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Role of NEXUS in promoting micro and nanotechnologies in Europe Rob Turner rturner@kbic.co.uk

Role of NEXUS in promoting micro and nanotechnologies in Europe Rob Turner rturner@kbic.co.uk. A Reminder of NEXUS Aims. NEXUS. To promote the uptake of microsystems technology, and nanotechnology in support of European industry To provide opportunities for professional networking

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Role of NEXUS in promoting micro and nanotechnologies in Europe Rob Turner rturner@kbic.co.uk

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  1. Role of NEXUS in promoting micro and nanotechnologies in Europe Rob Turner rturner@kbic.co.uk

  2. A Reminder of NEXUS Aims NEXUS • To promote the uptake of microsystems technology, and nanotechnology in support of European industry • To provide opportunities for professional networking • To generate and disseminate up-to-date marketing, technical, and emerging technology information • To establish and consolidate the MNT structure for the ERA

  3. % geographical distribution of NEXUS membership(Who’s who and regular participants) 15.9% 73.0% 6.3% 4.0% 0.5% 0.3%

  4. % organisational types of NEXUS membership Industry 48% Academia 52%

  5. The NEXUS Association Organisation Steering Committee NEXUS (meeting 4 or 5/ year) Operations manager Association Secretariat “signing members” Personnel hired by the Association Council SAB Scientific Advisory Board (General Assembly meeting 1 or 2/ year) All NEXUS Members No membership fee Today Association About 40-50 proactive Members French Association Loi 1901 NEXUS Association.

  6. The current Steering Committee Gaëtan Menozzi MEMSCAP (F) Chairman International Relations Per Gloersen SensoNor (N) Treasurer Diana Hodgins ETB (UK) Coordinating USC/MWGs Ayman El Fatatry BAE Systems (UK) Vice Chairman Task Force Coordination Sean Neylon Colibrys (CH) MarkCom promotion & Sponsorship Constant Axelrad CEA- LETI (F) Advisor to the SC USC Nano

  7. The NEXUS Office Rob Turner KBIC (UK) Operation manager Elected January 2001 “Helping to make it happen” Laurence Chassouant CEA- LETI (F) Secretary - European project assistant Hired July 2001

  8. Current work (1) User supplier club/methodology working group meetings • Users and suppliers meet regularly to discuss technologies and applications, share market information, and visit producer sites. • The current and upcoming USC/MWG’s are shown below with typical number participants at meetings: • Pharmaceutical (25) • Medical devices (40) • Instrumentation and process control (15) • Peripherals and multimedia (12) • Space and geophysics (30) • Telecommunications (15) • Domestic appliances(20) • Design, Modelling & Simulation (20) • Packaging (20) • Nanoscience (10) • Polish USC (as a start to greater involvement of NAS counties)

  9. Current work (2) Task Forces Priority topics within NEXUS are dealt with by the following Task Forces. • Market Analysis • Aimed at establishing and predicting market size for existing and new applications. Last report published in April ’02 entitled “NEXUS MST Market Analysis 2000-2005” • Roadmap • Aimed at predicting technological and application trends. New Roadmap will be published in July ’03 • Scientific Advisory Board • Aimed at predicting trends in the period 2010-2020, including the enabling effects of nanoscience.

  10. MARKET ANALYSIS

  11. ROADMAP

  12. Current work (3) • Website (www.nexus – mems.com) • Who’s who • Reportage • European programmes • National and regional networks • Bookshop -marketing and technical books • Conference and workshop information • Job vacancies • Ezine (email magazine available to all) • MST News • NEXUS Forum and other workshops

  13. Overall Progress • 23 USC meetings held with 420 participants • New Packaging and Nano USC’s started • NEXUS led micro-nano EC project started • 8 EOI’s were prepared and 4 IPs submitted • Market Analysis published and distributed (160) • Roadmap in progress – July 2003 publication • European & International collaborations agreed • First NAS meetings organised • NEXUS accepted as a neutral umbrella organisation

  14. Funding sources due to change USC/MWG meetings USC/MWG meetings From 1/1/04 • Future funding by: • Membership fee • Sponsorship • IP actions Task Forces RM, MA, Benchmarking Task Forces RM, MA, Benchmarking Web/Ezine/ MST News Web/Ezine/ MST News Four years funding from the EC (if proposalpasses) IP/NOE dissemination/ coordination meetings Currently EC fundedfrom NEXUS 2000and nanoINDEX SME actions NAS actions

  15. A NEXUSPLUS proposal has been submitted and evaluated This aims to: • Provide a meeting place for IPs and NOEs both in Growth and IST. • Hold 6 monthly meetings (alternately in the East and the West) • Provide world class speakers (to benchmark activities) • Provide support for SMEs to attend USC and IP/NOE meetings • Provide support for NAS participants to organise, and attend USC and IP/NOE meetings • Continue with an updated website, the Ezine and MST News

  16. 6 Monthly IP/NOE Meetings EURIMUS IST IPs & NOEs Growth IPs & NOEs USC NAS SMEs MWG Future Partners

  17. SC Meeting 3 /4 July • Examine practicality of self-funding • Plan how to maximise the effect of the funding to support those activities we need BUT • This depends on the proposal passing. If it does then I am reasonably confident that we can continue and rapidly increase both SME and NAS involvement

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