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MINOS-EURONET. Making Use of New Member State Expertise in Micro and Nanotechnologies Tim Harper - Cardiff, 16th January 2008. Too many “Experts”. “Let’s drop nano and do CleanTech!”. Nobody making any money. No exits for VCs. Excited VCs. New Industrial Revolution by

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  1. MINOS-EURONET Making Use of New Member State Expertise in Micro and Nanotechnologies Tim Harper - Cardiff, 16th January 2008 www.minos-euronet.net

  2. Too many “Experts” “Let’s drop nano and do CleanTech!” Nobody making any money No exits for VCs Excited VCs New Industrial Revolution by 2005! Invest Now! NNI Launch in 2000 Scramble to “own” Nanobusiness www.minos-euronet.net

  3. What Is MINOS-EURONET www.minos-euronet.net

  4. What Is MINOS-EURONET • MIcro-NanOSystems EUROpean NETworking • A consortium of 18 partners across the EU • 8 from Eastern Europe • 10 from Western Europe www.minos-euronet.net

  5. Objectives 1. To reveal and promote the research competences from NMS and ACC, namely competences relevant for the development of micro-nanosystems field at European scale. 2. To facilitate the participation of NMS and ACC organisations to EU programmes and other activities in the field of micro-nanosystems by: • providing specific information through databases and other electronic or conventional means and • direct contacts through information and awareness events, as well as through brokerage meetings, coupled with scientific events. 3. Extensive networking at pan-European scale in micro-nanosystems field, especially by networking the organisations in NMS and ACC with a potential for the future development of the field with the established networks in EU. 4. Facilitating progress towards building a future research policy and research direction for micro-nanosystems, micro-nano-technology and converging technologies in NMS/AC www.minos-euronet.net

  6. …Or in other words.. • Promote research competence from New Member States and Associated Candidate Countries • Encourage NMS and ACC to participate in FP7 • Broaden and deepen EU NMP networks by linking into NMS and ACC www.minos-euronet.net

  7. Eastern Partners • National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, ROMANIA (coordinator) • Institute of Electron Technology, POLAND • Kaunas University of Technology, Research Center for Microsystems and Nanotechnology, LITHUANIA • University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering University, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA • Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Dept. of Electronics Technology, HUNGARY • Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, SLOVAKIA • Technical University of Sofia, ECAD Laboratory, BULGARIA • KOÇ Üniversitesi, Department of Electrical Engineering, Istanbul, TURKEY www.minos-euronet.net

  8. Western Partners • Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, GERMANY • University of Lancaster, UK • Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems, CNRS, Toulouse, FRANCE • Centro Nacional de Microelectrónica, Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, SPAIN • European Technology for Business, Codicote, UK • Cardiff University, Manufacturing Engineering Centre, UK • Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Département de microTechnologies pour la Biologie et la Santé, Paris, FRANCE • Vienna University of Technology, AUSTRIA • CIENTIFICA Ltd., UK • 4M2C Patric Salomon GmbH, Berlin, GERMANY www.minos-euronet.net

  9. Problems To Overcome in NMS • Little experience in pan European networking • Limited experience of EU funding mechanisms • Poor infrastructure www.minos-euronet.net

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  11. Advantages of NMS • Tradition of scientific excellence • Emphasis on science until mid 90’s • Shortage of scientists less acute than Western Europe www.minos-euronet.net

  12. Source: DG Research www.minos-euronet.net

  13. Networking • A platform to the Commission to provide information about NMP funding and encourage proposals • Dirk Beernaert, Nick Hartley, Augusto de Albuquerque and other Commission representatives managed to communicate that • The Commission positively encourages proposals • Will help participants as much as possible and • That they don’t bite! www.minos-euronet.net

  14. Networking • An opportunity for the NMS participants to talk to western partners already involved in FP7 and FP7 projects • A platform to present the capabilities of Eastern partners and • A chance to forge new relationships www.minos-euronet.net

  15. 1st Strategy Forum, May 2006 • 157 Romanian participants and 27 foreign participants • For many it was the first contact with the Commission and Nanotechnologies • 102 posters displaying resources and offers for cooperation in FP7 • MINOS/IMT provided a poster template to encourage participation • Participants could design their poster and upload to the server for printing and hanging by IMT www.minos-euronet.net

  16. Even Companies Attended! www.minos-euronet.net

  17. Outcome • Some information was used indirectly by Romanian participants in preparing the motivation for a priority called “Nanoelectronics, photonics and micro-nanosystems” in the new national R&D plan • 170 new records added to the database immediately afterwards www.minos-euronet.net

  18. 2nd Strategy Forum April 2007, Vilnius • Focus on Converging Technologies and Regional Competitiveness • 47 participants from Austria, Belgium (European Commission), Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain, UK. • The Forum had a direct influence on Lithuanian Foresight exercise • Provoked a very strong open debate between public, business and policy makers and discussion still is going. • Helped the Commission better understand (ICT, Micro-nano) technologies in stimulating Baltic sea area innovation performance, growth and jobs. • New FP7 project proposals were generated, collaboration between some of participants research groups was initiated, • Better understanding of Micro-nano research role for economy competitiveness between policy making bodies and impact on future RTD funding www.minos-euronet.net

  19. 3rd Strategy Forum September 2007, Krakow • Focus on "Nanoelectronics, Photonics and Micro- and Nano- Systems Technologies (MNST) for European knowledge-based economy" • 95 participants attended the Forum from universities, research institutes, ministries, private companies, innovation centres, agencies: • 73 participants from Poland and 22 participants from Austria, Belgium (EC), CzechRepublic, France, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, UK, USA • Bilateral brokerage session between representatives of European initiatives: • EURIPIDES-EUREKA, • EUROPRACTICE, • MNT-ERA.NET, • ETPs (MINAM, EPoSS), as well as • NoE’s (4M, GOSPEL, AMICOM), IP (GOOD FOOD) and • Marie Curie RTN (ASSEMIC) involved in MINOS-EURONET and • Potential project partners from Poland to seed cooperation, exploit synergies www.minos-euronet.net

  20. Supported Online • Database of research centres, specialists and projects • Online Brokerage • Database contents (Jan 08) • 406 Research Centers • 381 Specialists • 47 projects • 18 Networks • 125 in FP7 NMP database • 8 in Partner Matching - NMP 2008 • 52 in FP7 ICT database • 35 in FP7 Health database www.minos-euronet.net

  21. Accessing Databases www.minos-euronet.net

  22. Other Databases • Research MNT networks • MINOS networks, • Info events (brokerage, info, awareness, etc) • Scientific events (conferences, workshops, symposiums) • Educational events (courses, schools) • Papers in scientific publications www.minos-euronet.net

  23. Looking For Partners with Food Expertise www.minos-euronet.net

  24. Western Partners www.minos-euronet.net

  25. Eastern Partners www.minos-euronet.net

  26. NanoLink FP7 Database www.minos-euronet.net

  27. Search for Specific Topics www.minos-euronet.net

  28. Roadshow • A series of presentations given by eastern partners at key western institutions. • Aim is to select the key eastern expertise that the institutes may find useful, and present this in an internal seminar. • Differs from the usual brokerage events and conferences in that it is a closed internal event, open only to staff of the western institute. www.minos-euronet.net

  29. Roadshow Objectives • To make the western institutes aware of the capabilities existing in the East. • Many FP7 proposals require the addition of eastern partners in order to achieve a geographic balance • Many western institutes have trouble identifying who to include in their applications. www.minos-euronet.net

  30. Benefits to Participants • Participants have the ability to promote their expertise and be top of the list when eastern partners are required. • Participants gain a good understanding of the capabilities of the western institutes, allowing them to prepare better future proposals. • By developing face-to-face contacts with researchers at leading western institutions, eastern partners will have the ability to widen their scientific network, giving them enhanced scientific and commercial opportunities in the future www.minos-euronet.net

  31. Choosing Participants The western institutes will be chosen on the basis of a. Scientific excellence b. Success in attracting FP6 & FP7 funding c. Compatibility with the expertise of the eastern partners Eastern partners will be chosen on the basis of a. Scientific excellence b. Visibility within the MINOS program c. Compatibility with the expertise of the western partners www.minos-euronet.net

  32. How To Work With MINOS • Register with any on the online databases • Search for partners • Ask for advice! www.minos-euronet.net

  33. Tim Harper Cientifica Ltd. www.minos-euronet.net www.cientifica.com

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