Lar g e-scale research infrastructures offer unrivalled performance for the advanced characterisation of micro-and nano-electronic devices and systems. However, the access to lar g e-scale facilities permittin g this uniq ue advanced characterisation is well known to be challen g in g and is g enerally incompatible with industrial project mana g ement. The French "lnvestissements d'Avenir" pro g ramme is fundin g an important pro g ramme based in Grenoble, France on nanoelectronic technolo g ical research. The technolo g y pro g ramme covers in particular 3D inte g ration, silicon photonics and distributed network technolo g ies, supported by technolo g ical infrastructure includin g a Characterisation Platform. This platform will aim to enhance the effectiveness of the Grenoble-based neutron and synchrotron li g ht source facilities for European micro and nano technolo g ical research.