Overview of NANOfutures

Approach and Activitieshttp://www.nanofutures.eu

NANOfutures

association

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 Initiative

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-2010-266789). The

project started in October 2010.

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.

Steering

Committee

Chair

Two Co-Chairs

FTP Representative

Member

FTP Representative

Member

ETP Representative

MemberScientific Board

Representative

Horizontal group

leader

Scientific Board

Representative

Horizontal group

leader

Scientific Board

Representative

Horizontal group

leaderHorizontal group chair

MemberMember

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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.

NANOfutures Strategic Aims

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

NANOfutures Working Groups

WG Groups

ETP representatives in NANOfutures

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).

ETP representatives

Links to other EU nano initiatives

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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:

What NANOfutures could bring?

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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…

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 email?

NANOfutures today has > 600 members from 29 different countries, ~31% of them are industry

Horizontal

Working Groups

(e.g. NANOSAFETY,

STANDARDISATION

, REGULATION etc.)

ETP needs (e.g. SUSCHEM , MANUFUTURE,

PHOTONICS 21, EUMAT, FTC, MINAM etc. )

KEY NODES:

Nanotechnology

nodes related to

several sectors and

different horizontal

issues.

Methodology

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

Brussels, 15 March 2011

WG Technical Meeting

Industrialization

and Manufacturing WG

Clustering of inputs – potential nodes

November 2011

ETP representative direct

input:

50 ETP needs from

FTC

ECTP

ENIAC

ERTRAC

ETPIS

EUMAT

MANUFUTURE

MINAM

NANOMEDICINE

PHOTONICS 21

SUSCHEM

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

Working Group Meeting

20 January, Brussels

Activities performed so far: Scheme

Contribution from analysis of

ETP SRA

Clustering of inputs, potential

nodes

Industrialization

and Manufacturing WG

Identification of actions to address

clustered ETP needs :

Discussion and short list of

potential key nodes

Design, modelling and testing of materials

(including design and modelling, analitical

techniques, knowledge sharing and intellectual

properties)

Nano-micro scale manufacturing (including cost-

effective processes)

Safe & Sustainable (including Safer processes and

products, Regulation, Environment)

NANO-Structures and Composites

NANOenabled Surfaces (including Surface

Performance and Surface Manufacturing)

WGs Technical Meeting

15 March, Brussels

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 cost-

effective processes)

Safe & Sustainable (including Safer processes and

products, Regulation, Environment)

NANO-Structures and Composites

NANOenabled Surfaces (including Surface

Performance and Surface Manufacturing)

• 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.

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.

Final approval of nanotechnology

Key nodes

What to do next: the

perspective

Final list of key nodes

Inventive Sessions

Workshops on each key node

(June2011 -January 2012)

Targets

and Challenges

Industrial and Research

Roadmap

(March- June 2012)

Dissemination, Exploitation and

networking activities

Approval of a list of

key nodes Definition of the expert groups

One Group for each

Key-Node

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

www.dappolonia.it

Overview of NANOfutures

Approach and Activitieshttp://www.nanofutures.eu

NANOfutures

association