKZO Nobel, Dow Chemical, DSM, General Electric Plastics, Montell (now Basell), Oce, Shell and TNO.