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NANOTECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES IN THE CEE

REGION

by Alexandrina SOLDATENKO University of Strasbourg

[email protected]

4TH CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE REGIONAL MEETING ON SAICM AND UNITAR WORKSHOP ON NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURED NANOMATERIALS (Lodz, Poland, 27-29 June 2011)

NANOTECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES IN THE CEE REGION

1. Nanotechnology Worldwide Activities •  Over 70 countries have developed initiatives, projects and programs to prompt research in nanotechnology

since 2000.

•  Hardly any other technology has benefited from as much R&D investment globally in such a short time as nanotechnology (OECD 2009).

•  Global distribution of nanotechnology activity by country and classification (D. Maclurcan, Azojono 2005)


2. European Initiatives

•  Most European countries have nanotechnology projects, programs or initiatives. •  Nanotechnology activities are supported by the European Commission through the

Framework Programmes designed to strengthen and expand research and development .

•  The total budget of the 7th Framework Program is 50521 million Euro with 3467 million Euro dedicated to Theme Four "Nanosciences nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies - NMP".

•  European Research Area •  A number of networks and centres of excellence have been established in Europe

both at the national and pan-European level.


3. Activities in the Field of Nanotechnology in Eastern and Central Europe


•  State Programme of Innovative Development of the Republic of Belarus 2007- 2010 (followed by five-year programme).

•  State programme “Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies” (Nanotech) 2003-2005, 2006-2010.

•  National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Solid State and Semiconductor Physics , Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, A.V. Lykov Institute of Heat and Mass.

•  2012 Computing Centre of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in Nanotechnologies- joint Belarusian-Russian Program "Nanotechnologies – US”

BELARUS


•  National Center on Nanotechnology (NCNT) in Sofia at the Central Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources (CLEPS), includes a consortium of Bulgarian research centres (and therefore also functions as a national network) (Nanoforum).

  Multidisciplinary activities covering a wide spectrum of application in nanotechnology and precision measurements, involving the study of unconventional materials and manufacturing methods (Nanowerk).

•  The other major infrastructure centre is the University of Sofia (Monte Carlo Group, and Group of Nanoparticle Science and Technology).

•  IBM and the Bulgarian government announced their cooperation in the area of nanoscience and a deal for IBM to support the creation of what will be the Bulgarian nanotechnology center (Soft32, 2009).

  Universities, industry and the Bulgarian Academy of Science will be taking part in the three-year programme in order to conduct further research into nanoproducts, micromachines and microsystems, the development of which often involves gold use (Goldnewswire,2009).

BULGARIA


•  2000 Strategic policy document, National Research and Development Policy •  Nanotechnologies and nanomaterials research in the emerging technologies sub-programme of the thematic

programme on "Competitiveness and Sustainable Development". •  Seven of the fourteen thematic panels identified strategic key technologies including "the preparation and

characterisation of new substances and gene therapy methods resulting from gene engineering methods"; "nanotechnologies aimed at controlling material structure (both organic and inorganic) in nanodimensions and utilising completely new phenomena in electronics, chemistry, medicine and pharmaceutics, power engineering, mechanical engineering, etc"; "nanotechnologies - synthesis of thin organic layers (material protection, medicinal compatibility, membranes, composites), preparation of new skeletons of polymers (supramolecular chemistry)” (Nanoforum)

•  Basic nanoscience research : "nanoparticles, nanocrystals, nano coatings, nanolayers, nanostructures, quantum dots, biomaterials, nanocomposites and nanodiagnostics." (Nanoforum)

•  Applied research and applications : "micro and opto electronics, holography, electron microscopy, electron lithography, biomaterials, sensors and coatings." (Presentation at European Research conference, Brussels, 11 November 2002, http://www.airi.it/minatech/atti/brus021111/progbru.htm)

•  The National Research and Development Policy document 2004-2008 •  The subprogramme on New Materials, Processes and Technologies includes “nanostructures and components for

information and communication technologies” and “methods and apparatuses for nanodiagnostics”. •  The Czech Society for New Materials and Technologies (CSNMT) http://csnmt.cz/en/csnmt/ •  Nanosection–active since 2002 http://csnmt.fme.vutbr.cz/nano •  The Program Nanotechnology for a Society of the AV CZ •  A number of institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Technological Centre of AS CR are

involved in the research of nanotechnology http://www.nanotechnology.cz •  Creation R+D centres + training, conferences, workshops, lectures •  www.nanotechnologie.cz (in Czech) www.nanotechnology.cz (in English)

CZECH REPUBLIC


•  Estonian Research and Development Strategy 2001–2006, 2007 – 2013” (Knowledge- based Estonia)

  Strategic areas : 1. information society technologies, 2. biotechnology & 3. material technologies (nanotechnology).

•  The focuses of Estonia’s nano-related research : nanomaterials, nanotools (including nanoanalytics and nanometrology) and biotechnology (Nanoforum).

•  University of Tartu (spin-off companies Maico Metrics , TorroSen , Tallinn University of Technology.

•  Estonian Nanotechnology Competence Center (ENKC) (objectives: allow breakthrough nanotechnology-driven innovations; offer basic and applied nanotechnology (NT) research; emphasize the unique capability of bringing the NT concept to commercial products; offer design, sample, and fabrication services to industrial, academic, and governmental customers; support the development of the NT industry by educating new scientists; lead joint research projects and drive the NT roadmap)

•  Estonian researchers are participating in a number of European FP5/FP6 and other projects and networks (e.g. ScanBalt, Nanotribo, MolSimu etc.) (Nanoforum).

•  The national RTD program in material technologies 2010 – 2015 •  Enterprises active in nanotech area (Evikon MCI and Nanojet)

Estonia


•  The government’s mid-term STI policy strategy (2007-2013) •  Key technology areas: materials science and nanotechnology (Erawatch,

2010) •  «Development poles» - Miskolc nanotechnology, chemical industry,

mechatronics, renewable, alternative energies «Technopolis» (Erawatch, 2010).

•  Szeged University research and training center for nanotechnology (2006) •  Companies active within nanotechnology (Thales Nanotechnology

www.thalesnano.com, Genetic Immunity www.geneticimmunity.com) (Innovation Norway, Budapest 2009)

•  IMNTP Hungarian open multidisciplinary joint initiative for companies and institutes working on micro and nanoelectronics and photovoltaics www.imntp.hu.

Hungary


•  Nanotechnology reserach (Nanowerk):   Bay Zoltan Institute For Materials Science And Technology (laser technology, metal technology and simulation,

polymer technology and nanotechnology);   Chemical Research Center, Dept. of Surface Modifications and Nanostructures (development of new functional

materials, such as nanostructured and nanosized materials);   Chemical Research Center, Laboratory for Nanostructured Metal Catalysts (pectroscopic investigation of interfacial

phenomena to determine the chemical composition and electronic structure of interfacial systems, as well as to characterise the structures of adsorbed layers);

  Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Nanotechnology Department (interdisciplinary research on complex functional materials and nanometer-scale structures, exploration of physical, chemical and biological principles, their exploitation in integrated micro- and nanosystems, and in the development of characterization techniques);

  Hungarian Academy of Sciences Chemical Research Center (chemistry of nanosciences, aiming at the study of new catalysts, surface coatings, interfacial phenomena, nanoparticles, microporous and mesoporous materials, new polymeric materials, ceramics, and composites);

  Hungarian Nanoscience Network (the Department of Surface Modification and Nanostructures, Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences);

  International Society for Molecular Electronics and BioComputing (ISMEBC) (a non-profit international society which fosters the interdisciplinary study of molecular electronics, ionics and photonics and information processing in natural and artificial molecular and biomolecular systems);

  MTA MFA Budapest - Nanostructures Laboratory (nanotechnology at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences).

Hungary


•  National concept on R&D 1998-2010 •  The state program in materials sciences partly devoted to investigation of

materials for nano and microelectronics (V.Gradetsky 2007) •  Main directions in the field of nanotechnologies: Sidrabe (thin films vacuum

coatings); Neomat Co (production of nanopowders by plasma method, close cooperation with the institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Riga Technical University); Dardedze (holography in close cooperation with the Institute of Solid State Physics, development of nanoscale lithography systems) (V.Gradetsky 2007).

•  Nanotechnology research: Riga Technical University Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Latvia - Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy, University of Latvia - Institute of Solid State Physics (Nanowerk).

Latvia


•  2003 Nanotechnology appointed as a prioritized research area by the government of Lithuania (Nanoforum).

•  ‘Sunrise Valley’: IT, laser technology, semiconductor optical technology, nanotechnology and environmental technology.

•  1999 The Kaunas Research Centre for Microsystems and Nanotechnology (RSMN) - the nanoscience and nanotechnology research centre.

  Main focuses of the research plan are: 1. Underlying nanoscience of molecular structures, 2. The engineering and processing of nanoscale materials, 3. The dissemination of new knowledge for éducation (Nanonordic).

•  2002 Lithuanian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology network created to stimulate the collaboration on emerging technologies development and transfer into Lithuania.

•  Infrastructure centres and national networks in Lithuania (Nanoforum):

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•  2004 “The Code of the Republic of Moldova on Science and Innovations”.

  Strategic directions (nanotechnologies, industrial engineering, new products and materials).

•  The programme “Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials”. •  The Academy of Sciences programme implementation. •  Nanotechnology laboratory - Institute of Electronic Engineering and

Nanotechnology. •  2007 Scientific technological park.

Moldova


•  2000 Targeted Research Project: “Metallic, Ceramic and Organic Nanomaterials: Processing – Structure – Properties – Applications”, Polish State Committee for Scientific Research (KBN).

•  2006 “Strategy for the Reinforcement of Polish Research and Development Area in the Field of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies”, “Interdisciplinary Committee for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology”, Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

•  2008 Polish Nanotechnology Platform, Strategic Programme for Polish Nanotechnology

•  Centres for nanotechnology research. •  EuropeanCentre of Bio-and Nanotechnology in Lodz http://www.cbnt.p.lodz.pl/

index_en.htm. •  World standards (nanometals, polymeric nanocomposites, spintronics, and

semiconductive nanostructures, quantum programming, synthesis of nano-powders and nanolayers) http://www.nano.org.uk.

• 

Poland

OPTICON Nanotechnology Ltd. (www.opticon-nanotechnology.com)

The company produces several types of electron microscopes enabling to study

nanomaterials.

Opticon Nanotechnology stand at a European

conference on surface science, ECASIA.

At the event NanotechnologiaPL the company presented an electron spectro-microscope

DEEM.

OPTICON Nanotechnology Ltd. (www.opticon-nanotechnology.com)

The company produces several types of electron microscopes enabling to study

nanomaterials.

Opticon Nanotechnology stand at a European

conference on surface science, ECASIA.

At the event NanotechnologiaPL the company presented an electron spectro-microscope

DEEM.


•  About 70 companies use nanotechnology achievements within their activity (Nanopoland.com):   Amepox from Łódź www.amepox-mc.com, www.amepox.com.pl   Cosmetic Laboratories Dr Irena Eris (LKDrIR) www.eris.pl   3M Poland Ltd. http://solutions.3mpoland.pl   Dental Nanotechnology Sp. z o.o. (DNT) www.dentalnt.com   Ertec Poland www.ertec.pl   Ammono Ltd. www.ammono.com   OPTICON Nanotechnology Ltd. www.opticon-nanotechnology.com   IGHTs.c.   LaboSoft www.labosoft.com.pl   Pigment s.c www.pigment.inet.pl   TITANIUM TECH www.titanium-tech.pl (Narkiewicz 2011)   Industry Investment

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Amepox presented nano-silver for various applications, as nano-printable electronics. The

company presented the basic properties of the conductive inks for the techn!"!#$%&'()-*+,-.

This is an answer to a common challenge concerning a miniaturisation of various facilities,

simultaneously keeping their properties or even improving them. The tendency is particularly

important in electronics, where the number and size of elements (their packaging density)

has a crucial impact on their functionality and price. The increase of the packaging density

can be reached by using the Ink-Jet printing technology. The technology is based on the

dosing of drops (volume of few or few tens of picoliters) ink by a capillary (diameter up to 10

micron) system. Taking into account the capillary dimensions as well as the rate and the

precision of printing, the inks have to contain a filler conducting electricity / silver

nanopowder. During the conference Amepox showed the properties of the ink containing

silver nanoparticles of 3-8 nm. To determine the optimum ink parameters, the studies of the

stability of the ink viscosity and sedimentation in long time have been carried out. The tests

of printing have been shown as well. The effect of time on the resistivity of imprinted paths

has been determined. The phenomena occurring during a heating of printings in order to

reach electrical conductivity have been discussed.

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Pigment s.c (www.pigment.inet.pl).

An excellent example of the commercialized scientific achievement is the production of

photocatalytic paintings based on the modified nano-TiO2. The author of the technology !

professor A.W. Morawski from the West Pomeranian University of Technology in

Szczecinska sold the license to a regional company ! Pigment s.c (www.pigment.inet.pl).

The company soon up-graded the production scale and nowadays the thousands of

tonnes of the nano-pigment are distributed in Poland and in the world by the company

TITANIUM TECH (www.titanium-tech.pl).

Pigment s.c (www.pigment.inet.pl).

An excellent example of the commercialized scientific achievement is the production of

photocatalytic paintings based on the modified nano-TiO2. The author of the technology !

professor A.W. Morawski from the West Pomeranian University of Technology in

Szczecinska sold the license to a regional company ! Pigment s.c (www.pigment.inet.pl).

The company soon up-graded the production scale and nowadays the thousands of

tonnes of the nano-pigment are distributed in Poland and in the world by the company

TITANIUM TECH (www.titanium-tech.pl).


•  Microtechnologies since 1993 •  Nanotechnologies since 2000 •  Special R&D programe “New materials, micro-and

nanotechnologies” (MATNANTECH) Since 2000 •  «MATNANTECH” is funding national research networks, networks of laboratories

with complementary facilities (all providing training by research), networks of centers of excellence (“virtual” centers of excellence).

•  Main research activities in nanomaterial/nanotechnology field in Romania : micro-nanotechnology for interacting, sensing, actuating and microsystems , Nanobiotechnology; Nanotechnology for applications in bio-medical field; Nanotechnology for information processing, storage and transmission; Nanotechnology for materials and surface science; nanotechnology for applications in chemistry;

http://www.romnet.net/nano

Romania


•  IMT- Bucharest, recognised as a national “nano” network by EU, main strengths in micro and nanotechnologies.

•  The National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies (IMT) http://www.imt.ro/MicroNanoTech

•  Since 2005, IMT includes an autonomous Centre for Technology Transfer in Microengineering (CTT-Baneasa), and in 2006, a Science and Technology Park for Micro- and Nanotechnologies (MINATECH-RO).

•  Technology transfer and innovation, education and training www.imt.ro   “Micro and Nanotechnologies Bulletin” edited by IMT www.imt.ro •  2003-2010, IMT involvement in 25 European projects (FP6, FP7). •  European Research Area (ERA). •  Nanotechnology networks (coordinated by IMT-Bucharest) :   BIONANONET - Bionanotechnology network;   MINAMAT-NET - Characterization of Materials and Structures for Micro and Nanonengineering;   NANOTECHNET - Network of Research Laboratories in Nanotechnologies; 3N - Consulting Centre in

Nanomaterials, Nanostructured and Nanotechnology;   CENOBITE - Centre for Researches in Nanobiotechnologies; NANOMATFAB – Virtual centre of research

in nanomaterials and new production processes http://www.romnet.net/nano


•  State Initiative “Strategy for Nanoindustry Development” announced in Putin’s address to Parliament (2007) •  2011 RUSNANO created as an open joint-stock company through reorganization of the Russian state-run

Corporation of Nanotechnologies established in 2007 •  RUSNANO's mission: implementation of the state policy in the field of nanotechnologies (commercialization of

nanotechnologies, lowering market barriers for nano-enabled products, attracting private investment to nanoindustry and promoting Russian nano-products on the world market).

•  By 2015: the value of nano-products produced by project companies in which RUSNANO co-invests will reach or exceed 300 billion rubbles and that the volume of nanotechnology production in Russia will reach 900 billion rubbles (RUSNANO)

•  RUSNANO co-invests in nanotechnology projects in areas such as manufacturing of nano-enhanced products and materials, creates an infrastructure for nanotechnology projects, develops scientific forecasting and roadmaps, addresses standardisation, certification and safety and focuses on education and popularisation.

•  As of March 2011 RUSNANO approved 104 projects in Russian regions out of which 27 projects with foreign participation (12 EU). Cluster of investment projects includes solar energy and energy conservation, nanostructured materials, medicine and biotechnology, optoelectronics and nanoelectronics.

•  Annual Nanotechnology International Forum http://www.rusnanoforum.ru/Section.aspx/Show/28040 •  Joint ventures

Russian Federation


•  National Nanotechnology Network intended to coordinate the work of the largest participants in the innovative process.

  The Russian Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute” scientific coordinator of the National Nanotechnology Network.

  The network’s web portal as a universal information sources for NNN participants: enterprises and organisations specialized in nanotechnology, manufacturers, investors, lawyers, students and consumers http://www.rusnanonet.ru/

  The portal encompasses a database of 684 organisations, provides a list for 259 nanotechnology equipment from leading Russian and world manufacturer, information

•  http://nanodigest.ru/ •  Nanoeducation, installation of equipment in educational establishments, organization of

special training nanolaboratories. •  In 2008, 35 higher schools in Russia were equipped with special nanoeducational

complexes. •  Special training tools “NANOEDUCATOR” scientific educational complex.

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•  2001 new policy measures on science and research, including a new policy conception in the area of science and technology

•  NanoSMART Centre of Excellence in nanomaterials. •  Materials research, inorganic chemistry, experimental hhysics, geotechnics,

materials and machine mechanics, physics, and electrical engineering, etc. (Nanoforum)

•  Ceramic nanocomposites and metallic materials, and their mechanical, magnetic, superconducting, semiconducting, electric properties and use in water treatment.

Slovakia


•  The Slovenian Science Policy, European Research Area. •  National Research & Development Programme (2002) •  SINANO Slovenian network on nanotechnology (nanomaterials,

sensors based on biological molecules, and chemical processing technologies, equipment and long term research) (Nanoforum).

•  Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS) in Ljubljan:   Departments with a focus on nanotechnology research   National centres of excellence.

Slovenia


•  The State Target Scientific and Technical Programme “Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials” for 2010-2014.

•  The mid-term and long-term state interests: novel materials of structural and functional destination, technologies of their manufacturing and treatment, including technologies improving the reliability and endurance of existing; materials owing to analysis, design and operation on nanoscale; nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for energy production, transformation, storage and saving, including new hydrogen technologies (production, storage and usage of hydrogen fuel); nanodevices, nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for biomedical applications, health care, diagnostics and decease prevention; materials and technologies for environment protection and utilization of wastes; materials and nanodevices for novel communication and information systems.

•  Research and development directions : physics of nanostructures; echnologies of semiconducting nanostructures, diagnostics of nanosystems, nanomaterials, nanobiotechnologies, nanochemistry, nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, safety of nanotechnologies, development of national nanoindustry.

•  The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is conducting fundamental research and is implementing targeted projects in the area of nanostructure systems, nanomaterials and nanotechnologies.

•  International Forum "Innovation and High Technology” •  International Specialized Exhibition “NANOTECHNOLOGIES” •  “Ensuring nanoindustry development” TT2ID internet-office of technology transfer •  Ukrainian website for nanotechnologies http://nano.com.ua/ •  http://www.nas.gov.ua/conferences/nano2010/Pages/default.aspx •  Joint Ukrainian-Russian scientific and technological projects "Nanophysics and nanotechnologies”,

cooperatation with border states (Poland).

Ukraine


•  2009 Agreement on opening of the the CIS international innovation centre of nanotechnologies

•  “Locomotive" for the formation of a common regional market of nanoindustry in the CIS space.

•  Integration of innovation activities of the CIS countries in a global process of nanotechnology development.

•  Initiative proposed by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and supported by CIS Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation.

CIS International Innovation Centre for Nanotechnologies


4. Challenges

•  Countries have scientific capacity, highly qualified scientists. •  The governments have identified promotion of nanotechnology as an

important factor of scientific and socio-economic development. •  Nanotechnology laboratories and centres of excellence are being created at

major scientific and technical educational establishments. •  Nanotechnology networks, programs, partnerships and joint ventures are

being put in place. •  A number of international and European projects.

BUT…. •  It is difficult to embrace the overall picture of R&D in nanotechnology taking

place in the CEE region •  Not every country has specific coordinated programmes for nanotechnology

or has only recently established such programmes. •  Despite the political will, funding has not yet reached its peak. •  Countries are at a different stage of “nanotechnology development”.


•  The need to develop solid infrastructures, to promote coordination of innovation projects, to strengthen the capacity, to create funding opportunities, to equip laboratories, share information, and to develop a dialog between stakeholders including manufacturers, private sector, competent authorities, researchers and civil society.

•  The need for regional cooperation. •  Balancing innovation and protection. •  Regulation and precautionary approach!

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