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The next FP6-NMP call The next FP6-NMP call and and a nanotechnology strategy a nanotechnology strategy Renzo TOMELLINI Head of Unit “Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies” Directorate “Industrial Technologies” Research Directorate-general European Commission [email protected] These pages do not represent any commitment on behalf of the European Commission. Please refer to official documents. See, e.g.: http://www.cordis.lu/fp6 ; http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/index_en.html ; http:// www.cordis.lu /nanotechnology
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Page 1: The next FP6-NMP call and a nanotechnology strategy Renzo TOMELLINI Head of Unit “Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies” Directorate “Industrial Technologies”

The next FP6-NMP callThe next FP6-NMP callandand

a nanotechnology strategya nanotechnology strategy Renzo TOMELLINI

Head of Unit “Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies”Directorate “Industrial Technologies”

Research Directorate-generalEuropean Commission

[email protected] pages do not represent any commitmenton behalf of the European Commission.Please refer to official documents.See, e.g.: http://www.cordis.lu/fp6;http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/index_en.html;http://www.cordis.lu/nanotechnology

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Focusing and Integrating ERA 13345• Pr 1 genomics and biotech for health 2255• Pr 2 information society technologies 3625• Pr 3 nanotech, intelligent mat, production nanotech, intelligent mat, production 1300 1300• Pr 4 aeronautics and space 1075• Pr 5 food safety and health risks 685 • Pr 6 sustainable dev & global change 2120• Pr 7 citizens and governance 225• Pr 8 anticipating needs (INCO, CRAFT, JRC, etc) 2080

Structuring the ERA 2605research & innovation, human resources, infrastructures, science & society

Strengthening the Foundations of ERA 320coordination of activities, development of policies

TOTAL (Millions €) TOTAL with Euratom (Millions €)

FP6:

Budget 2002 – 2006 Budget 2002 – 2006

16270

+ 10%

17500

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Thematic Priority 3 « NMP »Thematic Priority 3 « NMP »

Nanotechnology, as a flagship of the next industrial revolution, Multi-functional knowledge-based materials, as critical drivers of innovation, and New Production processes and devices, as the key to sustainable development

Final Aim: to support the transformation of EU industrywith a view to sustainable development from

resource-based to knowledge-based, and to promotereal breakthroughs rather than incremental research

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Industrial researchfor societal needs

- a key objective of FP6

FP6 aiming at a European Knowledge-BasedKnowledge-Based,,SustainableSustainable and CompetitiveCompetitive Industry

i.e. Sustainable Competitiveness Sustainable Competitiveness !

Maintaining EUs RTD leadership

Creating RTD-intensive industry

Promote the up-take of hi-tech in industry

Develop enabling conditions (e.g. education, training, regulations, standardisation, IT tools)

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• Integrated approachIntegrated approach covering a wider field of disciplines, activities and sectors (value-chain and life-cycle management considering new production and consumption paradigms)

• From resource-intensive towards knowledge-based, knowledge-based, environmentally-friendly technologies, materials and products environmentally-friendly technologies, materials and products (less resource-, waste- and energy-intensive industry)

• From mass to flexible production for products adapted to individual products adapted to individual needs needs (from quantity to quality)

• PromotePromote real breakthroughsreal breakthroughs not incremental research

• Interaction of stakeholdersInteraction of stakeholders, i.e. innovative enterprises, Hi-Tec SMEs, universities & research centres, users (“society”)

• Integration of education & skills developmenteducation & skills development

Objective and Approach for Priority 3

Transition to a knowledge-based, sustainable and competitive industry

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Coordination Actions (CA)

Networks of Excellence (NE)

Integrated Projects (IP)

Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP)

Traditional projects“Stairways of excellence”

Specific Support Actions (SSA)

Instruments to implementthe thematic area and to ensure high

European impacts on selected technical and socio-economic issues

New Instruments

InstrumentsInstruments

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addressing major societal needssocietal needs increasing EU competitivenesscompetitiveness

predefined S/Tobjectives and

clear deliverables

strong managementstructure

ImplementationPlan

RTD 4

RTD 1

RTD 2

RTD 3

RTD 5

DemonstratiDemonstrationon

TrainIngTrainIng

Ethical aspects, science-society dialogueEthical aspects, science-society dialogue

Technology transfer, Technology transfer, exploitationexploitation

Management

To integrate the critical mass of activities/resources needed for :

Integrated Projects:Integrated Projects:StructureStructure

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Management Group

Towards Strategic Alliances

in Key RTD Fields:

Networks of Excellence: Networks of Excellence:

StructureStructureGoverning Council

Funding Bodies Representatives

Eu

rop

ean

Com

mis

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Partner Organisation Representative

Research team leader

• Institutional Commitment

• Integrating Activities

• Jointly Executed Research

• Spreading of Excellence (Training)

• Common Management

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• Stimulating cooperation to improve research competencies

• EC funds only for coordination activities

• Similar structure as traditional projects

• Research at frontier of knowledge

• EC funds for RTD activities

Traditional instrumentsTraditional instrumentsSpecific targeted research projects

(STREP)

Coordination actions (CA)

• Foresight activities

• Interaction with regulators and public authorities

Specific support actions (SSA)

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• Focus on R&D

• Address well-identified scientific/technical problems

• Aim at developing new knowledge leading to radical innovation in the long term

• Limited in time (2-3 years)

• R&D as well as linked or ancillary activities, e.g. education, diffusion of results, IPR, related studies, ethics, etc.

• Address societal problems and competitiveness

• Aim at exploitation

• Implementation plan (pre-defined results)

• Limited in time (3-5 years)

• Critical mass for problem solving

IPIP or or STREPSTREP ? ?

an IP is NOT a large STREP,it’s a different TYPE of project

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CRAFT and collective research

Within Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence where specific activities are carried out by and for the SMEs are encouraged

Via ad hoc activities designed for high-tech SMEs

Ad-hoc opportunities SMEs

there are IP for SMEs !!!there are IP for SMEs !!!

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The “INCO” countries – Developing Countries; Mediterranean Countries; Russian Federation and the Newly Independent States, and Western Balkans

Bi-lateral S/T agreements with, for example USA, China, Russia, Argentina, Chile and others

The Intelligent Manufacturing Systems initiative with Norway, Switzerland, USA, Japan, Australia and Korea

The FP6 is open to a broadinternational cooperation

… for research as well as activities to support education and mobility

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Areas 1, 2 and 3: re-focused topics

Area 4, “Integration”: focus on construction; mat. manufacturing; industrial biotechnology; technical textiles; components for transport; biomaterials; security

Area 5 “cross priority activities”:

* coordinated call with Energy: * cooperation with third countries

Most significant changes in RTD areas (according to the Work Programme 2005 for NMP Priority)

WP and call open in 2005WP and call open in 2005http://fp6.cordis.lu/nmp/calls.cfmhttp://fp6.cordis.lu/nmp/calls.cfm

http://www.cordis.lu/nanotechnology/src/fp6_fund.htmhttp://www.cordis.lu/nanotechnology/src/fp6_fund.htm

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Focus on 5 topics

1.1 Long-term interdisciplinary research into understanding phenomena, mastering processes and developing research tools Towards converging technologies (STREP) Standardisation for nanotechnologies (SSA)

1.2 Nano-biotechnologies Using nature as a model for new nanotechnology-based processes (STREP)

1.3 Nano-metre-scale engineering techniques to create materials and components Three-D nano-structures based on elements other than carbon (STREP)

1.5 Applications in areas such as health and medical systems, chemistry, food and the environment Nanotechnology-based targeted drug delivery (IP) Interaction of engineered nanoparticles with the environment and the living world (STREP)

AREA 1: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies

WP 2005 and next callsWP 2005 and next calls

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Focus on 8 topics:

2.1 Development of fundamental knowledge Interfacial phenomena in materials (STREP) New generation of tools for advanced materials characterisation (STREP) Methods of computational modelling of multifunctional materials (CA)2.2 Technologies associated with the production, transformation and processing of knowledge-based multifunctional materials Advanced materials processing (CA) Development of nanostructured porous materials (IP) Multifunctional ceramic thin films with radically new properties (STREP)2.3 Engineering support for materials development Multifunctional organic materials (STREP) Materials for solid state ionics (STREP)

WP 2005 and next callsWP 2005 and next calls

AREA 2: K-B multifunctional materials

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Focus on 5 topics:

3.1 Development of new processes and flexible, intelligent manufacturing systems New prod. technologies for new micro-device ultra precision engineering techniques (IP) New generation of flexible assembly technology and processes (IP) New concepts for global delivery (STREP) Roadmapping and foresight studies on Manufuture (SSA) Coordination of EU Manufacturing Research Activities (CA)

3.2 Systems research and hazard control (none)

3.3 Optimizing the life-cycle of industrial systems, products & services (none)

WP 2005 and next callsWP 2005 and next calls

AREA 3: New Production Processes / Devices

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4.1 Multifunctional materials-based factory of the future (IP)

4.2 New construction products and processes for high added value applications (IP)

4.3 Mastering ‘industrial biotechnology’ – environmental tech. for sustainable production of added value products (IP)

4.4 Multifunctional technical textiles for construction, medical applic. and protective clothing (IP-SME)

4.5 Simultaneous engineering and production of integrated high-tech components for EU transport (IP-SME)

4.6 Biomaterials technologies for implants (IP-SME)

4.7 Nanotechnological approaches for improved security systems (IP-SME)

WP 2005 and next callsWP 2005 and next calls

AREA 4Integration of NMP for more cost and eco-effective sectoral applications

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Focus on :

• Basic materials ands industrial process of functional materials for fuel cells (STREP - in coordination with Energy)• Improved, energy efficient hydrogen storage systems especially for transport (STREP - in coordination with Energy)

• Cooperation with 3rd countries in the field of NMP (SSA)

REMINDER: WP 2004 closing date 14 October 2004 call now closed !:* IST-NMP1: Fast and flexible Manufacturing enterprise (IP, STREP, SSA)* IST-NMP2: Bio-sensors for diagnosis and healthcare (IP, STREP, SSA)* IST-NMP3: Materials, equipment and processes for production of nanophotonic

and nanoelectronic devices (IP, STREP, SSA)* EU-NSF coordinated activities in computational materials research (STREP)

WP 2005 and next callsWP 2005 and next calls

AREA 5 Cross-priorities activities

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• We check that ethical principles are respected

• If needed, after the usual evaluation, there is an additional « ethical » evaluation

• During the life of the project, it will be monitored that the ethical principles are always respected

Attention to our principles:

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Towards a European Strategy for Towards a European Strategy for NanotechnologyNanotechnology

Communication from the CommissionCommunication from the CommissionCOM (2004) 338COM (2004) 338

www.cordis.lu/nanotechnology/src/communication.htmwww.cordis.lu/nanotechnology/src/communication.htm

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European Activities in European Activities in Nanotechnology R&DNanotechnology R&D

Several countries started national nanotechnology between the mid-1980’s and mid-1990’s

Overall investment of around 200 million € in 1997 has risen to around 1000 million € in 2003

Levels of public investment vary considerably between 0.05 and 5.6 € per citizen in 2003

Transnational projects in the EU’s 4th (~30M€/year) and 5th (~45M€/year) Framework Programmes

Nanotechnology identified as a main priority area in the 6th Framework Programme (~250M€/year)

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European Activities in European Activities in Nanotechnology R&DNanotechnology R&D

Absolute public investment in Europe during 2003

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Worldwide Activities in Worldwide Activities in Nanotechnology R&DNanotechnology R&D

Absolute public expenditure during 2003 (1€ = 1$)

Member and Associated States

800

USA States300

810

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Worldwide Activities in Worldwide Activities in Nanotechnology R&DNanotechnology R&D

Note that the purchasing power can vary widely

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Worldwide Activities in Worldwide Activities in Nanotechnology R&DNanotechnology R&D

Per capita public expenditure during 2003 (1€ = 1$)

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Source: European Commission (2003)

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Worldwide Publications Worldwide Publications in Nanotechnologyin Nanotechnology

EU-15 and EFTA34%

USA and Canada

28%

Asia 25%

Candidate Countries and Russia

8%

others 5%

1997-1999

Europe has a strong knowledge-base

Asia and Russia showing growth

Source: European Commission (2003)

1997-99

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Worldwide Patents Worldwide Patents in Nanotechnologyin Nanotechnology

Europe’s strength in knowledge does not appear to be seen in terms of patents

Similar trend seen when seen in terms of start-up and spin-off companies…

others 3%

Asia13%

USA and Canada

45%

EU-15 and EFTA39%

(EPO and WIPO data only)Source: European Commission (2003)

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Start-up Companies in Start-up Companies in Nanotechnology (1997-2002)Nanotechnology (1997-2002)

Asia4%

rest of w orld11%

France4%

others5%

Europe29%US

55%

UK6%

Germany11%

Sw itzerland4%

Source: CEA, Bureau d’Etude Marketing

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Is there a European Strategy for Nanotechnology?

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Evolution of the Evolution of the Commission CommunicationCommission Communication

EuroNanoForum meeting held in 2003 with over 1000 participants where an integrated approach was endorsed

Ad-hoc expert group meetings convened in 2003 to establish to status of nanotechnology in Europe

Communication drafted by the Directorate General (DG) for Research and agreed with 16 other DGs

Adopted on the 12th May with reference COM (2004) 338

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R&D: Building the R&D: Building the MomentumMomentum

European public investment in nanotechnology R&D should increase by a factor of 3 by 2010

Focus upon transforming our knowledge into wealth generating products and processes

Reinforce the next FP for added-value via critical mass, transnational collaboration and competition

Effective coordination of national programmes with both OMC and ERA-NET mechanisms

Bring public and private stakeholders together to strengthen roadmap and foresighting activities

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Infrastructure: European Infrastructure: European “Poles of Excellence”“Poles of Excellence”

Europe needs a coherent system of infrastructure for R&D in nanotechnology

Measures needed to maximise the added-value of existing infrastructure, in particular, to help SMEs

Existing infrastructure should be examined and mapped to identify most urgent needs

Where needed, dedicated Europe nanotechnology infrastructure with critical mass should be built

All financing mechanisms should be explored e.g. European Investment Bank, Structural Funds, etc

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Investing in Human Investing in Human ResourcesResources

Identify the educational needs of nanotechnology and provide examples of best practice

Encourage the definition and implementation of new courses and curricula for nanotechnology

Promote the integration of complementary skills into research training e.g. entrepreneurship

Explore the possibility of dedicated Marie Curie calls for proposals in nanotechnology

Create a “European award in nanotechnology” to encourage young researchers

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Promote conditions that encourage investment in nanotechnology R&D by industry

Investigate the prospects and conditions for the optimal industrial exploitation of nanotechnologies

Invites the European Investment Bank and other institutions to strengthen the capital base for R&D

Encourages closer cooperation between patent offices towards a more efficient patenting system

Invites Member States to review existing regulation and consider specificities of nanotechnology

Boost and coordinate actions in metrology, standards and norms

Industrial Innovation: Industrial Innovation: Knowledge to TechnologyKnowledge to Technology

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““Nano”Nano”Technology PlatformsTechnology Platforms

Bringing the main public and private stakeholders to address major technological challenges

Key concepts are: Development of a shared long-term vision (e.g.

“Vision 2020”); Creation of a coherent, dynamic strategy to

achieve this vision; Leading role of industry but should include

stakeholders (research, financial, users and civil society)

http://www.cordis.lu/technology-platforms/

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European Nanoelectronics European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory CouncilInitiative Advisory Council

Bringing the main public and private stakeholders to address major technological challenges

Vision 2020 document issued by ENIAC high-level group on 29 June 2004

Key recommendation of the high level group is the creation of a Technology Platform

Strategic research agenda is being developed

Possible initiative planned for nanomedicine….

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Possible Technological Possible Technological Platform for NanomedicinePlatform for Nanomedicine

Nanomedicine is undergoing rapid technological development and is in high social demand

Huge industrial and market potential but financing crucial for convincing ideas

Lack of coordination of ongoing R&D initiatives at private and public level

Need for a Technological Platform with common vision and R&D agenda

Proposed R&D topics are regenerative medicine, nanodiagnostics and targeted drug delivery / release

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Integrating the Societal Integrating the Societal DimensionDimension

Due attention should be paid to the integrating societal aspects into nanotechnology R&D

Europe should pursue an open and proactive approach to governance in nanotechnology R&D

A dialogue with EU citizens and consumers should be encouraged to promote informed judgement

The Commission reaffirms its commitment to ethical principles

The responsible and transparent development of nanotechnology is essential for public confidence

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Public Health, Safety, Public Health, Safety, Environmental and Consumer Environmental and Consumer ProtectionProtection

A high level of public health, safety, environmental and consumer protection requires: Identification of safety concerns (both real and

perceived) and action at the earliest stage Toxicological and ecotoxicological data and

evaluation of human/environmental exposure Adjustment, if necessary, of risk assessment

procedures for issues of nanotechnology Integration of risk assessment at all stages of

the life cycle of the technology

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How to ensure that How to ensure that nanotechnology is safe?nanotechnology is safe?

Applications of nanotechnology must ensure a high level of public health, safety, consumer and environmental protection.

Any risks must be addressed upfront and as an integral part of the R&D process.

Specific toxicological studies for e.g. nanoparticles are underway at EU and national level.

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A Further Step: International A Further Step: International CooperationCooperation

Encourage international debate on issues such as public health, safety, environment, consumer protection, risk assessment, metrology, norms

Provide access to knowledge to economically less developed countries to contribute towards the prevention of any “knowledge apartheid”

Promote the monitoring and sharing of information related to the scientific, technological, economical and social development of nanotechnology

Define an international “code of good conduct” for the responsible development of nanotechnology

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Political Response to the Political Response to the Proposed StrategyProposed Strategy

Estimate that around 10,000 copies have been accessed from our webpages

Discussed in the European Council and conclusions adopted on 24 September

Proposed integrated and responsible strategy has been welcomed by the Council

Also welcomed by the Economic and Social Committee

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Public Response to the Public Response to the Proposed StrategyProposed Strategy

Open consultation launched at the end of July and runs until 15th October

Contributions via website (www.nanoforum.org) and on-line questionnaire

Some 800 responses from 41 countries with support for more EU-level action

An opportunity for stakeholders to express their views and help shape future initiatives!

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Nanotechnology:Nanotechnology:information materialsinformation materials

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Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!Full text of the Communication and information on Full text of the Communication and information on

nanotechnology in Europe can be downloaded from:nanotechnology in Europe can be downloaded from:

http://www.cordis.lu/nanotechnologyhttp://www.cordis.lu/nanotechnology

Please provide your comments:Please provide your comments:

[email protected]@cec.eu.int

Other nanotechnology information also from:Other nanotechnology information also from:


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