MINOS-EURONET Networking in micro-nanosystems in Europe Dan Dascalu IMT-Bucharest.

MINOS-EURONETMINOS-EURONET

Networking in micro-nanosystems in Networking in micro-nanosystems in EuropeEurope

Dan DascaluIMT-Bucharest

4 M workshop, Sinaia, 30.09.05

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Purpose of the MINOS Purpose of the MINOS projectproject

Activities Field A network of networks Tools Our profile


Proposal full title

MIcro-NanOSystems EUROpean NETwork pursuing the integration of NMS

and ACC in ERA Proposal acronym: MINOS -EURONET


Proposal description (1)

. The proposal has a pan-European focus on one

strategic objective in IST, namely micro- and micro- and nanosystemsnanosystems.

The proposal is addressing the following objectives: (1) Revealing and promoting the research competences

from NMS and ACC, namely competences which are relevant for the development of the field of micro-nanosystems at the European scale;

(2) Facilitating the participation of NMS and ACC organisations to EU programmes and other activities in the field of micro-nanosystems;

(3) Performing extensive networking at the pan-European Performing extensive networking at the pan-European scale in the field of micro-nanosystemsscale in the field of micro-nanosystems..



The proposal is put forward by 18 partners. The backbone of this powerful consortium is

constituted by the Western research organisations which are coordinators of 8 other big projects in FP6. This cluster is totalling 159 different organisations, which provides a critical mass for pan European networking. This cluster of 8 independent projects is covering a broad spectrum of technologies and applications, requiring broad multidisciplinary science and engineering and displaying an exciting potential of cooperation for NMS and ACC.


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Activities, organized in four work packages for support activities devoted, respectively, to: extensive networking, using an integrated communication

platform; creation, maintenance, promotion and linking of databases

of researchers, research and industrial organisations, enhancing the visibility of potential partners from NMS and ACC and promoting participation to EU programmes;

the organisation, with the same purpose of brokerage events and seminars, primarily in NMS and ACC, and also of strategic workshops related to new technologies

organisation of three annual editions of a new European research conference devoted to “Microsystems as a platform for integrating technologies”.


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Thematic areas and objectivesDetailed objectives of the strategic direction in priority 2

(IST) are, among others : to integrate sensing, actuating, computing, processing

devices including power optimisation in a wide range of materials (such as plastic, textile, paper, and concrete) in particular for flexible and/or portable applications;

to improve and to intensify the interaction between man, machine, ambient, and device, integrating very different ‘properties’, sciences, environments and technologies exploring the application potential of micro-nano technology and the integration of nano dimensions in macro and micro systems;

to research the interconnect and integration technologies required to establish the nano to macro interface and

to have ‘nano’ interacting with their ambient.


Common call priorities 2 and 3 A common call with priority 3 (NMP) was launched in

order to develop new medical instruments and/or intelligent diagnosis equipment for healthcare of the future, using advanced biosensors (including biological sensors).

Significant applications are expected from the integration of technological developments - in particular of biosensors and smart and hybrid materials that may interact with their surroundings, precision engineering, micro- and nano-fluidics, and opto/electromagnetic methods with greater knowledge of the interactions between biological and non-biological systems.


Convergence of technologies After the first successful calls, the evolution of the field seems to

be already dominated by mixed technologies, or the convergence of micro-nano-biotechnologies.

This tendency is expected to continue also in the last calls of FP6, as well as in FP7. Indeed, the overall trend seems to be the convergence of IST (including microtechnologies), nanotechnologies and biotechnologies.

New materials (such as polymers used in microsystem technologies) are an important factor for innovation.

Nanofluidics and nanochemistry are also expected to play an important role

ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) for health will continue to remain, perhaps, an important topic, with new micro-nanosystems for diagnosis and healthcare.


Fp7:Activities (example) ICT Technology Pillars: Nano-electronics, photonics and integrated micro/nano-systems

Process, device and design technologies to improve size, density, performance, energy efficiency,manufacturing and cost-effectiveness for components, systems-on-a-chip, systems-in-a package and integrated systems; basic photonic components for wide range of applications; high-performance/high-density data storage systems; very large area/highly integrated display solutions; sensing, actuating, vision and imaging devices; ultra low power systems, alternative energy sources/storage; heterogeneous technologies/system integration; multi-functional integrated micro-nano-multi-functional integrated micro-nano-bio-info systemsbio-info systems; large-area electronics; integration in different materials/objects; interfacing with living organisms; (self-)assembly of molecules or atoms into stable structures.


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The backbone of the network The characteristic of this project is given by

the presence in the project consortium of eight coordinators of big FP6 projects

5 NoEs and 2 IPs (mostly from IST) and a Marie Curie Training by Research Networkare involved.

These projects are representing a very powerful cluster, providing a unique pool of potential connections for the human resources in NMS and ACC.


NanobiotechnologiesNano2Life (Bringing NANOtechnologies TO

LIFE), NoE, priority 3, NMP. Scientific and technological area:

Nanobiotechnology area of complex and integrated novel sensor technologies.

Application domain: Health care, pharmaceuticals, environment, security, food safety, etc. The network support the development of nanoparticles and nanofluidics handling, integrated systems: cells, lab-on-chip.

Expected implications: To keep Europe as a competitive partner the field of nanobiotechnology. Nano2Life intends to tackle fragmentation, to durably integrate organizations, to interface two worlds: nano and bio, to translate science into economic benefits and educate society about nanobiotechnologies.


Micro-nanotechnologies for health

HEALTHY AIMS (Nano scale materials and sensors and microsystems for medical

implants improving health and quality of life), IP in priority 2, IST

Scientific and technological area: Technologies involved: RF Communications and power source for implanting into the human; Biocompatible materials; Micro-electrodes; Micro-assembly techniques, Sensors and actuators to fit inside the body.

Application domain: New implantable medical devices: Cochlear implant; Retina implant and glaucoma sensor; FES for upper and lower limbs; Artificial intra-urethral sphincter; Sphincter sensor; Intracranial pressure sensor for long term implant (>10 years).

Expected implications: Usage of microsystems and nanotechnology in the medical sector, thus ultimately improving the quality of life for citizens across Europe.


Food quality and safetyGOOD FOOD (Food Safety and Quality with

Microsystems), IP in priority 2, IST Scientific and technological area: Micro and Nanotechnology

(MST and M&NT): Micro fluidic system for residue concentration; Integrated optical sensor combined with smart CMOS camera detector; Gas sensors array based on metal oxide and cantilevers; Single chip array of gas sensors on micro machined membranes; Electronic tongue.

Application domain: Food safety and quality: fast antibiotics residues screening; Pesticide detection; detection of toxigenic fungi using molecular markers (DNA); Detection of Food borne pathogens; Multisensing Microsystems integration for food control.

Expected implications: Developing the new generation of analytical methods based on Micro and Nanotechnology (MST and M&NT) solutions for the safety and quality of food.


Artificial olfaction

GOSPEL (General Olfaction and Sensing Projects on a European Level), NoE in priority 2, IST

Scientific and technological area: Artificial olfaction: Gas sensor systems realized in MSTechnology; nanostructured sensitive layers; innovative bio-inspired data analysis; integration of electronics with the sensors; microsystem packaging.

Application domain: Quantitative assessment of gases and odors; Understanding of the biological sense of smell and mimic its relevant functions.

Expected implications: A landscape of European capability in artificial olfaction; identification of services required by industry, development of the offering and putting in place the necessary legal and organisational structures to implement them. GOSPEL will develop multi-disciplinary approaches to this subject through a comprehensive training and exchange programme.


Non-silicon microtechnologies

4M (Material Micro Manufacture: Technologies and Applications), NoE in priority 3, NMP.

Scientific and technological area: Micro- and Nano- Technology.

Application domain: New generation of sensors, actuators and systems for safety and security of people and environment.

Expected implications: Development of Micro-and Nano-Technology (MNT) for batch-manufacture of micro-components and devices into user-friendly production equipment, processes and manufacturing platforms. 4M will unify the currently fragmented European R&D expertise on non-silicon microtechnologies into a European Centre for MNT process and product development.


Micro- and nanofabrication

PATENT-dfmm (Design for Micro & Nano Manufacture), NoE, in priority 2, IST.

Scientific and technological area: Micro & Nanosystem Technologies.

Application domain: Micro and nanotechnology based products.

Expected implications: Major advances in the performance of communications,

transportation and control systems, radical improvements in the accuracy and sensitivity of environmentally sensed data, bio-chemical devices awaited with the potential to improve healthcare and medicine;

solving key challenges in the fields of modeling and simulation, test, reliability and package engineering;

creation of a “Virtual Institute” for Design for Micromanufacture Methodology DfMM research for M&NT based products.


Micro- and nanotechnologies for electronic communications

AMICOM (Advanced MEMS for RF and Millimeter Wave Communications),

NoE in priority 2, IST. Scientific and technological area: Micro and Nano

Systems. Application domain: Micro and Nano Systems;

Mobile and Wireless Systems; safety of road. Expected implications: AMICOM will solve major

technological issues; will develop a generic platform of knowledge to assess smart systems for advanced information and communication applications. The microsystems will feature innovative functionalities, such as circuit redundancy, reconfigurability and power management.


Manipulation at micro- and nanoscale

ASSEMIC (Advanced Methods and Tools for Handling and Assembly in Microtechnology), Training by

Research Network, Marie Curie actions. Scientific and technological area: Micro-handling and –

assembly: New tools and systems for ultra precision positioning accuracy (micro- and nano-range); Industrial production issues and manufacturability of assembled MEMS.

Application domain: Assembly of MEMS; biological applications.

Expected implications: The development of a number of system and tools prototypes for handling and assembly in MST, various micro grippers and a haptic interface device for telemanipulation; enhancement of the quality of European research training in the field of Micro-handling and assembly.


A cluster of “new instrument”-type projects

The above projects were selected for their connection with certain application domains such as health (Healthy Man), food industry (Good Food), environment and security (GOSPEL), communications (AMICOM), which are connected to priorities and needs of NMS and ACC.

Moreover, another factor was their connection to new materials in microtechnologies (4M), micro-nano (PATENT), nano-bio (Nano2Life) and micro-nano-bio (ASSEMIC) focus.

The orientation towards mixed technologies, or converging technologies (see above) will be an important feature of the activity. Extremely representative for this evolution it is the presence in the above cluster of two NoEs from NMP, namely 4M and Nano2Life, whereas two others: Nanofun-Poly and Inside.Pores accepted to be associated to the above cluster. So did also SENSATION, an IP from IST (again micro-nanosystems).


Attractive The MINOS cluster although created for integration

of NMS and ACC in the field, should be extremely attractive for Western Europe itself. This due to the “leverage” effects in the micro-nanosystems field: materials, processes, structures etc. developed for one application can be successfully used in other applications.

Therefore, MINOS-EURONET project is providing a kind of “platform” for the exchange of information in micro-nanosystems and related fields). Following the present developments, the focus will be on integrating technologies, typically micro-nano-biotechnologies (we are also speaking about mixing technologies or the convergence of technologies).


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Communication platform A key point of our proposal is the

integration of all existing means of communication (conventional and electronic) in one platform of communication, as shown in the diagram below .“Integrated” means that all means will be used concurrently, in an optimised manner.

Apart from the databases, the input point in the electronic communication system (ECP) is unique (info exchange, in the e-room region), but the information will be disseminated through all appropriate means of communication.


New e-tool for networking, debate, consultation of specialists

Electronic space (e-Room) installed on one server and providing communication for a virtually unlimited number of participants:

Managing a number of “networks” Each network contains a number of “projects” (or

“working groups”), grouped in “activity areas”. Each working group has autonomy and privacy The networks themselves are created top-down, but can

be enlarged bottom-up, at the initiative of “project” managers (attributing the access rights to participants: when and what each participant is accessing)

One participant can have access to various “projects” (working groups) belonging to different networks with just one password

Ideal for foresight studies


SSA in the benefit of NMS/ACC Dissemination of information

A better visibility of potential Eastern participants to EU programmes

Exchange of information Est-West Direct contacts

Brokerage Scientific events Policy


Added value of databases

Created in ROMNET-ERA for the inventory of Romanian centres

Also completed with data from other Eastern countries in MINAEAST-NET

Open for interaction with Western partners through MINOS-EURONET


FP6 SSA Projects coordinated by IMT for integration in ERA and Pan-European Networking

MINAEAST-NET

Est62%

Vest27%

Romania11%

MINOS-EURONET

Est42%

Romania18%

Vest40%

ROMNET-ERARomania100%


FP6 SSA Projects coordinated by IMT for integration in ERA and Pan-European Networking

PC7PC6Last Call

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

MINOS-EURONET

MINAEAST-NET

ROMNET-ERA

MINAEAST: Micro and Nanotechnologies going Eastern Europe through Networking

MINOS: Micro and Nanosystems European Network pursuing the integration of NMS and ACC in ERA


The nanonanoLINKLINK web portal

A platform for cooperation between different projects and the corresponding networks

Common databases Open for new interactions

Education and training Technology transfer


Main futures Oriented mainly towards

applications related to life quality Converging technologies, e.g. micro-,

nanobiotechnologies Exploiting the human potential of

Eastern Europe Paying special attention to

education and training (at the global scale)


Search by country


Example search by Country


Search by Keyword - nano


Search by domains - diagram


Internet

Web page

www.minos-euro.net

Communication platform

http://eroom.nano-link.net/minos


Exchange of information Information introduced in electronic and conventional

media should have a versatile format, in order to circulate them using various channels of communication. The appropriate means of communication should be used in each case, e.g. penetrating the usual channels of communication, accessing the usual sources of information for each target group, and each country.

The networking (exchange of information) The networking (exchange of information) is the main objective of this proposal.is the main objective of this proposal. MINOS-EURONET is starting with an enormous potential for networking at the European scale, and has the adequate means in achieving broad and effective dissemination in a unique pan European “network of networks”. Orientation of activities through the convergence of technologies it is also an ambitious target.


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In brief, about IMT IMT (founded in 1993) was the first research unit

from Eastern Europe devoted to (focusing on) microtechnologies (micro-system technologies).

Becoming a national institute in 1996, IMT also included a nanotechnology laboratory.

Since 2002, IMT was leading a virtual nanobiotechnology centre, called CENOBITE. This infrastructure, financed by a national programme, was using the model of NoE.

Starting 2005, IMT cordinates RO-NANOMED, a Romanian network devoted to integration into the NanoMedicine European Technological Platform. This network will support a common research facility in nanobiotechnologies, in the technological area of IMT.


About IMT (continued) The “technological platform” at IMT supports

research, education and innovation. A Science and technology park in micro- and nanotechnologies (MINATECH-RO) and a Centre for technology transfer in microengineering are developed.

The strategy of IMT-Bucharest, developed in 2004, is focussed on the development of convergent technologies, basically micro-nano-biotechnologies. This strategy is linked to the participation in FP6.

In 2005 IMT is full partner of 9 research projects from FP 6 (and it is also involved in 5 SSA and CA from FP6, as well as in Leonardo programme and Eureka initiative). Some of the above mentioned FP6 projects are related to the “bio” field (including applications in health).

IMT in FP6IMT in FP6


IMT in FP6 projects:Specific activities related to “bio” MI Lab on Chip (STREP, NMP)

IMT: Microfluidics for molecular imaging ToxiChip (STREP, IST) INTEGRAMplus (IP, IST

IMT: biomaterials Nano2Life (NoE, NMP)

IMT: Just associate member MINOS-EURONET (SSA, IST)

IMT: coordinating networking in micro-nano-biotechnologies


Final comment Experience of IMT-Bucharest:

Research and development in micro- and nanotechnologies

Integration of R&D, education and innovation Networking at the national and European scale

Availability of novel e-tools for knowledge sharing, developed and tested in other SSA, plus conventional tools of dissemination, integrated in a communication platform

More information: www.imt.ro Contact: [email protected]


Thank you!

MINOS-EURONET Networking in micro-nanosystems in Europe Dan Dascalu IMT-Bucharest.

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