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Event partners

Nokia

Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation

VEECO - Solutions for a nanoscale world

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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Sponsors

Danisco

Novo Nordisk A/S

Nordic Innovation Centre

Carlsberg

BioBay

Co-organisers

University of Copenhagen, Nano-Science Center

University of Aarhus, iNANO

Technical University of Denmark

Lund University

NaNet - The Danish Nanotechnology Network

Media partners

Nanovip.com

Small Times

Nanowerk

I-Micronews

Nanotimes

nanotechweb.org

Foresight Nanotech Institute

Real Nanotech Investor

Nordicum - Scandinavian business magazine

Lead Organiser

Spinverse Consulting

Nanotech Northern Europe – Rapid growth in three years

In three years, Nanotech Northern Europe has grown to become one of the leading European events in the field. The 2007 event in Helsinki was attended by over 650 experts from over 30 countries.

The success is based on the event’s ability to attract the top scientists of the field as well as industry representatives and investors. The 2007 event featured a number of leading international companies who are interested in nano-technology, such as Nokia, BASF, Bayer, DuPont and Intel.

The key themes of Nanotech Northern Europe focus on application-oriented technology areas and commercial development of nanotechnology.

Nanotech Northern Europe was started in 2005, and it has been arranged three times in Helsinki, Finland before moving to Copenhagen in 2008.

2005

  • Held at Helsinki Fair Centre in April 2005
  • Top speakers: Janez Potocnik, EU Commissioner; Alan J. Heeger, Nobel Laureate;  
  • Tero Ojanperä, CTO, Nokia
  • Main event partners: Nokia, UPM, Tekes, Nordic Innovation Center
  • Congress: 360 participants from 20 countries
  • Exhibition: 36 companies (exhibition co-located with ChemBio 05)

2006

  • Held at Wanha Satama Congress Center in May 2006
  • Top speakers: Sumio Iijima, NEC; Bob Ianucci, Director, Nokia Research Center;
  • Nicholas Hartley, EU Commission
  • Main event partners: Nokia, Tekes, Nordic Innovation Center
  • Congress and surrounding events: 650 participants/visitors from 25 countries
  • Exhibition and partnering events: 100 companies

2007

  • Held at Helsinki Fair Centre in March 2007
  • Top speakers: Shuji Nakamura, 2006 Millennium Technology Prize winner; Erkki Ruoslahti, 2005 Japan Prize winner; Tapani Ryhänen, Nano Sciences Laboratory Head, Nokia Research Center;
  • James E. Prendergast, CTO, DuPont
  • Main event partners: Nokia, Tekes, Nordic Innovation Center, Veeco Instruments
  • Congress: 600 participants from over 30 countries
  • Exhibition: 80 companies, 8000 visitors (co-located with ChemBio07)

2008

  • Held at Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark (23-25 September 2008)
  • Expected participants: 800-1000
  • Partner consortium includes: the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, the Danish Advanced Technology Foundation, Nano-Science Center at the University of Copenhagen, the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) at the University of Aarhus and Aalborg University, the Technical University of Denmark and Nokia.
  • Exhibition: co-located with Biotech Forum and Scanlab 2008

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