Cooperation in industry-oriented research in an enlarged Europe

Info- and brokerage event in new technologies and materials (FP7/2007: NMP/ICT)

22nd of March, 2007. Info day on NMP, brokerage event on NMP and ICT, FP7/2007 (sustained by the MINOS-EURONET and ROMNET-ERA projects)

8.15 Registration Morning (plenary) sessions. NMP in FP7 [1].

First part: from FP6 to FP7

9.00 Prof. Anton Anton (photo), President of the National Authority for Scientific Research, Romania “Romania on the way to PF7 and integration in ERA”
9.15 Nicholas Hartley (photo), Acting Director “Industrial technologies”, DG Research, European Commission “FP 7 - Theme 4 NMP”

9.45 Questions and answers

10.00 Jose Kenny (photo), European Center of Nanostructured Polymers (ECNP) and University of Peruvian, coordinator of “NanofunPoly”, FP6 network of excellence in nanostructured polymers “Roadmapping of research and training activities on nanostructured polymers and nanocomposites”.
10.20 Christopher Matthews (photo), Cardiff University, UK, "4M Network of Excellence: Road mapping activities and future research topics"
10.40 Christian Wögerer (photo), Profactor Research and Solutions GmbH, Austria “MINAM – a European Platform for Micro- and Nanomaufacturing”
11.00 Patrick Boisseau [on behalf of] [2], CEA, France, coordinator of Nano2Life (FP6 network of excellence in nanobiotechnology) “European Technological Network of ‘NanoMedicine’. An overview”.

11.15-11.45 Coffee break

Plenary session. Second part: activities in Central and Eastern Europe [3]

11.45 Tim Harper (photo), Cientifica, UK “Attracting Capital and Creating Technology Ventures in Eastern Europe”
12.15 Dana Gheorghe [on behalf of] [4], National Authority for Scientific Research, Romania “IMPACT programme supporting access to structural funding”
12.30 Alexander Pogany (photo), BMVIT, Austria “Nanosciences and nanotechnology in the Austrian R&D policy”
12.45 Gerald Kern, FFG, Austria “The Austrian participation to NMP in FP6”
13.00 Gabriel Vladut, Laura Dinca, Cornelia Popa, Romanian IRC 4D, "Research and technology transfer on benefit of SMEs"
13.15 Christian Wögerer (photo), Profactor Research and Solutions GmbH, Austria “IPPMAN - Improvement of Production Processes through Integration of Macro-, Micro- and Nanotechnologies, concerted action in FP6”
13.30 Prof J.Marczewski (photo), ITE, Warsaw "ITE Poland in MNT research, a good base for collaboration in FP7 Programme".
13.45 Werner Brenner (photo), TU Vienna, Coordinator of FP6 Marie Curie Research Training Network ASSEMIC: "Advanced Methods and Tools for Handling and Assembly in Microtechnology"
14.00 Viorel Vulturescu (photo), National Authority for Scientific Research, Romania "National Contact Points - Support in your way towards an FP 7 successful proposals"
14.15 Final comments: exchange of views.

14.30-15.30 Lunch break (buffet lunch)

15.30-18.00 Brokerage sessions (afternoon). NMP and ICT in FP7/2007
Short oral presentations of expressions of interest NMP, from various partners. The list of short presentations is available here.
Discussions on certain topics/offers around the table and by the posters

23rd of March, 2007. Info- and brokerage event on ICT in FP72007 (sustained by MINOS-EURONET and NEXUSPLUS projects)

Morning (plenary) sessions. ICT (micro-nano-bio-opto) in FP7/2007. [6]

9.00 Dirk Beernaert (photo), Head of unit “Nanoelectronics”, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, "The implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda for nanoelectronics in Europe"
9.30 Questions and answers
9.50 Francisco Ibanez (photo), Deputy Head of unit “Micro- and nanosystems”, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, "FP7. Opportunities for R&D in Microsystems".
10.20 Sean Neylon (photo), Colybris, Neuchatel, Chairman of NEXUS (network of microsystems) “Nexus: Supporting FP7 access for NAS & SMEs”
10.40 Yves Le Goff (photo), EURIPIDES Office Director, Paris/Grenoble, France “EURIPIDES: EUREKA Cluster for Smart Systems Integration”

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30 Vaggelis Ouzounis [on behalf of] [7] , Directorate G, DG INFSO and Media, European Commission, "Preparation of a proposal"
11.50 Robert Plana (photo), LAAS, Toulouse, coordinator of AMICOM, NoE in FP6: “Micro- and nanosystems for advanced sensing and communications”
12.10 Carles Cané (photo), CNM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain, coordinator of GoodFood, integrated project in FP6" Improvements on safety and quality analysis systems coming from the introduction of micro and nano technologies"
12.30 Niko Papamichail (photo), University of Tuebingen, Germany, coordinator of GOSPEL, FP6 network of excellence in artificial olfaction, "Cooperation in industry-oriented research. Examples and practise in GOSPEL”.
12.50 David Wenn [on behalf of] [8], iXscient Ltd, UK “Smart Integrated Biodiagnostic Systems for Healthcare”
13.10 Patric Salomon (photo), 4M2C PATRIC SALOMN GmbH, Germany (representative of BRIDGE, SSA in FP6), "Opportunities for NMS/ACC organisations to offer and access EUROPRACTICE Design and Manufacturing Services”
13.30 Carmen Moldovan (photo), IMT-Bucharest, Romania “Services provided within INTEGRAM+, integrated project in FP6”

13.45 – 14.30 Lunch break

14.30-16.00 Brokerage sessions. ICT in FP7/2007
Short oral presentations of expressions of interest in ICT, from various partners The list of short presentations is available here.
Discussions on certain topics/offers around the table and by the posters

1. Moderated by Prof. Dan Dascalu, General Director of the National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (IMT-Bucharest), and coordinator of the MINOS-EURONET project.
2. To be presented by Dan Dascalu, General Director of the National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (IMT-Bucharest), coordinator of the MINOS-EURONET project.
3. Moderated by Dr. Carmen Moldovan, Deputy director, National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (IMT-Bucharest).
4. To be presented by Irina Roman si Ruxandra State (photo), National Authority for Scientific Research, Romania.
6. Moderated by Dan Dascalu, coordinator of the MINOS-EURONET project.
7. To be presented by Francisco Ibanez, Deputy head of unit “Micro- and nanosystems”, DG Information, Society and Media, European Commission
8. To be presented by Alan Greatbatch (photo), The Nexus Association, Switzerland.