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Vincent Bayot Prof. UCL - CERMIN vincent.bayot @ nano.be

Nanotechnology in Belgium. Vincent Bayot Prof. UCL - CERMIN vincent.bayot @ nano.be. Outline. What’s nano ? Nanotechnology funding Nanotechnology in Belgium Multi-disciplinarity Technology transfer. What’s nano. Anything with size(s) smaller than 100nm down to molecules and atoms

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Vincent Bayot Prof. UCL - CERMIN vincent.bayot @ nano.be

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  1. Nanotechnology in Belgium Vincent Bayot Prof. UCL - CERMIN vincent.bayot @ nano.be

  2. Outline • What’s nano ? • Nanotechnology funding • Nanotechnology in Belgium • Multi-disciplinarity • Technology transfer

  3. What’s nano • Anything with size(s) smaller than 100nm down to molecules and atoms • Control of structure or position at the nano-scale • Dimensions comparable to elementary parts involved (atoms, molecules, domains), or • new properties induced by the small dimensions (quantum effects, surface).

  4. 1X 10X 100X 1000X 100,000,000X 10,000X 10,000,000X 100,000X 1,000,000X 10 centimètres 1 centimètre 1 nanomètre 1 millimètre 10 nanomètres 100 nanomètres 10 microns 100 microns 1 micron Macro, micro, nano

  5. Nanotechnology funding in Belgium • EC - 6th framework program 2003-2007 • 1,3 B€ - nanotechnology • 3,6 B€ - information technology • 8% of research funding in europe • Belgian federal state • FNRS-NFWO (≈1 M€/year) • Interuniversity attraction poles 2002-2006 (≈2 M€/year) • Nanophysics • Supramolecular chemistry

  6. Nanotechnology funding in Belgium • French/Flamish communities • Universities (staff & research infr.) • Research projects (basic research) • Regional institutions • Flanders • IMEC • Wallonia • Nanotechnology initiative 2002-2005 - 13 M€ • 17 nano-projects (1-2 M€ each / 3-4 years) • New industry call (2003) • Wallonia total: ≈ 3 M€/year per Mhab (US: 2,5)

  7. Nanotechnology research output • Europe • >35% of publications (US: 24%, Canada: 2%) • 40% of patents (US: 40%, Canada: 2%) • Belgium • 1% of publications (44 /Mhab - rank 12th)(US: 39 /Mhab) • 2% of patents (3,8 /Mhab - rank 4th)(US: 3,5 /Mhab)

  8. Nano: the convergence of disciplines G. Bachmann, mstnews, june 2001

  9. Multidisciplinary environment Example: High resolution e-beam lithography • Physicists with state-of-the-art SEM : 30 nm • Collaboration with polymer scientists : 6 nm

  10. Ab Initio simulations SOI devices and circuits Local probe microscopies Microelectronics Polymers Spintronics Bio-physics Microsystems Surface science Multi-disciplinary Research Center Clean room facilities Polymer physics Microwave devices and circuits Nano-electronics E-beam nano-lithography Nano imprint Nano-biotechnologies Mesoscopic physics Nano-magnetism Carbon nanotubes Superconducting nanostructures Metallurgy Nano-mechanics Supramolecular chemistry Self-assembly Chemical probe miscroscopy Low temperatures and high fields Nanoporous templates III-V semiconductor devices SEM TEM microscopy Conducting polymers CERMIN - UCL Multi-disciplinary initiative www.nano.be >120 people 20 Professors

  11. Electro-chemistry 20 µm Polymer membranes Hdc q Nano-magnetism Multi-disciplinarity in R&D - a CERMIN project Microwave measurementsand circuits

  12. Technology transfer to industry • Nanoelectronics • University labs - UCL-CERMIN • Nano-MOS and quantum devices • Spintronics, molecular electronics • European consortiums • IMEC - Micro to nanoelectronics • Plastic electronics and spintronics • “In the roadmap, not yet on the market”

  13. Technology transfer to industry • Nano-materials • Major companies in metallurgy, chemistry, polymers, glass, ceramics - materials • Solvay, Umicore, UCB, Usinor, Lhoist, Wendt boart, Glaverbel, Saint-Gobain,… • Nano - Spin-off or SMEs • Nanocyl, Erachem, Coil,… • Research centers (with Nano activities) • CERTECH, CRIF, Materia Nova, IMEC, ... • Active R&D, networking • Already a few products, strong potential

  14. Technology transfer to industry • Nano-biotechnology • Major biotechnology actors • GSK, UCB, Eli Lilly, Baxter, Pfizer, Aventis,… • Spin-out companies • Biocode, Eurogentec, delphi Genetics, … • Start nano-projects with universities • Strongly supported by the Wallon region (nanotechnology initiatives) • Strong potential

  15. Belgium, R &D place for nanotech • Top ranked R&D in universities and research centers • Multi-disciplinary and international (ERA) • Rapidly increasing funding • Already a few nanotech Spin-offs - SMEs • Starts connecting to major industries • Nano-biotechnology, nano-materials, nano-electronics • Open to collaborations (research, training,…)

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