NANOfutures association. Overview of NANOfutures Approach and Activities

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1 NANOfutures association Overview of NANOfutures Approach and Activities

2 NANOfutures Initiative NANOfutures is an European Integration and Innovation Platform of which main objective is to facilitate the nanotechnology development and commercialization by connecting all relevant nanotechnology stakeholders (e.g. European Technology Platforms that require nanotechnologies in their industrial sector and products, industries, research institutions, universities, associations, regional and national clusters etc.). NANOfutures will act as a Nano-Hub by linking ETPs, JTIs, associations with expert groups in a collaborative environment. NANOfutures is an open platform with free access to any nanotechnology stakeholder. NANOfutures activities are partially sustained by the CSA project funded by European Commission and entitled NANOfutures: A cross-etp Coordination Initiative on nanotechnology (Contract No.: NMP4-CA ). The project started in October 2010.

3 NANOfutures Structure The platform is guided and steered by the NANOfutures Steering Committee (SC), formed by: Chair: Paolo Matteazzi, MINAM ETP Two co-chairs: Professor Kiparissides (CERTH) and Peter Krüger (Bayer) 11 ETP representatives, officially appointed by the ETPs; 10 Horizontal working groups chairs. Chair Two Co-Chairs Steering Committee Member Member FTP Representative Member FTP Representative ETP Representative Member Scientific Member Board Representative Scientific Member Board Horizontal Representative Scientific Member group Board Horizontal leader Representative group Horizontal leader group Horizontal leader group chair

4 NANOfutures Strategic Aims The aims of NANOfutures CA within the next two years are: 1. to identify and optimize synergies between European and National Platforms, research programmes, JTI, ERA-NETs and other CSAs and research projects related to nanotechnology, in order to reduce the fragmentation of the European nanotechnology and coordinate future strategies. 2. to identify key strategic nanotechnology nodes addressing issues of cross-sectional and nano-specific relevance for the innovation and rapid uptake of nanotechnologies in order to increase EU competitiveness. 3. to construct and disseminate an integrated Industrial and Research Roadmap for European Nanotechnology, including a medium term detailed implementation plan.

5 NANOfutures Working Groups WG Groups The identification and development of the strategic key nodes will be achieved by means of close interactions between horizontal groups and ETP representatives NANOfutures horizontal working groups are: RESEARCH / TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIALIZATION/ nano-manufacturing COMMUNICATION SAFETY RESEARCH INDUSTRIAL SAFETY STRATEGY INDUSTRIAL NANOSAFETY STRATEGY GROUP STANDARDIZATION REGULATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER and INNOVATION FINANCING NETWORKING SKILLS AND EDUCATION

6 ETP representatives in NANOfutures ETP representatives 11 ETPs signed the Memorandum of Understanding, in order to declare their support to NANOfutures. These ETPs are representative of several industrial sectors: Textiles (FTC); Nanomedicine (NANOMEDICINE); Chemistry (SusChem); Construction (ECTP); Nanoelectronics (ENIAC); Nanomanufacturing (MINAM and MANUFUTURE); Transportation (ERTRAC); Advanced engineering materials and technologies ( EUMAT); Photonics (PHOTONICS21); Industrial Safety (ETPIS).

7 Links to other EU nano initiatives NANOfutures established connections with different nanotechnology initiatives (e.g. Nano safety Cluster, nano impact net, SIINN Eranet etc.) and the following Coordination and Support Actions: 14

8 What NANOfutures could bring? NANOfutures can help for example by: Aligning policies; Connecting regional stakeholders with experts on nanotechnology; Increasing networking possibilities,in order to carry out business or projects together Raising awareness of needed actions for a rapid commersialization of nanotechnology Joining forces avoiding duplicity and actions dispersion 14

9 As NANOfutures Community member you can: with three clicks run your own polls and get feedback from the NANOfutures members? search for companies by keywords and other criterias? learn about the members and their background? invite new members by just one click? discuss in the WG forums with other members? keep informed about the activities in the community you are interested in via ? NANOfutures today has > 600 members from 29 different countries, ~31% of them are industry

10 Methodology ETP needs (e.g. SUSCHEM, MANUFUTURE, PHOTONICS 21, EUMAT, FTC, MINAM etc. ) Horizontal Working Groups (e.g. NANOSAFETY, STANDARDISATION, REGULATION etc.) KEY NODES: Nanotechnology nodes related to several sectors and different horizontal issues.

11 Activities performed so far: Timeline September, Start NANOfutures CSA 19 October, Kick off, Working Group Leaders, collection of ETP needs November, complete list of ETP-needs disseminated to WG 20 January, Working Groups Meeting, Clusterisation Definition, Evaluation Grids disseminated to the WG participants 15 March, WG Technical Meeting, Definition of Key-Nodes 14 April, Steering Commettee, Approval of Key-Nodes May, Definition of Inventive Sessions Groups

12 Activities performed so far: Scheme November 2011 ETP representative direct input: 50 ETP needs from FTC ECTP ENIAC ERTRAC ETPIS EUMAT MANUFUTURE MINAM NANOMEDICINE PHOTONICS 21 SUSCHEM Industrialization and Manufacturing WG 11 Working Groups, Identification of actions to address clustered ETP needs : RESEARCH / TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIALIZATION/ nano-manufacturing COMMUNICATION SAFETY RESEARCH INDUSTRIAL SAFETY STRATEGY STANDARDIZATION REGULATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER and INNOVATION FINANCING NETWORKING SKILLS AND EDUCATION Clustering of inputs potential nodes Working Group Meeting 20 January, Brussels Brussels, 15 March 2011 WG Technical Meeting

13 Industrialization and Manufacturing WG Discussion and short list of potential key nodes WGs Technical Meeting 15 March, Brussels Clustering of inputs, potential nodes Identification of actions to address clustered ETP needs : Contribution from analysis of ETP SRA Design, modelling and testing of materials (including design and modelling, analitical techniques, knowledge sharing and intellectual properties) Nano-micro scale manufacturing (including costeffective processes) Safe & Sustainable (including Safer processes and products, Regulation, Environment) NANO-Structures and Composites NANOenabled Surfaces (including Surface Performance and Surface Manufacturing)

14 Final approval of nanotechnology Key nodes The 14 April 2011 the Steering Committee approved the following key nodes: Design, modelling and testing of materials (including design and modelling, analitical techniques, knowledge sharing and intellectual properties) Nano-micro scale manufacturing (including costeffective processes) Safe & Sustainable (including Safer processes and products, Regulation, Environment) NANO-Structures and Composites NANOenabled Surfaces (including Surface Performance and Surface Manufacturing)

15 Final approval of nanotechnology Key nodes Design, Modelling and Testing of materials: includes design of nanomaterials from concept to disposal and recycling, modelling, characterization, toxicity tests. Knowledge management including patenting, availability of knowledge repository on nanomaterial safety etc. From ETP needs: ENIAC, Photonics21, MANUFUTURE, EUMAT, ETPIS, FTC, NANOMEDICINE, SUSCHEM. Nano-Micro scale manufacturing: includes low cost and high efficient production of nanomaterials, nanoobjects, nanoparticles multi scale fabrication and scale-up processes. From ETP needs: EUMAT, MANUFUTURE, MINAM, Photonics21, ECTP, ENIAC, SUSCHEM, NANOMEDICINE Safe & Sustainable: includes standards & best practise guidelines for handling nanomaterials (nanoparticles, nanopowders), measurement protocols for nanomaterials; risk assessment and risk management; environmentally friendly and sustainable nanomaterials production processes. From ETP needs: MANUFUTURE, ETPIS, SUSCHEM, FTC, ENIAC, MINAM, NANOMEDICINE.

16 Final approval of nanotechnology Key nodes Nano structures and composites: High yield, low dispersion, high accuracy manufacturing of nanostructures; up-scaling from lab to industrial processes; ultra-high performance composites with smart properties for different applications. From ETP needs: ENIAC, Photonics21, ECTP, FTC, ERTRAC, MANUFUTURE, NANOMEDICINE. Nano-enabled surfaces: nanocoating technologies and manufacturing for smart surfaces (energy efficient, high performance, active, sensing etc.). From ETP needs: ECTP, ENIAC, ERTRAC, EUMAT, MINAM. The proposed key nodes are interconnected and there are horizontal actions which should link together such needs: e.g. communication and networking, standardization, cost optimization, research on smart properties of nanomaterials.

17 Approval of a list of key nodes What to do next: the perspective Final list of key nodes Definition of the expert groups Inventive Sessions Workshops on each key node (June2011 -January 2012) Targets and Challenges Industrial and Research Roadmap (March- June 2012) One Group for each Key-Node Dissemination, Exploitation and networking activities

18 Future Events NanotechItaly 2011, November 23-25, 2011, Venice, Italy: next SC Meeting. NANOfutures WG meetings will be probably organised there. In the plenary session of the 23rd a 1h session (4 presentations) dedicated to EU and IT NANOfutures platform is foreseen. For information on NANOfutures activities, please contact the NANOfutures CSA Coordinator: Margherita Cioffi, D Appolonia S.p.A. Margherita.cioffi@dappolonia.it

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