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1. European Research inNanosciences and Nanotechnologiesand Perspectives forInternational Co-operation Nicholas Deliyanakis European Commission DG Research - G4 : Nano S&T and Converging Science and Technologies http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/ nicholas.deliyanakis@ec.europa.eu Disclaimer: Note that this presentation is not legally binding and does not represent any commitment on behalf of the European Commission

2. Medicine and Health InformationTechnology Energy Production / Storage Materials Science Food, Water and the Environment Instruments Remediation methods Drug delivery GMR Hard Disk Hydrogen Fuel Cells Lightweight and strong Tunneling microscopy Nanotechnology Potential • to serve society by addressing important problems • to support industrial competitiveness

3. Issues to be addressed: Funding and Policy • More knowledge • Research • Infrastructures • Education • Capacity of application • Innovation • Patents • Regulation • Reliability • Metrology • Standards • Risk assessment • Societal acceptance • Balance and perception of risks and benefits • Conformity to ethical principles • Expected response to society needs, to people’s expectations and concerns some issues are better addressed at local, national, EU or global level

4. Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies: An Action Plan for Europe 2005-2009 http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/actionplan.htm Actions to be implemented by Commission and Member States for integrated, safe and responsible policy: Research & Development Infrastructures Human Resources Industrial Innovation Integrating the Societal Dimension Public Health, Safety, Environmental and Consumer Protection International Co-operation Co-ordination of activities

5. Background: Nanotechnology R&D in FP6 More than 1.3 billion Euro in more than 550 projects EC funding by FP6 programme, M€

6. Nanotechnology R&D in the World Global figures for 2005 M$ (1€ ~ 1.25$) 2004 ~8 Billion $ 2005 ~10.5 Billion $ Source: EC, Lux Research

7. Examples of FP6 projects • CANAPE: Carbon Nanotubes for Applications in Electronics, Catalysis, Composites and Nano-Biology – University of Cambridge (UK) • NAIMO: Nanoscale Integrated processing of self-organizing Multifunctional Organic Materials - Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE) • NANOFUN-POLY: Nanostructured and functional polymer-based materials and nanocomposites - Consorzio Interuniversitario Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (IT) • RADSAS: Rational Design and Characterisation of Supramolecular Architectures on Surfaces -Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (CH) • BIOMACH: Molecular Machines - Design and Nano-Scale Handling of Biological Antetypes and Artificial Mimics - Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (DE) • Cornea engineering: Three-dimensional reconstruction of human corneas by tissue engineering” - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique / Rhône Alpes (FR) • Ambio: Advanced nanostructured surfaces for the control of biofouling - University of Birmingham (UK) • ANVOC: Application of nanotechnologies for separation and recovery of volatile organic compounds from waste air streams – S&T Research Council of Turkey (TR) • NANOSAFE2: Safe production and use of nanomaterials - Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (FR) • Nanologue: Facilitating dialogue between research, business and the civil society to improve the quality of life, create wealth and reduce impacts to society- Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy and the Environment (DE) NMP FP6 projects, e.g.

8. Examples of FP6 projects addressing impact NANOTOX IMPART www.impart-nanotox.org NANOSAFE2 www.nanosafe.org PARTICLE RISK www.iom-world.com/particlerisk POLYSOA polysoa.web.psi.ch ANTISTORM antistorm.isac.cnr.it DIPNA CELLNANOTOX NANOSH SAPHIR NANOINTERACT Total Funding for EHS in FP6 ~25 M€

9. FP7 (EC) Budget, M€ CO-OPERATION 32413 -Health 6100 -Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology 1935 -Information and Communication Technologies 9050 -Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies 3475 -Energy 2350 -Environment (including Climate Change) 1890 -Transport (including Aeronautics) 4160 -Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities 623 -Space 1430 -Security 1400 IDEAS (European Research Council) 7510 PEOPLE 4750 CAPACITIES 4097 JRC 1751 50521 M€

10. New features of FP7 include: • Longer duration (7 years) • Large increase in annual budget (from ~4,500 to ~7,000M€) • Integration of International Co-operation into all four programmes • Simplification of operation • Focus on developing research that meets the needs of European industry, through the work of Technology Platforms and the new Joint Technology Initiatives • Establishment of a European Research Council, funding European research on the sole basis of excellence 7th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 2007-2013

11. Funding for Nanotechnology R&D in FP7 • More than 50 activities in the calls opened in 2007 are directly relevant • Many more activities are indirectly relevant (e.g. in Health) • 300-400M€ estimated in 2007 • Doubling of the FP6 funding expected over duration of FP7 Nanoscience

12. Technology development

13. Impact assessment and societal issues

14. Nanomaterials

15. Nanomaterials –cont’d Nanoelectronics

16. Nanomedicine NB: Many more activities in the Health theme are relevant to nanomedicine, e.g. imaging, stem cells and translating research for human health

17. Other Important Topics Please consider also opportunities within COST actions (funding for co-ordination activities) http://www.cost.esf.org/

18. Human Resources Please consider also the opportunities in educational programmes managed by DG EAC http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/programmes_en.html Ideas – European Research Council Infrastructures & SMEs

19. Infrastructures actions a) Optimising the use and development of the best research infrastructures existing in Europe Co-ordinated calls dedicated to nanotechnology are envisaged b) Pooling of resources (national, private, European) to support the emergence of new facilities required by the scientific community within the next 10-20 years -European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI): http://www.cordis.europa.eu/esfri/ -Integration through Networks of Excellence

20. Human Resources actions • Workshop on research training in N&N, 14-15 April 2005 cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/src/educationworkshop.htm • Educational programmes (Erasmus Mundus, Socrates-Erasmus) e.g. Erasmus Mundus Masters course in N&N • Nanotechnology Award (ongoing discussions with Science and Society directorate) • Joint initiatives with Marie Curie actions in FP7 are envisaged

21. Industrial Innovation actions • Better co-operation between industry and R&D organisations, encouragement of entrepreneurship • NanoForum, a European N&N gateway www.nanoforum.org • NanoRoadSME, NanoRoadmap projects • Exploitation Strategy Seminars • Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) • Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) • Increased involvement of industry in EU R&D projects, in particular of SMEs • 3 Integrated Projects dedicated to SMEs

22. Industrial Innovation actions • Digital N&N library • Implementation by a support or coordination action in FP7 • Pre-normative R&D and metrology for nanotechnology • Two projects in NMP, Nano-Strand and Nanotransport; also addressed in IST • Patent systems • Cooperation with EPO Working Group on Nanotechnology e.g. patent regime, patent analysis, expert exchange, patent monitoring

23. Industrial Innovation • Patents: • In 500 FP5 projects (Growth Programme), an average of 0.9 patents per projects were applied for and 0.4 were granted. • In FP6 so far (sample of 35 projects), about 3 patents per project have been (or will be) filed • ~45% from IPs • ~55% from STREPs • Most patents in: Nanobiotechnology, esp. nanomedicine, self-assembly, nanotubes, • organic electronics, sensors and instruments

24. Societal Dimension actions ADDRESSING EXPECTATIONS ANDCONCERNS: A real partnership between science, society and policy is a key element of governance: Open dialogue with open results. Ethical reviews of projects carried out, where needed European Group of Ethics is assessing Nanomedicine (opinion in autumn 2006)

25. Societal Dimension actions • Studies and foresight activities • NanoRoadSME project www.nanoroad.net • NanoRoadMap project www.nanoroadmap.it • Social dialogue undertaken through funded projects and events • Nanologue project www.nanologue.net • Nanodialogue project www.nanodialogue.org • “Communicating Science, A survival kit for Scientists” ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/ pdf/communicating-science_en.pdf • Publicity material in many languages • http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/src/pressroom.htm

26. International Cooperation actions a) Declaration or “code of good conduct” – dedicated international dialogue (global meetings in Alexandria (US), 2004, Tokyo, 2006, and Brussels, 2007) b) Issues of mutual benefit - (i) a new ISO group is operational, (ii) OECD is becoming increasingly active and (iii) a co-ordinated EU/USA call for proposals in (eco)toxicology is being negotiated c) Database of publications: Addressed in the first FP7 call for proposals

27. General principles on international co-operation • The Commission seeks international debate on nanotechnology-related issues such as public health, safety, environment, consumer protection, risk assessment, metrology, norms, …; • The EU R&D programmes are open to the World; Europe even funds research teams in ThirdCountries; • Europe promotes the monitoring and sharing at international level of information related to the scientific, technological, economical & social development of nanotechnology; • Europe strives for an international “code of conduct” for the responsible development of nanotechnology, and to avoid a “nano-divide”.

28. Main International Fora and Initiatives on Nanotechnology G8 Carnegie Group Observatory? ISO, IEEE, Int. Comm. Weights & Measures standardisation, metrology World Economic Forum Global (informal) governmental dialogue on responsible nanotechnology incl. governance & societal dialogue OECD Global Science Forum coordination by ICGB World Social Forum OECD NESTI nanotechnology indicators Meridian Inst., UNIDO, NEPAD against « divide » UNESCO ethics incl. risk assessment OECD JM CHEMICALS WP safety nanomaterials characterisation, metrology, toxicity, … APEC, ANF, NEPAD macro-regions OECD CSTP proposed WP on nanotechnology IRGC, ICON about risks industry-led INC industry-led

29. Co-ordination actions a) Creation of a Commission Interservice Group to monitor and oversee the implementation of the Action Plan, see cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/src/contacts.htm • It is important to have a regular interaction with Member States (currently: Council Research working party; a “nano” group for international cooperation; and groups for regulation) b) Reporting: We plan to issue a report at the end of 2007 and one at the end of 2009 c) Activities to foster beneficial applications: addressed in proposals for FP7 calls for proposals

30. Inter-institutional activity The Commission’s approach has received strong support from • Council of Ministers (European Strategy on Nanotechnology) • European Economic and Social Committee –Opinion CESE 582/2006 • European Parliament –Resolution (2006)392, Sep 06

31. References http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/src/eu_funding.htm FP7: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html FP7 calls:http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm Nanotechnology homepage: http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/ Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies: An Action Plan for Europe 2005-2009 http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/actionplan.htm Additional information on nanotechnology: