Nanoforum Workshop: Nanotechnology Commercialisation

On Thursday 29th March, Nanotech Northern Europe 2007 will be featuring a full-day session stream looking at challenges and opportunties of commercialising nanotechnology. This workshop is being operated on behalf of the EU-funded Nanoforum project, and is intended to provide a valuable input to the discussion about how Europe can ensure that nanoscience research translates to economic growth.

How to participate

Registered participants of Nanotech Northern Europe are able to attend this workshop, which will be an open-access session stream on Thursday March 29th. To participate in Nanotech Northern Europe, please go to registration.

Shortly after the workshop, a report will be published which distills the key findings and proposes actions. This report will be avaiable on the Nanoforum website, and you will be able to discuss the findings on the Nanoforum discussion board.

Programme

10.30	Global Trends and Perspectives
	Success Factors for Building a Nanotech Business J Malcolm Wilkinson Founder, Technology for Industry
	Immaterial Rights in Fledgling SMEs Markku Simmelvuo CEO, Papula Nevinpat Jukka Korhonen Patent Attorney, Papula Nevinpat
	Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital: A Global Overview Markku Maula Professor, Helsinki University of Technology
14.00	Entrepreneur and VC Perspective
	Russell Cowburn Professor, Imperial College London CTO, Ingenia Technology Ltd.
	Aymeric Sallin Founder and Managing Partner, NanoDimension
	Cathal Mahon Investment Manager, CAT Science
	Brian Bilenberg CTO, NIL Technology
16.00	Industrial Perspective and Panel Discussion
	Peter Kruger Head, Bayer Working Group Nanotechnology
	More industrial speakers to be announced shortly
17.30	Drinks Reception
	Discussion and networking with other workshop participants
19.00	Close