Regional Briefing - Australia

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1 Regional Briefing - Australia Clive Davenport Chief Executive Officer Australian Nano Business Forum ANF Summit, Abu Dhabi, November 2008 Graphics Courtesy: Dyesol, Advanced Nanotechnology, Cochlear and MiniFAB

2 Nanotech policy Academy of Sciences reports - $300m pa activity $170m pa Federal + State Govt funding National Innovation review - December 2008 NCRIS Program $550m Federal Program - nano $100m Comprehensive safety and public awareness program Australian Office of Nanotechnology Office of Cleantech NSW Government inquiry Victorian Nanotechnology Strategy Facilitating industry uptake Forging global connections Developing skills and education Encouraging responsible development Building platforms for the future

3 Safety and Public Awareness Standards and Measurement Voluntary NanoCode - ANBF Nanotoxicology program CSIRO Nano Safety program Monash University Legal regulatory framework review Science, Policy & Public Perspectives Australian Office of Nanotechnology Public Awareness program Social Inclusion and Engagement Integrity Inclusion Deliberation Influence Government Industry Community Researchers Strengths of Existing Links

4 Infrastructure - networks and facilities National Collaborative Research Infrastructure (NCRIS) Nano facilities (total >$200m with $100m Federal) Australian Nano Fabrication Facilities (ANFF) Multi state facilities >$100m with $50m Federal Sensors & Medical Devices Photonics Nanoelectronic Devices Advanced Materials Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication ($50m) NCRIS Measurement and Characterisation - incl Australian Synchrotron NCRIS 5.5 cgmp Cellular products Queensland Microtechnology Facility (QMF)

5 Australian nanotechnology by industry Source: Biotechnology Resources Water Energy Electronics/Photonics/ICT Agriculture/Food Transportation Security/Defence Building/Construction Source: Invest Australia, May 2007 Textiles/Footwear Chemicals/Materials

6 Networks Australian Research Council Nano Network (ARCNN) Australian Nano Business Forum (ANBF) Australian Nano Alliance (ANA) Asia Nano Forum MANCEF SPIE, ASME, NIA etc European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECUI) MOU s Tanida (Taiwan), Japan Micro Machine Centre (Japan), SANDIA National Laboratories (US), IMEC (Belgium), MESA + & Kennispark (Netherlands), Rutherford Appleton Labs (UK), FZK (Germany),

7 International collaboration efforts Events: COMS ICONN UMRS ICEM 2008 NSTI Nano Hannover Messe Taiwan Nano AusBiotech / Medtech - drug dispensing and delivery Partnerships: CSIRO/ITRI Australia/Israel MiniFAB - European Framework program Point of Care Diagnostic Australian Quantum Computing Centre - Sandia National Laboratories Kennispark (Netherlands) and Small Technologies Cluster DYESOL collaborations around the world

8 Nano Research & Development Highlights/Breakthroughs Tearlab - MiniFab Organic Photovoltaics - Dyesol TiO 2 & ZnO solar cells - Monash, University of Queensland Printed organic photovoltaics - CSIRO Carbon nanotube textile - CSIRO Nanomagnetic RFID - Blue Chiip Functionalised nanoparticles target disease-causing micro-organisms - UTS Drug delivery & Nano Scaffolds to Rebuild Nerve Damage - Monash

9 Commercialisation Efforts Source: Industry Policy Department of Innovation Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) Australian Office of Nanotechnology (to June 2008) Comprehensive nanotechnology strategy post June 2008 (Federal - outcome of National Innovation Review) Victorian Government Science Agenda Companies/Products Baxter Laboratories - sunscreens / skincare - nanopowders Origin Energy - Sliver cells - Si PV Blue Chiip/MEMS-ID RFID (nanomagnetics) MiniFab - Tearlab AquaDiagnostic - water diagnostics Silverbrook - MEMJET high speed inkjet printing Nanovic companies - Interstitial (diagnostics), Quintain (drug delivery), Envisage (water sensing and purification) Xerocoat (UQ) - antireflection coatings for solar systems

10 Items of Interest Source: Recently reported that acronyms such as NANO, MEMS, MOEMS, BEANS, etc are meaningless to industry and add to confusion Software, firmware, hardware, sneakerware - the activity of the lab technician leading to variability and irreproducibility The power of nanopores (Nanotecture) - a lot about nothing Flavourzomes - nano encapsulated flavour bursts - ingredients not being any more concentrated - particle designed for maximum flavour sensation - nano bursts! Everything small is now Nano - the community is stretching the definition!

11 Across the country 100+ Research Groups Institute for Nanoscale Technology (Sydney) Nanohouse TM (Sydney) Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Brisbane) Nanochemistry Research Centre (Perth) Intelligent Polymer Institute (Wollongong) Queensland Microtechnology Facility (Brisbane) Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics (Sydney) Nanomaterials Group (Adelaide) ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum- Atom Optics ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials Centre for Quantum Computing (Sydney) Bandwidth Foundry (Sydney)

12 Nano companies 80+ nano companies Cap-XX (Super capacitors) Peregrine Semiconductors Ambri (Biosensors - Ion Channel Switch) Starpharma (Drug delivery Dendrimers) psivida (Drug delivery - BioSilicon) Recaldent (Bone/teeth strengthening) Micronisers (Sunscreen and cosmetics) Cochlear (Bionic hearing) Dyesol (Solar cells) Ceramic Fuel Cells (Planar solid oxide fuel cells) Plantic Technologies (polymer nano composites) Advanced Nanotechnology (Nanopowders) MiniFAB (Biosensors/Fabrication)