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the new nanofutures flyer and news are now online, please share with your communities
nanofutures is open to all nano interested teams in the world
-our next meeting will be at nanotech italy in venice
NANOfutures_flyer.pdf and September 2011 news nanofuture
Greetings
Andrea (Germany)
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> In the framework of a FP7 project (called NanoCom), we are organizing a Nanotechnology investor forum in Spring 2012. The specific aim of this forum is to present to selected investors (Business Angels, Venture Capitalists, ...) some investment opportunities in business ideas based on nanotechnologies.
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> We are looking for:
> - Early stage or more mature business opportunities using nanotechnologies
> - The development of the technology has to be or to have been funded at least partly by the EC (FP6 or FP7 programs for instance).
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> As an industrial party developing technologies, we are kindly asking you to submit to us your best business opportunities. We will select the most promising ones (criteria will include among others the maturity of the project, the potential to raise interest from private investors, the added value of the business opportunity for the customers), give support to the selected opportunities on how to present it to investors, and organize face to face meetings at the investor forum which will be held in Spring 2012 (see the attached timeline).
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> We would be very pleased to see you participate to this event. To do so, please submit your best ideas of business opportunities before the 31st of October to dominique.lauper@innobridge.com, in the form of a short (about 2 pages) document including:
> - A description of the business opportunity
> - A financial plan
> - A description of the market and of the added value you will bring to customers
> - A SWOT analysis of the business opportunity
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> If you have any question, don't hesitate to contact the member of the selection committee the closest from you (see the attached composition of the selection committee)
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> Of course, we will consider your proposals as strictly confidential, they will not be communicated outside of the NanoCom project and they will not be used in any other purpose than the selection of the best one for this investor forum.
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> We hope you will be numerous to take your chance in this unique opportunity to meet investors and are looking forward to see the best business ideas getting financed!
> Best regards
> In the name of the selection committee, http://www.nanocom-eu.org/NanoCom/Homepage.html
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> Dominique Lauper
> Senior Consultant
> Innobridge SA
> +41 78 734 10 42
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> Bernat Palou
> Innobridge SA
> +41 79 686 02 16
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Deliverable D1.2 of ProNano “30 selected research results” is publicly available at http://www.pronano.eu/node/15
There are many nanotech innovations which have potential to reach the market. The ProNano consortium has evaluated research results and selected innovations for coaching, to reach licensing deals or spin-offs. This deliverable describes the 30 innovative technologies, selected for coaching by ProNano. These summaries can be a valuable resource for researchers who have developed an innovation in the nanotech field and would like to get a better picture of what kinds of results have qualified for coaching. Some of the projects which have been offered support are, for example, “Industrial Fabrication Processes of Nanostructured Thin Film Solar Cells”, “Portable automatic device for diagnosis using biochips”, “Exploitation of a multifunctional synthetic platform for the preparation and coating of magnetic nanoparticles” and “Fabrication of gecko-type structures applying a patented hot pulling technique”.There is a big diversity in the application of the innovations, which is illustrated through two pie charts.
For research teams holding promising results in the nano field, ProNano acts as a door opener to reference customers, cooperation partners and investors.
Deliverable D2.3 of ProNano “Lessons learnt on WP1 and WP2” is available at http://www.pronano.eu/
ProNano coaches research teams holding commercialization results in the field of nanotechnologies. The process for the identification, selection and, finally, coaching of the research teams is fully described in the project deliverable “Lessons learnt on WP1 and WP2”. ProNano coaching activities rely on strong interactions with local networks, technology transfer professionals and trainers all over Europe. The deliverable highlights discrepancies between the targeted European countries in terms of maturity of the technology transfer frameworks. From all over Europe, the ProNano team detected a need for more visible and coherent support schemes -local, public, public-private, EU- which sometimes appear as a “jungle” to the researchers. As nanotechnologies are typically cross-sectoral and have many potential fields of application, a major challenge faced by ProNano is to identify the most proper business and financial model for the research results which are candidate for commercialization. In this deliverable, the ProNano team provides interesting insights on the specific training needs of researchers, according to different stages of maturity of the commercialisation process.
Valuable help in the business development process for nanotech researchers
Deliverable D4.1 of ProNano “Analysis of processes for the commercialisation via spin-off including recommendations related to entrepreneur team building, business plan writing, investor requirements and finance acquisition for Nano RTD projects ” is publicly available at http://www.pronano.eu/node/15
Starting a business without proper training is a very challenging task. Many researchers aiming to become entrepreneurs do not understand the wide variety of business models they could use and what these models advantages and disadvantages are. They also need to find out who the end-users of their innovation are and how potential customers make decisions concerning purchase. Researchers within the nanotech field can obtain valuable help from recommended Standard Operational Procedures, in this report, used for coaching of researchers in the business development process. Advice connected to entrepreneur team building, business plan writing, finance acquisition and investor requirements are included. The coach helps the researchers, for example, to find substantiated assumptions and solutions, meaning that the final solution can be very different from the original concept. The provided checklists offer a clear overview of what questions that can be asked when preparing a business plan, to make the development process more efficient.
The procedure used to evaluate technical and commercial potential of nanotech innovations
Deliverable D3.1 of ProNano “Analysis of processes to establish commercialisation readiness e.g. guidelines to decide on commercialisation route” is publicly available at http://www.pronano.eu/node/15
The ProNano consortium uses a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) to assess business opportunity in nanotech innovations, evaluate the commercial potential and advice researchers on how to bring their new technologies to the market. A three-step approach is applied during the evaluation process. The first step is about the evaluation of technology and market opportunities, where a “four‐eye” principle is used. A short report recommends if the innovation can be taken to the next step or not. The second step is an evaluation workshop where the logical framework approach (LFA) helps the participants to analyse the business opportunity through the steps: analysis, planning and assessment. The participants take, for example, the initial steps towards a financing strategy and obtain an initial overview on financial needs. The third step is about the final evaluation and recommendations. A qualitative assessment and a quantitative assessment of the innovation are conducted, where the fundamental criteria are, for example, finance needs, innovation and technology, and market.
Press Release September 2011
Supporting Action funded by European Commission DG RTD – FP7 NMP, Nr.: 248219, for further information contact: Elisabeth Schmid elisabeth.schmid@youris.com
please use http://doodle.com/zcamkuztxxqa5rd3 to be involved into next skype conference. Let's discuss steps in workflow and the coming event: personal meeting at 22nd of November in Venice, Italy, one day before http://www.nanotechitaly.com (same location). Skype conference is also open again for your questions and offers orientation. Please register with: name, skype name or telnumber) so its easy for us to call you in. Please note: We will call you at the time you selected (no additional confirmation will be sent). Looking forward to meet you.
Best regards, your WG communication team
Dear all,
if you have your nano related youtube channel - please tell us, so we can link you
and if you want us to integrate your videos at nanofutures
at http://www.youtube/nanofutureseu
tell us about!
Greetings from nanofutures communication WG
Andrea
Those of you already active at linkedin are invited to join the nanofutures group there
( for info about nanofutures, please check http://www.nanofutures.eu )
Beside the online discussions at nanofutures web and in the linkedin group you are also welcome to our meetings - next will be related to the event http://www.nanotechitaly.it
DG RTD is on 5-6 December organising the first Innovation Convention, to take place in Brussels.
1200 participants are expected to this important event, and it will include a big exhibition to showcase exciting research and innovation results being developed in Europe, for which we are launching today a call for exhibitors.
The call will be open until 31 August. Any project funded by FP and CIP can apply. We are looking for projects that can demonstrate concrete results (e.g. prototypes, demonstrations, including possibilities for interaction with the visitors, etc.) and are visually attractive.
Posters and brochures alone are not accepted.
All research fields are welcome.
Link to the calls for exhibitors : http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/mail-innovation-convention.html.
The call for exhibitors is already open and the deadline to submit interesting ideas is extremely tight : end of August !
For further information please see: http://ec.europa.eu/ic2011
SAFENANO Nanotechnology Safety website http://www.safenano.org
Following extensive consultation and re-design, the new SAFENANO website offers a wealth of up-to-date information of value to industry, researchers, policy makers and the wider public in addressing nanotechnology safety issues:
SAFENANO Knowledge Base disseminates emerging scientific evidence through news and events pages, feature articles, and an updated resources section containing key links, recommended reading lists and a comprehensive nano-glossary. New features include dedicated information on current guidance, regulation and standards, and an updated version of the popular monthly SAFENANO bulletin.
SAFENANO Scientific Services provides expertise in exposure measurement, toxicology, occupational hygiene, risk assessment and training for industry, researchers and policy makers. Technical briefings, service brochures and our Nanosafety Test are also available for download to assist those in the field to understand and consider options for controlling potential risks.
SAFENANO Research showcases our recent and ongoing work, which encompasses the development, evaluation and dissemination of new knowledge in nanotoxicology, exposure and risk management and demonstrates how we support nanotechnology innovation.
SAFENANO is now Europe’s Centre of Excellence on Nanotechnology Hazard and Risk, a transition which has been made based on our ongoing provision of the highest quality information and consultancy services to clients and stakeholders.
Rob Aitken, Director of SAFENANO said “Five years on from the original launch of the SAFENANO website, the landscape in relation to nanotechnology risk issues has changed beyond all recognition. An enormous body of work is underway addressing, hazard, exposure and risk through research programmes, government and regulatory activities, industrial projects and standardisation”.
“The need for clear informed assessment of the issues and their consequences is greater than ever. Provision of this has been core to our mission since SAFENANO’s inception. With the benefits it brings to the nanotechnology community, we are delighted to launch the new SAFENANO website to address this need.”
About SAFENANO
SAFENANO is based at the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) in Edinburgh, Scotland. The launch of the new website is part of SAFENANO’s ongoing commitment to improve the understand and control of risks posed by nanomaterials to the workforce, consumers, the general population and the environment through research, consultancy and service work for industry and government.
About the Institute of Occupational Medicine
The Institute of Occupational Medicine is a major independent centre of scientific excellence in the fields of occupational and environmental health, hygiene and safety. Our mission is to benefit those at work and in the community by providing quality research, consultancy and training in health, hygiene and safety and by maintaining our independent, impartial position as an international centre of excellence.The IOM has more than one hundred scientific, technical and support staff based in Edinburgh, Chesterfield, London and Stafford.
Contacts:
Dr Rob Aitken – SAFENANO Director, rob.aitken@safenano.org (+44 (0)131 449 8003)
Bryony Ross - Research Scientist and Editor of the SAFENANO Knowledge Base, bryony.ross@safenano.org (+44 (0)131 449 8070)
22-23.Sept Warsaw Poland
European Industrial Technologies Conference on Materials will be a major event concerning materials. It will be organized during the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU in cooperation with the European Commission.FUMAT 2011 will be an opportunity to gather together the actors from the scientific community, the industry and the policy makers from across Europe, and discuss the open question: How materials of the future can contribute to the strategies and solutions for the grand societal challenges? The Conference will involve thematic sessions related to areas where materials can play a key role in our quest to answer that question.
Dear all,
the call for papers is still open for nanotech italy
-see details at http://www.nanotechitaly.it
We are also planing working group meetings there
-please don't hesitate to contact us if you want to
attend
For details about nanofutures please visit
10 Working Groups are open for your contribution
to drive the future of Europe
Best regards
Andrea
to answer your questions individual and give you a detailed overview
-about project- and business building opportunities at NANOfutures (the European
Technology and Integration Platform, supported by EC),
-the ongoing work, defined key nodes and first results,
-the future actions, the working- and key node groups
we invite you to join one of the coming skype meetings/t-confs.
Please select one fitting date, list yourself with your name and skype name by click:
http://www.doodle.com/5eyyicni9i74xwza
These skype meetings are open for all interested in Nanotechnology in Europe.
At the moment we are facing dynamic growth (e.g. last week 70 new members joined)
-the skype conferences will support fast and easy integration into information flow.
Best regards
Andrea E. Reinhardt
WG communication
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p.s. at ENF2011 more then 1200 people attended!
For details please check http://www.euronanoforum2011.eu
(for ENF2013 we will visit Dublin).
following what Chris asked me to do, I just forward his message:
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Dear Nanotechnology Expert,
We are working for the European Nanocom project. NanoCom is a coordinated action funded by the European Commission under the FP7 NMP programme. FP7 NMP-2009-1.2-5 Best practices to lower the barriers for commercialisation of nanotechnology research
We are contacting you as a possible key relevant organization (KRO) in nanotechnology. We are looking for KROs who are working on/developed emerging Nanotechnologies ( in the very early stage) and pursue rapid commercialization of their innovative nanotechnology driven products with the financial involvement of an investor.
The NanoCom coordinated action aims to contribute towards bridging the gap between lab based and commercial/ industrial applications in nanotechnology.
· Barriers of commercialization: identifying & creating new ways to lower
· Best practices in commercialization: identifying & promoting
· Open innovation: new, nano specific approach
· Road mapping, policy and investment advise
· Commercialization oriented forum
The planning is to have all interested KROs identified as soon as possible by 31st of May 2011.
If you are interested in such opportunities please advise: Company name/division, type/field of nanotechnology/ product, address, contact details (e-mail address) of responsible contactperson
Thanks and best regards
Chris H.M. De Smedt
Partner NanoCom
Director Business Development
NineSigma Europe BVBA
Koning Leopold I St. 3
3000 Leuven, Belgium
Direct: +3226570884
Fax: +3216244289
Mobile: +32473487090
www.ninesigma.com<;http://www.ninesigma.com><http://www.ninesigma.com>;
desmedt@ninesigma.com<mailto:desmedt@ninesigma.com>
NanoCom
The NanoCom coordinated action is funded by the European Commission under the FP7 NMP Programme and brings together a strong consortium of sixteen partners from industry and academia with expertise in nanotechnologies from across Europe.
The project, of duration 36 months, commenced on 1stDecember 2009. It aims to contribute towards bridging the gap between lab based and industrial applications in nanotechnology. This will be achieved by creating a European wide approach with mechanisms for lowering the barriers to commercialisation and spreading open innovation best practice for rapid commercialisation and investment in innovative nanotechnology driven products.
The NanoCom vision is supported by the following key objectives:
A critical analysis of barriers for rapid commercialisation of emerging Micro and Nano Technologies that result from many complementary EC, national and industrially funded Research and Development (R&D) projects;
Analysis and promotion of best practices via new nanotechnology and nano-manufacturing specific open innovation methodology and tools and provide roadmapping, policy and investment advice at EU, national and regional levels;
Creation of a commercialisation oriented forum and mechanisms for coordinating the efforts of many complementary R&D projects in ERA;
Training and dissemination in best practices for open innovation and commercialisation of nanotechnology.
Over the course of the NanoCom project, public deliverables addressing the specific objectives highlighted, are being made available through the NanoCom and NANOfutures websites. To download the latest deliverable documents please visit: www.nanocom-eu.org/NanoCom/Dissemination.html
Documents Available:
Analysis of Commercial Barriers for Nanotechnology Institutional Funded Projects and Industrial Sectors
Best Practices in Investment and Commercialisation of Nanotechnology (Mid Task Report)
Entrepreneurship Patterns Applicable to Nanotechnology Commercialisation
Documents Coming Soon (end June 2011):
Best Practices in Investment and Commercialisation of Nanotechnology (Final Report)
Open Innovation Model for Rapid Commercialisation of Nanotechnology
For further information on any aspect of the project please contact the Project Coordinator - Professor Svetan Ratchev, svetan.ratchev@nottingham.ac.uk
still free of charge places available at the mid-term evaluation meeting in June
check out here: http://www.eutrainingsite.com/fp7midterm/registration.php
2-day Conference and Networking Event
The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is Europe's main financial instrument for achieving the Lisbon Agenda's goals of growth, competitiveness and employment. It is a key pillar for the creation of a single European Research Area (ERA). The facts are impressive: Over 50 Billion EUR of funding spanning over 7 years.
On November 12th 2010 the Evaluation Expert Group published its final report on the Interim Evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme and it stated "an interim evaluation has a vital role to play in taking stock, in putting forward proposals for the remaining years of FP7 and in drawing out lessons that can feed into the planning - already in its early stages - of a successor programme."
The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is Europe's main financial instrument for achieving the Lisbon Agenda's goals of growth, competitiveness and employment. It is a key pillar for the creation of a single European Research Area (ERA). The facts are impressive: Over 50 Billion EUR of funding spanning over 7 years.
On November 12th 2010 the Evaluation Expert Group published its final report on the Interim Evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme and it stated "an interim evaluation has a vital role to play in taking stock, in putting forward proposals for the remaining years of FP7 and in drawing out lessons that can feed into the planning - already in its early stages - of a successor programme."
| Date: | 16-17 June 2011 |
| Venue: | Budapest, Hungary - Danubius Health Spa Resort Helia |
| Accommodation: | Danubius Health Spa Resort Helia (optional) |
| Price: | 0 EUR (the registration fee will be covered by sponsor) |
| Number of participants is limited, therefore registration is required! | |
Conference package
The conference package includes the sessions, conference materials, hardcopy and an electronic copy (pen-drive) of the presentations, Who-is-Who, Hitchhikers' Guide to FP7, coffee breaks and lunches for the two days.
Social events are also included. We invite all participants to a cocktail on the 15th June 2011 at the Hotel Helia and a boat trip at the end of the first conference day (16 June 2011). Accommodation is not included, but options are provided under Budapest Info and a preferential price has been negotiated for the participants with Danubius Hotel Helia (the conference venue).
Social events are also included. We invite all participants to a cocktail on the 15th June 2011 at the Hotel Helia and a boat trip at the end of the first conference day (16 June 2011). Accommodation is not included, but options are provided under Budapest Info and a preferential price has been negotiated for the participants with Danubius Hotel Helia (the conference venue).
click here: Growth elements of nano startups
Barriers for researchers trying to bring their nanotechnological innovations to the market
Many research results within the nanotechnological field could benefit society. However, researchers are facing barriers when trying to bring their innovations to the market. (Apr’11)
Researchers who need help with bringing their innovations to the market can get assistance from established offices of technology transfer. These offices offer for example expert advice regarding Intellectual Property and support through equipment availability. They are in most cases public bodies, part of or linked to public research institutions, hence they do not often have a clear commercial perspective, lacking specific expertise or resources to deal with the aspects of fund raising and market strategy. This is particularly true in the search for private investors.
Researchers have also experienced that it is difficult to get a good overview of the different support schemes available to them. For example, scientists in Germany found that the large number of support schemes lack coherence, making it time-consuming to develop an understanding of what the schemes offer and require. However, scientists in Germany know the support program of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, called EXIST, and this program is often approached first. Local support schemes and funding programs in Spain also lack coherence and visibility, and young researchers expressed a lack of knowledge concerning what support scheme that suits the research results they would like to commercialize.
An initiative that aims to complement the support provided by the offices of technology transfer is the European Commission-funded project ProNano - Promoting Technology Transfer of Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies. Ten companies from Spain, Germany, the UK, Italy, Denmark and France have joined forces within ProNano, to help 30 research groups develop attractive investment propositions and get in contact with interested investors. “There are mainly two barriers. One is the shortage or the lack of visibility of the nanotech business opportunities which emerge from research organizations and universities. The second is the reluctance of investors, if they don’t understand very well the market potential of the business opportunities that the nanotechnology brings. We have seen that some investors have some fear of the nano-promise, so to speak. They think that it might be unjustified, as it happened to some extent with the dot-com bubble. You don’t change the mind of people in half an hour, that’s the reason for the pertinence of actions like ProNano. There is a clear need for initiatives like this, which help potential investors better understand the commercial potential, the benefits, that nanotech-based business opportunities may have,” ProNano coordinator Francisco de Aristegui said.
Through a clearly defined business model, which is coherently based on the strength of the technology itself as well as on the market value the technology may have, the nanotechnological results may attract the appropriate financing. As was the case with biomedical innovations, it will take time for the researchers to break down the barriers and bring their nanotechnological innovations to the market.
Annette Östrand
For details contact: Elena Gaboardi
elena.gaboardi@youris.com ; www.youris.com
Check out and tell your point of view http://ec.europa.eu/research/csfri/index_en.cfm find there the:
Consultation: Green Paper on a Common Strategic Framework for future EU Research and Innovation Funding
On 9th February 2011, the European Commission presented a Green Paper which proposes major changes to EU research and innovation funding to make participation easier, increase scientific and economic impact and provide better value for money. The changes, to be introduced in the next EU budget after 2013, would bring together the current Framework Programme for research, the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
The Commission is seeking the views of all interested individuals and organisations on these proposed changes and on the specific questions set out in the Green Paper. The deadline for contributions is Friday 20 May 2011. In parallel, a competition for the name of the Common Strategic Framework is being organised.
There are a number of ways to contribute through this website:
- An online questionnaire based on the Green Paper, in particular for interested individuals, companies, research institutes and citizens. The questionnaire has been designed to be quick to complete, and it is not necessary to answer all questions.
- Submission of written responses, in particular for associations and large organisations that wish to provide in-depth views. Such responses will be published on this site immediately following their submission. Written responses should follow the structure and questions set out in the Green Paper. It is not necessary to respond to all questions, and additional ideas are welcome.
- An interactive blog, where various questions and topics from the Green Paper and from responses received, will be posted on a regular basis for open comment, debate and ideas.
- Events, which are being organised by countries and organisations during the consultation period. The Commission plans to host a major event after the close of the consultation to bring together and discuss the main outcomes.
The responses received will be analysed carefully be the Commission services. They will be used to design the proposals, to be presented by the Commission by the end of 2011, for a legislative decision of the Council and Parliament on the Common Strategic Framework.
looking for support to your nano startup - join the workshop in Germany Essen-Duisburg via http://www.nano-4-women.de/content/view/9/39/lang,de/ The coming workshop next week is open for you!
by the way: happy womens day! and flowers to all (males, females, kids)
Find details at www.euronanoforum2011.eu/calls
