Nanotechnology in Europe 2008

Content

• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Nanotechnology in Europe
    • 1.1.1 Funding
    • 1.1.2 National Programmes
    • 1.1.3 Centres and Infrastructure
    • 1.1.4 Networks
    • 1.1.5 Companies
  • 1.2 Nanotechnology in Asia-Pacific
    • 1.2.1 Funding
    • 1.2.2 National Programmes
    • 1.2.3 Centres and Infrastructure
    • 1.2.4 Networks
    • 1.2.5 Companies
  • 1.3 Nanotechnology in North America
    • 1.3.1 Funding
    • 1.3.2 National Programmes
      • 1.3.2.1 State and Regional Funded Initiatives
    • 1.3.3 Centres and Infrastructure
    • 1.3.4 Networks in North America
    • 1.3.5 Companies
• 2 Commercialising Nanotechnology
  • 2.1 from Lab to Product
  • 2.2 Industry Structure
    • 2.2.1 Suppliers
      • 2.2.1.1 Materials
      • 2.2.1.2 Tools and Instrumentation
    • 2.2.2 Buyers
    • 2.2.3 New Entrants
    • 2.2.4 Substitution Threats
    • 2.2.5 Competition
  • 2.3 Key Challenges
    • 2.3.1 Technical
      • 2.3.1.1 Understanding
      • 2.3.1.2 Tools
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        • Nanoposts
    • 2.3.2 Market
      • 2.3.2.1 Hype
      • 2.3.2.2 Cost
      • 2.3.2.3 Production
      • 2.3.2.4 Perception
    • 2.3.3 Regulatory
      • 2.3.3.1 Health
      • 2.3.3.2 Environmental
      • 2.3.3.3 Regulation
      • 2.3.3.4 Intellectual Property
  • 2.4 Market Trends and Drivers
    • 2.4.1 Drivers
    • 2.4.2 Trends
      • 2.4.2.1 Collaboration
      • 2.4.2.2 First to Market
      • 2.4.2.3 Nanomaterials Advantage
      • 2.4.2.4 Improved Products
      • 2.4.2.5 Decreasing Cost of Nanomaterials
      • 2.4.2.6 Autonomous Systems
• 3 Key Nanotechnologies
  • 3.1 Nanoparticles
    • 3.1.1 Market for Nanoparticles
    • 3.1.2 Key Players
      • 3.1.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.1.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
      • 3.1.2.3 Application Manufacturers
  • 3.2 Nanocomposites
    • 3.2.1 Market for Nanocomposites
    • 3.2.2 Key Players
      • 3.2.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.2.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
      • 3.2.2.3 Application Manufacturers
  • 3.3 Nanocapsules
    • 3.3.1 Market for Nanocapsules
    • 3.3.2 Key Players
      • 3.3.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.3.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
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        • Nanoposts
      • 3.3.2.3 Application Manufacturers
  • 3.4 Nanoporous Materials
    • 3.4.1 Market for Nanoporous Materials
    • 3.4.2 Key Players
      • 3.4.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.4.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
      • 3.4.2.3 Application Manufacturers
  • 3.5 Nanofibres
    • 3.5.1 Market for Nanofibres
    • 3.5.2 Key Players
      • 3.5.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.5.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
      • 3.5.2.3 Application Manufacturers
  • 3.6 Fullerenes
    • 3.6.1 Market for Fullerenes
    • 3.6.2 Key Players
      • 3.6.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.6.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
      • 3.6.2.3 Application Manufacturers
  • 3.7 Nanowires
    • 3.7.1 Market for Nanowires
    • 3.7.2 Key Players
      • 3.7.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.7.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
      • 3.7.2.3 Application Manufacturers
  • 3.8 Carbon Nanotubes
    • 3.8.1 Market for Carbon Nanotubes
    • 3.8.2 Key Players
      • 3.8.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.8.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
      • 3.8.2.3 Application Manufacturers
  • 3.9 Quantum Dots
    • 3.9.1 Market for Quantum Dots
    • 3.9.2 Key Players
      • 3.9.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.9.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
      • 3.9.2.3 Application Manufacturers
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        • Nanoposts
  • 3.10 Nanocoatings
    • 3.10.1 Market for Nanocoatings
    • 3.10.2 Key Players
      • 3.10.2.1 Manufacturers and End Users
      • 3.10.2.2 Nanomaterials Suppliers
      • 3.10.2.3 Application Manufacturers
• 4 European Commission (Ec)
  • 4.1 The Framework Programmes
• 5 Germany
  • 5.1 Government Bodies
    • 5.1.1 Nano-Initiative-Aktionsplan 2010
    • 5.1.2 Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bmwi)
    • 5.1.3 Ministry of Science (Bmbf)
  • 5.2 Research Centres
    • 5.2.1 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Dfg)
    • 5.2.2 Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (Mpg)
    • 5.2.3 Leibniz Association (Wgl)
    • 5.2.4 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fhg)
    • 5.2.5 Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (Hgf)
    • 5.2.6 Volkswagen Foundation
    • 5.2.7 Centre for Advanced European Science and Research (Caesar)
    • 5.2.8 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Ptb)
    • 5.2.9 Vdi
    • 5.2.10 Charit
    • 5.2.11 Other Centres
  • 5.3 Networks
    • 5.3.1 Competence Networks
    • 5.3.2 Other Networks
  • 5.4 Universities
    • 5.4.1 Darmstadt University of Technology
    • 5.4.2 Free University Berlin
    • 5.4.3 Ludwig-Maximilians University
    • 5.4.4 Technical University of Berlin
    • 5.4.5 Technical University of Chemnitz
    • 5.4.6 Technical University Kaiserlautern
    • 5.4.7 Technical University Munich
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    • 5.4.8 Rwth Aachen University
    • 5.4.9 University of Bochum
    • 5.4.10 University of Hannover
    • 5.4.11 University of Hamburg
    • 5.4.12 University of Heidelberg
    • 5.4.13 University of Kassel
    • 5.4.14 University of Munich
    • 5.4.15 University of Paderborn
    • 5.4.16 University of Siegen
  • 5.5 Companies
    • 5.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 5.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 6 United Kingdom
  • 6.1 Government Bodies
    • 6.1.1 Department of Trade and Industry (Dti)
      • 6.1.1.1 Mnt Knowledge Transfer Network
    • 6.1.2 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Epsrc)
    • 6.1.3 Regional Development Agencies (RDAs)
  • 6.2 Research Centres
    • 6.2.1 Capital Facilities
  • 6.3 Networks
  • 6.4 Universities
    • 6.4.1 New East Wales Institute of Higher Education
    • 6.4.2 University of Aberdeen
    • 6.4.3 Aston University
    • 6.4.4 Queen Mary College, London
    • 6.4.5 University of Bath
    • 6.4.6 University of Birmingham
    • 6.4.7 University of Bradford
    • 6.4.8 University of Brighton
    • 6.4.9 University of Bristol
    • 6.4.10 Brunel University
    • 6.4.11 University of Cambridge
    • 6.4.12 University of Cardiff
    • 6.4.13 University of Central Lancashire
    • 6.4.14 University of Cranfield
    • 6.4.15 De Montfort University
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    • 6.4.16 University of Dundee
    • 6.4.17 University of Durham
    • 6.4.18 University of Edinburgh
    • 6.4.19 University of Exeter
    • 6.4.20 University of Glasgow
    • 6.4.21 University of Greenwich
    • 6.4.22 Heriot Watt University
    • 6.4.23 Hull University
    • 6.4.24 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
    • 6.4.25 University of Kent
    • 6.4.26 Lancaster University
    • 6.4.27 University of Leeds
    • 6.4.28 University of Leicester
    • 6.4.29 University of Liverpool
    • 6.4.30 University of London, Royal Holloway
    • 6.4.31 Loughborough University
    • 6.4.32 University of Manchester
    • 6.4.33 Manchester Metropolitan University
    • 6.4.34 University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    • 6.4.35 University of Northumbria
    • 6.4.36 University of Nottingham
    • 6.4.37 Nottingham Trent University
    • 6.4.38 University of Oxford
    • 6.4.39 University of Paisley
    • 6.4.40 University of Plymouth
    • 6.4.41 University of Portsmouth
    • 6.4.42 Queen Mary University London
    • 6.4.43 Queens University Belfast
    • 6.4.44 University of Reading
    • 6.4.45 Robert Gordon University
    • 6.4.46 University of Salford
    • 6.4.47 University of Sheffield
    • 6.4.48 Sheffield Hallam University
    • 6.4.49 University of Southampton
    • 6.4.50 University of Strathclyde
    • 6.4.51 University of St Andrews
    • 6.4.52 University of Sunderland
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    • 6.4.53 University of Surrey
    • 6.4.54 University of Sussex
    • 6.4.55 University of Teeside
    • 6.4.56 University of Ulster
    • 6.4.57 University of Wales, Swansea
    • 6.4.58 University of Wales, Aberystwyth
    • 6.4.59 University of Wales, Bangor
    • 6.4.60 University of Warwick
    • 6.4.61 University of York
    • 6.4.62 University College London
  • 6.5 Companies
    • 6.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 6.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 7 France
  • 7.1 Government Bodies
    • 7.1.1 Ministry of Research
    • 7.1.2 Ministry of Industry
    • 7.1.3 National Research Agency (Anr)
      • 7.1.3.1 National Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Network, R3n
    • 7.1.4 Oseo
    • 7.1.5 Micro and Nanotechnology Observatory
  • 7.2 Research Centres
    • 7.2.1 Cnrs
    • 7.2.2 Cea-Leti
      • 7.2.2.1 Minatec
    • 7.2.3 Onera
    • 7.2.4 Other Centres
  • 7.3 Networks
  • 7.4 Universities
    • 7.4.1 University of Bourgogne
    • 7.4.2 University of Franche-Comt
    • 7.4.3 University of Lyon
    • 7.4.4 University Paris-Sud
    • 7.4.5 University of Reims
    • 7.4.6 University of Technology, Troyes
  • 7.5 Companies
    • 7.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
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      • Nanoposts
    • 7.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 8 Belgium
  • 8.1 Government Bodies
    • 8.1.1 Belgium National Fund for Scientific Research (Fnrs)
    • 8.1.2 Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (Belspo)
    • 8.1.3 Wallonia Programme Nano
    • 8.1.4 Flemish Institute for The Promotion of ScientificTechnological Research in Industry
• (Iwt)
  • 8.2 Research Centres
    • 8.2.1 Inter-University Micro Electronics Centre (Imec)
    • 8.2.2 Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Vito)
    • 8.2.3 Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (Vib)
    • 8.2.4 Belgian Ceramic Research Centre
  • 8.3 Networks
  • 8.4 Universities
    • 8.4.1 Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven)
    • 8.4.2 University of Antwerp
    • 8.4.3 Limburgs University Centrum
    • 8.4.4 Catholic University Louvain (Ucl)
    • 8.4.5 Free University of Brussels (Ulb)
    • 8.4.6 Fundp in Namur
    • 8.4.7 University of Liege
    • 8.4.8 University of Mons-Hainaut
  • 8.5 Companies
    • 8.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 8.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 9 Denmark
  • 9.1 Government Bodies
    • 9.1.1 Danish Council for Strategic Research/Danish Agency for Science, Technology and
      • Innovation
    • 9.1.2 Danish National Research Foundation
    • 9.1.3 Danish Board of Technology
    • 9.1.4 Danish Ministry of The Interior and Health
    • 9.1.5 Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation
  • 9.2 Research Centres
    • 9.2.1 Danish Technological Institute
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    • 9.2.2 Dfm
    • 9.2.3 Mic, Department of Micro and Nanotechnology
    • 9.2.4 Riso National Laboratory
  • 9.3 Networks
  • 9.4 Universities
    • 9.4.1 Technical University of Denmark (Dtu)
    • 9.4.2 University of Aarhus
    • 9.4.3 University of Aalborg
    • 9.4.4 University of Copenhagen
    • 9.4.5 Roskilde University
    • 9.4.6 University of Southern Denmark
  • 9.5 Companies
    • 9.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 9.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 10 Finland
  • 10.1 Government Bodies
    • 10.1.1 Ministry of Trade and Industry
    • 10.1.2 Tekes
      • 10.1.2.1 FinNano
    • 10.1.3 Academy of Finland
    • 10.1.4 Ministry of Education
  • 10.2 Research Centres
    • 10.2.1 Vtt
  • 10.3 Networks
  • 10.4 Universities
    • 10.4.1 Helsinki University of Technology
    • 10.4.2 University of Helsinki
    • 10.4.3 University of Joensuu
    • 10.4.4 University of Jyvaskyla
    • 10.4.5 University of Turku
    • 10.4.6 Tampere University of Technology
  • 10.5 Companies
    • 10.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 10.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 11 Ireland
  • 11.1 Government Bodies
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    • 11.1.1 Higher Education Authority (Hea)
    • 11.1.2 Enterprise Ireland
    • 11.1.3 Science Foundation Ireland (Sfi)
    • 11.1.4 Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
    • 11.1.5 Forfas
  • 11.2 Research Centres
    • 11.2.1 Tyndall Institute
  • 11.3 Networks
  • 11.4 Universities
    • 11.4.1 Trinity College Dublin
    • 11.4.2 University College Dublin
    • 11.4.3 Dublin Institute of Technology
    • 11.4.4 Dublin City University
    • 11.4.5 Institute of Technology, Carlow
    • 11.4.6 National University of Ireland, Galway
    • 11.4.7 University College Cork
    • 11.4.8 University of Limerick
  • 11.5 Companies
    • 11.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 11.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 12 The Netherlands
  • 12.1 Government Bodies
    • 12.1.1 Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (Nwo)
    • 12.1.2 Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (Fom))
    • 12.1.3 Council for Applied Research (Stw)
    • 12.1.4 SenterNovem
  • 12.2 Research Centres
    • 12.2.1 Amsterdam Nanocenter
    • 12.2.2 3TU
      • 12.2.2.1 Center of Competence (Applications of NanoTechnology)
    • 12.2.3 Biomade
    • 12.2.4 Mesa+
    • 12.2.5 Tno
    • 12.2.6 Nmi
    • 12.2.7 Energy Centre Netherlands
  • 12.3 Networks
    • 12.3.1 NanoNed
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      • 12.3.1.1 NanoLab Nl
    • 12.3.2 MicroNed
    • 12.3.3 MinacNed
  • 12.4 Universities
    • 12.4.1 University of Amsterdam
    • 12.4.2 Delft University of Technology
    • 12.4.3 Technical University of Eindhoven
    • 12.4.4 University of Groningen
    • 12.4.5 Lieden University
    • 12.4.6 Radboud University Nijmegen
    • 12.4.7 University of Twente
    • 12.4.8 University of Utrecht
    • 12.4.9 University of Wageningen
  • 12.5 Companies
    • 12.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 12.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 13 Sweden
  • 13.1 Government Bodies
    • 13.1.1 Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (Ssf)
    • 13.1.2 Swedish Research Council (Tfr)
    • 13.1.3 Agency for Innovation Systems (Vinnova)
    • 13.1.4 Swedish Defence Research Agency (Foi)
    • 13.1.5 The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (Iva)
  • 13.2 Research Centres
    • 13.2.1 Acreo Institute
    • 13.2.2 Max-Lab
    • 13.2.3 Swedish Institute for Fiber and Polymer Research
    • 13.2.4 Exselent
    • 13.2.5 Basic and Applied Research in BioNanoTechnology
    • 13.2.6 Linnaeus Nanoscience and Quantum Engineering
    • 13.2.7 Linnaeus Neuronanoscience Research Center
  • 13.3 Universities
    • 13.3.1 Chalmers University of Technology
    • 13.3.2 Gothenburg University
    • 13.3.3 Linkping University
    • 13.3.4 University of Lund
    • 13.3.5 University of Mid Sweden
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    • 13.3.6 Royal Institute of Technology (Kth)
    • 13.3.7 Uppsala University
  • 13.4 Networks
  • 13.5 Companies
    • 13.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 13.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 14 Switzerland
  • 14.1 Government Bodies
    • 14.1.1 Commission for Technology and Innovation (Cti)
    • 14.1.2 Swiss National Science Foundation (Snf)
  • 14.2 Research Centres
    • 14.2.1 Epfl
    • 14.2.2 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Ethz)
    • 14.2.3 Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology (Csem)
    • 14.2.4 Swiss Federal Office of Metrology
    • 14.2.5 Paul Scherrer Institute
  • 14.3 Networks
  • 14.4 Universities
    • 14.4.1 University of Neuchatel
    • 14.4.2 University of Basel
  • 14.5 Companies
    • 14.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 14.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 15 Italy
  • 15.1 Government Bodies
    • 15.1.1 Ministry for University and Research (Miur)
    • 15.1.2 National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and The Environment (Enea)
  • 15.2 Research Centres
    • 15.2.1 National Research Council (Cnr)
    • 15.2.2 National Institute for Nucleur Physics (Infn)
    • 15.2.3 National Institute of Metrological Research (Inrim)
    • 15.2.4 Consortium for Material Sciences and Technologies (Instm)
    • 15.2.5 Elettra
    • 15.2.6 The Elba Foundation
  • 15.3 Networks
  • 15.4 Universities
    • Nanotechnology in Europe
    • Nanoposts
    • 15.4.1 University of Venice
    • 15.4.2 University of Torino
    • 15.4.3 Torino Polytechnic
    • 15.4.4 Milan Polytechnic
    • 15.4.5 University of Milan
    • 15.4.6 University of Trieste
    • 15.4.7 University of Perugia
    • 15.4.8 University of Calabria
  • 15.5 Companies
    • 15.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
• 16 Austria
  • 16.1 Government Bodies
    • 16.1.1 Austrian Council
    • 16.1.2 Austrian Research Promotion Agency (Ffg)
    • 16.1.3 Austrian Science Fund (Fwf)
    • 16.1.4 Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (Bmvit)
    • 16.1.5 Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture (Bmnwk)
    • 16.1.6 Federal Ministry for Economy and Labour (Bmwa)
  • 16.2 Research Centres
    • 16.2.1 Austrian Academy of Sciences (Oaw)
    • 16.2.2 Austrian Research Centres (Arc)
    • 16.2.3 Erwin Schrdinger Society for Nanosciences
    • 16.2.4 Joanneum Research
  • 16.3 Networks
  • 16.4 Universities
    • 16.4.1 Johannes Kepler University Linz
    • 16.4.2 Karl-Franzens University
    • 16.4.3 Technical University Vienna
    • 16.4.4 Technical University Graz
    • 16.4.5 University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna
    • 16.4.6 University of Leoben
    • 16.4.7 University of Linz
    • 16.4.8 University of Vienna
  • 16.5 Companies
    • 16.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 16.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
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      • Nanoposts
• 17 Spain
  • 17.1 Government Bodies
    • 17.1.1 Ministry of Science and Technology (Mcyt)
  • 17.2 Research Centres
  • 17.3 Networks
  • 17.4 Universities
    • 17.4.1 University of Alicante
    • 17.4.2 University Autnoma Barcelona (Uab)
    • 17.4.3 University Autnoma Madrid (Uam)
    • 17.4.4 University of Barcelona
    • 17.4.5 University of Malaga
    • 17.4.6 University of Santiago De Compostela
    • 17.4.7 University of Vigo
    • 17.4.8 University of Zaragoza
  • 17.5 Companies
    • 17.5.1 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
    • 17.5.2 Tools and Instrumentation
• 18 Russia
  • 18.1 Government Bodies
    • 18.1.1 Ministry for Industry, Science and Technologies
    • 18.1.2 Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
  • 18.2 Research Centres
    • 18.2.1 Russian Academy of Sciences (Ras)
      • 18.2.1.1 Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute
  • 18.3 Networks
  • 18.4 Universities