Nanotechnology in the European

Union

(Part II)Ineke Malsch, Malsch TechnoValuation

Regional Mexican Centre of Science and Technologies EULAKS Summerschool

Mexico City 26 August 2009

Table of contents:

• Introduction

• EU and national policies for nanoscience and technology

• Conclusions

Introduction – Who am I?

Ineke Malsch, director of Malsch TechnoValuation: Consultant on Technology and Society:

• EU projects incl. ObservatoryNano and ICPCNanoNet. • Technology Assessment of nanotechnology.• Publications on nano-, bio-, microsystems technology, etc. • Located in Utrecht, since 1999. www.malsch.demon.nl C.V: • Graduated in Physics, University of Utrecht, 1991• Postgrad education in Environmental Impact Assessment and Social Studies of

Science and Technology• Scholarship STOA, European Parliament, Luxemburg, 1995-1996 (incl. nano)• Fellowship nanotechnology IPTS, JRC, EC, Sevilla, 1996-1998• Part time study Theology, KTU, Utrecht, 2004-2005• Part-time PhD project Centrum voor Ethiek, RU Nijmegen, since 2005 (professor

J-P Wils)

IntroductionEuropean Union

(EU27) Associated States to FP7 incl.

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

Iceland

Israel

Norway

Switzerland

Turkey

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Introduction:• Science, Technology and Innovation policy in the European

Union is shared between the European Union and the Member States;

• The policy is coordinated in the framework of the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs (2000, updated in 2005);

• Part of the national budgets for RTD is handed over to the European Commission and distributed via the Framework Programmes for RTD (currently FP7);

• Several non-EU member states are associated to the Framework programme;

• The EU funding is mainly focused on more applied research (e.g. Nanotechnology);

• National governments are responsible for basic science.

EU and national policies for nanoscience and technology

EU policy for nanoscience and technology:• Since 2002, Nanotechnology is explicitly included as

a priority in the Thematic programmes on Nanotechnology, Materials and Production Process (NMP) in the 6th and 7th Framework Programmes for RTD (FP6 and FP7)

• 12-05-2004: European Commission Communication “Towards a European Strategy for Nanotechnology”

• 07-06-2005: EC Action Plan “Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies; An Action Plan for Europe 2005-2009

• 06-09-2007: EC First implementation report for the Action Plan

http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/actionplan.htm http://ec.europa.eu/nanotechnology/index_en.html

Elements of the EC Action Plan:- R&D and innovation- Infrastructure development- Interdisciplinary Human Resource

development- Industrial innovation- Integrating societal expectations and

concerns- Public health, safety, environment and

consumer protection- International cooperation / dialogue

European level funding for nanotechnology RTD:• European Union FP7 (NMP programme and

others);• Coordination of national funding of member

and associated states through ERANET (FP6 and FP7 (e.g. NanoSci-ERA, MNT-ERANET, EuroNanoMed);

• In FP7 ERANET+ schemes national funding can be topped up by EC funding.

The following slides have been made available by EC project officer Jyrki SuominenDisclaimer: Note that this presentation is not legally binding and does not represent any commitment on behalf of the European Commission

NMP nanotechnology strategy - Nanosciences and nanotechnologies

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Themes Health

Food,Agricultu

re and Bio-

technology

Information and

Communi-cation

Technologies

Nano,Materials,

Production EnergyEnviron-

mentTrans- port

Socio- eco-

nomicRe-

search

Space and

Security

COOPERATIONCollaborative

Research 5 984 1 935 9 110 3 467 2 265 1 886 4 180 607 2 858 32 292

IDEAS 7 460

PEOPLE 4 727

JRC (EC) 1 751

50 521

CAPACITIES

350

Research for the benefit of

SMEs

1 266

Science in Society

ResearchPotential

4 291

Total

359

FP7 EC (current prices)

Regions ofKnowledge

International Co-operation

182126

European Research Council

Marie Curie Actions

Research Infrastructures

2 008

7th Framework Programme:

Programmes and themes

Note: The Framework Programme is the strategic instrument for RTD policy (Chapter XVIII of the Treaty), see: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/find-doc_en.html

MS; 1075; 65%

EC; 575; 35%

EU public funding in EU public funding in nanotechnology in 2007nanotechnology in 2007

(Member States + EC-FP7)(Member States + EC-FP7)FP7 theme /SP M€ %

NMP 282.0 49.0

ICT incl. FET 147.5 25.6

Ideas (ERC) 18.0 3.1

People 74.0 12.9

Energy 17.0 3.0

Health 23.5 4.1

Infrastructures 1.5 0.3

SME 12.0 2.1

575 100

Theme 4:Theme 4:Nanosciences, ,

nanotechnologies, nanotechnologies, materials materials

and new production and new production technologiestechnologies

Overall objective : improve the competitiveness of EU industry (including SMEs) and ensure its transformation through:

• the effective transition from a resource-based to knowledge-based industry

• generation of new breakthrough, applicable, knowledge• strengthening EU leadership in nano, materials and

production technologies • emphasis on integrating different technologies and

disciplines across many sectors

Importance of Technology Platforms to help establish common research priorities and targets

Theme 4:Theme 4:Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, Nanosciences, nanotechnologies,

materials materials and new production technologiesand new production technologies

Four activities: 1. Nanosciences and nanotechnologies 2. Materials3. New production4. Integration of technologies for industrial

applications

…very good continuity with « NMP » activities in FP 6 !!

“Nano- and converging Sciences and Technologies”

Summary of 2010-2013 focus and activities

Mission statement

• Enable Europe to derive maximum social, environmental, economic benefit from the support of application-driven nanotechnology system research, development and demonstration;

• Contribute to the development of a world leading European Nanotechnology industry founded on scientific excellence;

• Provide leadership in international efforts towards promoting fact-based awareness and control of potential risks to health, safety and the environment from the production and use of nanotechnologies.

Objective : Create materials and systems with pre-defined properties and behaviour based on knowledge and experience at nano-scale

Objective : Create materials and systems with pre-defined properties and behaviour based on knowledge and experience at nano-scale

Realisation of nano-structures, systems or materials.

Processes for nano-fabrication, surface functionalisation, thin layers, self assembling properties.

Method and processes for measuring and characterisation.

Nano-technologies Competitiveness Impact

Horizontal activitiesRisk assessment & knowledge gap closure + Safety Health Environmental Impacts

Social context and supportNomenclature, metrology and standards dedicated centres of knowledge and

expertise

Safety, health, environmental and industrial Impact; Infrastructure

New knowledge of interactions of atoms, molecules and their aggregations with both natural and artificial entities.Understanding or imitating the natural processes at nano-metric scale.

Nano-sciences

InterdisciplinarityApproach; Convergence

Importance of social context and support

Ethical research is a priority

• EU research in the FPs respects the EU ethical principles;

• All FPs research projects are scrutinised already at the proposal stage and when necessary a specific ethical review is carried out;

• The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE), an independent body which

advises the European Commission on ethical aspects of science;

• The Commission has also recently published a code of conduct for responsible nanosciences and nanotechnologies research..

Structure of N-N industrial development for Nanosystems by design

• Inter-disciplinary – Interactions of atoms, molecules and their

aggregates– Natural processes at nano-scale

• Structures/Systems/Devices/Components• Modelling/Simulation/Computation/

Design• Metrology/Instrumentation/Machinery/• Production• Safety, health, environment , risk

assess./mgt.

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International Cooperation

Ap

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Agreed call topics for 2010/11

+ indicative priorities for future calls

Overall workflow – strategy and work programme development

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NMP Advisory

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FEEDBACK

Proposal for a multi -annual implementation plan

FP 6 project portfolio (including specific roadmapping/foresight studies)

Platform SRAs

Other foresight material + requirements of other stakeholder groups

Analysis & dialogue, e.g. with the help of ad-hoc Advisory Group on industrial nanotech & other Advisory groups

NMP 2010 Work ProgrammeNMP 2010 Work Programme

• Opening 30 July 2009

• 7 dedicated nanotechnology topics– of which two coordinated calls (Mexico, USA)

• Further two integration and one construction PPP topic with strong nanotechnology emphasis

• ERANET on Nanotechnologies (including nanotoxicology)

References

FP7: FP7: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

Nanotechnology funding:Nanotechnology funding: http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/src/eu_funding.htm

Nanotechnology homepage:Nanotechnology homepage:http://ec.europa.eu/nanotechnology/http://ec.europa.eu/nanotechnology/

index_en.htmlindex_en.html

Additional informationAdditional informationon nanotechnology:on nanotechnology:

Thank You for Your AttentionThank You for Your Attention

ObservatoryNano project:Funded under FP7 by the EC for 4 years from 1st April 2008. Mission: “to create a European Observatory on Nanotechnologies: • To present reliable, complete and responsible science-based and

economic expert analysis, across different technology sectors,• To establish dialogue with decision makers and others regarding

the benefits and opportunities, balanced against barriers and risks,

• And to allow them to take action to ensure that scientific and technological developments are realized as socio-economic benefits.”

ObservatoryNano project:• Will collate and analyse data regarding scientific and technological

(ST) trends (including peer-reviewed publications, patents, roadmaps, published company data)

• And economic realities and expectations (including market analysis and economic performance, public and private funding strategies).

• Supported by assessment of ethical and societal issues, impacts on health, environment and safety, as well as regulation, standardization, and legislative issues.

• ObservatoryNANO has established liaisons with international organizations including the EPO, OECD, and ISO, and will establish liaisons with relevant European Technology Platforms (ETPs), ERA NETs, and other relevant EU-funded projects, to ensure that effort is not duplicated and that resource sharing and output are maximized.

• The purpose of this integrated approach is to develop validated methodologies that yield accurate indicators of the socio-economic impact of N&N RTD.

Current European policies for nanoscience and technology – leading countries:

Country Policy RTD programme Networks EHS aspects Societal aspects / dialogue

Germany Nano Initiative Action Plan 2010

BMBF. Highest budget of Eur. countries, 2nd to EU

Federal and Regional Competence Networks

Included. Parliament wants 10% of nanofunding

Included. Parliament wants better integration.

France Measures by the Ministry of Research, Dir. Research and Dir. Technology since 1999

Nano 2012 (next gen. ICs) (450 million Euro govt funding); investment in R&D, infrastructure, networks

R3N (2005); C’Nano (2004-5); OMNT;

RTRA (2007): Grenoble, Strasbourg, Orsay

National dialogue 2009-10

UK New policy under public consultation, to be announced in Feb. 2010

Several funding councils

Knowledge Transfer Networks since 2007

DEFRA, UK govt, projects

Structural (govt, Royal Soc 2004, ELSA), consultation UK strategy 2009

Italy - Several sources Several National Research Facilities

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European policies for nanoscience and technology – countries:

Country Policy RTD programme Networks EHS aspects

Societal aspects / dialogue

Spain - AENCNT, Plan Ingenio 2010, etc

Nanospain - -

Switzerland Past: TopNano21

Several SNI (formerly NCCR)

Innovation Society

TA Nanoswiss

Poland - Several Several R&D networks

- -

Netherlands Action Plan Nanotechnology (2008), Cabinet vision Nanotechnologies (2006)

NanoNed (until 2009, 235 million euro)

FES High Tech Systems & Materials 2010-14 (subject to govt decision)

NanoNed (research) MinacNed (companies and R&D), Point One (Nanoelectronics)

(proposed) 15% of new FES money;

RIVM, universities: projects

5% of NanoNed = ELSA research; Rathenau Institute; National Committee Nanodialogue 2009-10

European policies for nanoscience and technology – countries:

Country Policy RTD programme Networks EHS aspects

Societal aspects / dialogue

Sweden - Different funding (50 million euro in 2007)

100 industry & 15 universities; Myfab

- -

Belgium – Flanders

New govt. IWT: Nanotechnology projects

Flanders Nano Bio Alliance (>2006)

- Nanosoc (2006?-10)

Belgium – Wallonia

- NanoTIC project, nanofunding in competence clusters

NANOWIN, NANOWAL

Nanotoxico project

-

Austria Action Plan is under construction

Austrian Nano Initiative (from 2004, 35 million euro), other

- Nanotrust (2007-10)

Nanotrust (2007-10)

European policies for nanoscience and technology – countries:

Country Policy RTD programme Networks EHS aspects Societal aspects / dialogue

Denmark - Funding councils fund projects

Nanet, Nano Oresund Project Nano DTU

-

Finland - FinNano (70 million euro, 2005-10)

Nanotechnology Cluster programme 2007-13

- -

Czech Republic

- Nanotechnology and Society programme and others

Czech Soc for NMT, NanoS&T group

Czech Nanoteam

1 project on toxicity of nanoparticles

-

Portugal - Several I3N Network, International Iberian Nanotechnology Centre (with Spain)

Conclusions Nanopolicies:

• The European Union and a number of member states have formulated explicit nanotechnology strategies in the past;

• Most countries are investing without apparent overall policy;

• Currently, most strategies are being revised or new funding decisions pending.

References and further reading:- ObservatoryNano reports on Technical and Economic Trends,

Ethical and Social, EHS, Legal aspects and Communication, 2009: www.observatorynano.eu

- ICPC NanoNet annual reports on Nanotechnology in Latin America and other ICPC countries, 2009 www.icpc-nanonet.org

- Palmberg et al, “Nanotechnology: an overview based on indicators and statistics,”OECD, Paris, 2009, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/59/9/43179651.pdf

- European Commission nanotechnology pages: http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/ and http://ec.europa.eu/nanotechnology/index_en.html

Acknowledgement:The work presented here has benefited from support by the European

Union in several projects including ICPC NanoNet and ObservatoryNano. Slides on the EU policy on nanotechnology and on open calls for nano-proposals have been made available by EC project officer Jyrki Suominen. Any opinions given are solely my own responsibility and can not in any way be attributed to any European institution.