Nanochallenge &Polymerchallenge 2011 is an international business plan competition organized by Veneto Nanotech, aiming at attracting the best nanotechnology innovations and business ideas. It offers financial and strategic support to scientists, researchers  and entrepreneurs ready to start a real company in the north east of Italy (nanotechnology category) or in the Campania Region (Polymer based materials category). The new entrepreneurs have access to facilities, labs, instruments and financial network to develop their technologies and products. This helps them speed the development phase and enter the market.The competition offers a total amount of 600.000 euro: 300.000 euro for startups participating in the nanotechnology category and 300.000 euro for the polymer-based materials category.Anybody anywhere with an innovative and high-growth nanotechnology or polymer-based materials business idea can participate and try to win one of the Prizes. The money must be used to start a company in the territory where the two clusters are located.Prizes of the two categories are not cumulative: teams must compete either for the nanotechnology or the polymer-based materials category. Deadline: September 2nd 2011www.nanochallenge.comSee More

Nanosafe - NANOSAFE 2012 TopicsExposure assessmentCharacterization, Detection and MonitoringNanomaterials life cycleToxicologyEnvironmental impactNanoparticle release from consumer productsPersonal protective equipmentSecure industrial productionSafety parameters evaluationStandardization, RegulationsMore details available soon. ProgrammeThe three-day programme for this conference will comprise:Ø        Invited plenary lectures Ø        Selected oral contributionsØ        Poster sessionsØ        Exhibition of equipments related to safe production and use of nanomaterialsSee More

The Fifth International Conference on Quantum-, Nano- and Micro-technologies (ICQNM 2011) continues a series of events covering particularly promising theories and technologies. The conference covers fundamentals on designing, implementing, testing, validating and maintaining various kinds of materials, systems, techniques and mechanisms related to quantum-, nano- and micro-technologies. The main tracks are targeting Quantum technologies, Quantum security, Nano technologies, Micro technologies, Application nano/micro domains, Nano and micro materials and properties, Microfluidics and nanofluidics, Superconductivity, materials and applications, and Nano and bio robotics. All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions.

NANO OSTRAVA 2011 , 27-29 April, 2011 in Ostrava, Czech RepublicThe second international bi–annual 'Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Meeting' in Ostrava is a platform to facilitate open discussions between scientists, students and representatives from companies with a vested interest in furthering the development of nanomaterials and nanotechnologySee More

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