Nanotechnology in Finland: 2^nd FinNano Annual Seminar

National strategy with international partnerships

The second Annual Seminar of the FinNano programme is held on 27 March 2007 at the Helsinki Fair Centre, in connection with Nanotech Northern Europe 2007 and ChemBio Finland 07. The FinNano Seminar Program is also available to download. The number of Finnish companies actively utilising nanotechnology has more than doubled in just two years after the launch of the national FinNano programme. The seminar provides an overview of the national strategy and introduces a number of interesting research projects and innovative companies.

Admission to the seminar is free of charge but pre-registration is required! Register by 16 March on the FinNano website

Plenary session (Ballroom 1&2)

	Chair: Markku Lämsä, Programme Manager, Tekes
9:00	Opening: Petri Peltonen, Director, Technology Department, Ministry of Trade and Industry
9.20	FinNano Programme Status: Markku Lämsä, Programme Manager, Tekes
9:35	National Strategy for Nanotechnology in Finland: Pekka Koponen, Managing Director, Spinverse Consulting
9:50	FinNano Research Project Presentation: Päivi Törmä, Professor, University of Jyväskylä
10:10	FinNano Company Project Presentation: Antti Valtakari, Managing Director, Montreal Sports
10:30	Coffee break
11:00	"Nanolife" - Nanobiotechnology Vision for Finland: Juhani Luotola, Technology Manager, Orion Diagnostica
11:25	Nanotechnology in the EU Framework Programme 7: Nicholas Deliyanakis, DG Research, European Commission
11:55	Introduction to partnering program: Laura Juvonen, Programme Coordinator, Spinverse Consulting
12:00	Lunch, Poster Session and NTNE2007 / CHEMBIO Exhibition
13:30	Parallel Sessions / Partnering Program: Nanotechnology Materials (Ballroom 1) Chair: Anneli Ojapalo, Director, New Concept Development & IPR, Perlos Corporation Mika Linden, Åbo Akademi Nanopatterned, porous inorganic films - synthesis and applications Markku Lyyra, VTI Technologies Oy Isotropic Liquid Crystalline Nanocomposite as an Advanced Packaging Material for Future MEMS and NEMS Systems Johanna Forsman, VTT, Fine Particles Production of cobalt and nickel nanoparticles by hydrogen reduction Toni Kinnunen, Ecocat Advanced catalytic products by utilization of nanotechnology Sami Sneck, Beneq Versatile Atomic Layer Deposition System - A Flexible Research Platform and a Reliable Production Unit Thad Maloney, KCL Nanotechnology for a Mass Production Industry Nanotechnology Solutions for Electronics Cluster (Ballroom 2) Chair: Veli-Pekka Leppänen, CEO, Nanocomp Oy Organic solar cell based on layered molecular Prof. Helge Lemmetyinen, Tampere University of Technology Organic solar cell based on layered molecular Andreas Johansson , University of Jyväskylä Molecular Scale Memory Elements Prof. Veli-Matti Airaksinen, Helsinki University of Technology Nanofabrication Development at Micronova - TKK Prof. Sergei Tretyakov, Helsinki University of Technology Optical magnetic metamaterials Prof. Dr. Udo Schwalke, Darmstadt University of Technology Institute for Semiconductor Technology & Nanoelectronics Nanotechnology Networks and Co-operation (201) Chair: Laura Juvonen, Spinverse Oy Nano Science and Technology Research in Shanghai Hongchen Gu, Jiaotong University NaNet – The Danish Nanotechnology Network Morten Bøgedal, NaNet, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Nanoforum – Europe’s Nanotechnology Gateway Tom Crawley, NanoForum Nanonet Styria – Austrian Nanotechnology Network Brigitte Kriszt, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria Nano and Microsystems and Future Materials Cluster in Finnish Centre of Expertise Programme 2007-2013 Esko Peltonen, Jyväskylä Innovation Ltd
15:00	Closing coffee

ORAL PRESENTATIONS - Three parallel sessions (partnering program)

Call for abstracts still open - NEW DEADLINE 6/3:

With the opening of EU FP7, finding the right consortium partners is currently a pressing topic. In the parallel sessions both Finnish and international organisations will give short oral presentations (10-15 min) describing their research, recent results and future perspectives, including projects that they would like to find partners for. The topics of the sessions are given in the program above. The sessions are open to both Finnish and international organisations and companies.

Who should present?

Finnish researchers and companies should present their work, capabilities and future plans. International organisations who are interested to find partners from Finland shoud present their capabilities and describe areas in which they are looking for partners. FinNano projects are in particular encouraged to participate .

How to apply?
Option 1: Send a short abstract by 6 March to programme coordinator laura.juvonen@spinverse.com (subject: FinNano / Oral presentation) describing your research and future perspectives (incl. what sort of partners you are looking for).

Option 2: For Nanotech Northern Europe 2007 Congress participants: you may use the NTNE2007 partnering program online form (choose option FinNano). Note that the form is titled "reserve a partnering stand" because the NTNE2007 partnering program uses poster stands. However, the FinNano option is for oral presentations.

POSTER SESSION - Call for abstracts open - DEADLINE 6/3:
Poster session is held during the FinNano seminar lunch break at 12:30-13:30 in the exhibition hall. Call for papers for the poster session is now open. FinNano projects in particular are encouraged to bring a poster. This should introduce the project, best results and future aspects. Send your abstract by 6 March to programme coordinator laura.juvonen@spinverse.com (subject: FinNano / Poster)

REGISTRATION: www.tekes.fi/finnano and click 'Register'
The seminar is free of charge but registration is required by 16 March 2007.

NOTE: FinNano seminar registration includes an access to NTNE2007 and ChemBio exhibitions. Participation in NTNE2007 Congress or ChemBio conferences requires separate registration. For more information: visit www.nanotech.net or www.chembiofinland.fi

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