WPI-MANA introduced the "Satellite Laboratories" system to implement the internationalization of our research environment. WPI-MANA invited prominent researchers as Satellite PIs, and established satellite laboratories at each research institute. These laboratories are not just for collaborative research, but they also provide young researchers at WPI-MANA an international research training ground, with satellite PIs working as their mentors.

Through the international network built with satellite laboratories, WPI-MANA increases its international presence as a hub institute gathering knowledge, information, and human resources on nanotechnology.