MINOSEURONET

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MINOS-EURONET MIcro-NanOSystems EUROpean
NETworking pursuing the integration of NMS and
ACC in ERA SSA, Priority 2-IST Contract No.
015704, 2005-2008 Project coordinator
IMT-Bucharest, Romania Dan Dascalu
(dascalu_at_imt.ro), Claudia Roman
(claudiae_at_imt.ro)
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MINOS-EURONET is devoted to stimulating,
encouraging and facilitating the participation of
New Member States (NMS) and Associated Candidate
Countries (ACC) in IST activities. The project
has a pan-European focus on one strategic
objective in IST, namely micro- and nanosystems.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• 1. To reveal and promote the research competences
  from NMS and ACC, namely competences relevant for
  the development of micro-nanosystems field at
  European scale.
• 2. To facilitate the participation of NMS and ACC
  organisations to EU programmes and other
  activities in the field of micro-nanosystems by
• providing specific information through databases
  and other electronic or conventional means and
• b) direct contacts through information and
  awareness events, as well as through brokerage
  meetings.
• 3. Extensive networking at pan-European scale in
  micro-nanosystems field, especially by networking
  the organisations in NMS and ACC with a potential
  for the future development of the field with the
  established networks in EU.
• 4. Facilitating progress towards building a
  future research policy and research direction for
  micro-nanosystems, micro-nano-technology and
  converging technologies in NMS/AC.

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• MINOS-EURONET Consortium
• National Institute for Research and Development
  in Microtechnologies, ROMANIA
• Institute of Electron Technology, POLAND
• Kaunas University of Technology, Research Center
  for Microsystems and Nanotechnology, LITHUANIA
• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical
  Engineering University, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
• Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
  Dept. of Electronics Technology, HUNGARY
• Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava,
  Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information
  Technology, SLOVAKIA
• Technical University of Sofia, ECAD Laboratory,
  BULGARIA
• KOÇ Üniversitesi, Department of Electrical
  Engineering, Istanbul, TURKEY
• Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen, Institute
  of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, GERMANY
• University of Lancaster, UK
• Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of
  Systems, CNRS, Toulouse, FRANCE
• Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas,
  Centro Nacional de Microelectrónica, Barcelona,
  SPAIN
• European Technology for Business, Codicote, UK
• University of Wales Cardiff , Manufacturing
  Engineering Centre, UK
• Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Département
  de microTechnologies pour la Biologie et la
  Santé, Paris, FRANCE
• Vienna University of Technology, AUSTRIA
• CMP CIENTIFICA S.L., Las Rozas, SPAIN
• 4M2C Patric Salomon GmbH, Berlin, GERMANY

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Networking at the European scale Essentially,
MINOS EURONET supports a network of networks.
Database with all partners of the networks
coordinated by MINOS-EURONET Western partners in
FP6 http//www.minos-euro.net/minos_networks/view
.php
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National networks - examples

• Austria
• Austrian Society for Microsystem Technology
• West Austrian Initiative for NANO Networking
• Nanonet-Styria

• Lithuania
• Lithuanian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
  Network

• Poland
• Scientific Network Micro- and NAno- Structures
  for interdisciplinary applications in
  electronics, telecommunication, environmental
  protection, molecular biology, diagnostics and
  medical therapy MINAS

• Romania
• Romanian micro and nanotechnology network
  ROMNET-NANO
• Integrated research network devoted to
  nanobiotechnology for health (Romanian
  Nanomedicine network) RO-NANOMED
• Network of scientific services for nano-scale
  structuring and characterization, with
  applications in the development of convergent
  technologies NANOSCALE-CONV

• Spain
• Iberic network in Micro and Nanotechnologies
• Gas Sensors and Detectors

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Dissemination of information especially to
Eastern Europe through electronic and
conventional publication (web pages,
e-newsletters, printed publications)

• A web-based magazine is used to disseminate the
  most interesting information about competencies
  in NMS and ACC
• - national programmes and initiatives
• national infrastructures
• successful European cooperation
• outstanding scientific results
• national centres of excellence
• profiles

www.minos-euro.net/wbm
wbm_at_nano-link.net
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MINOS-EURONET e-Newsletter and e-Flash news

• distributed to 1600 e-mail addresses
• include information about events (conferences,
  brokerage events, workshops), courses, summer
  schools, project meetings, new calls for project
  proposals, databases

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Micro and Nanotechnology Bulletin
(http//www.imt.ro/mnt) quarterly edited by IMT.
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NEW! Databases for matching partners in FP7
calls (electronic brokerage) hosted by the
Nano-LINK web site http//www.nano-link.net
see the left menu and check the Database
section Partner matching Databases (FP7 Calls)
http//www.nano-link.net/expl.php
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Example ADD Form for ICT 2007 database
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LOGIN username and password provided after
registration via e-mail!
Search facilities - search by keywords, topics,
country, institution, type of activity
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After login - overview of registrations from
database!
click on View all!
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Brochure of Projects includes No. of
international Projects Austria 3 Belgium 3
Denmark 1 France 2 Germany 3 Hungary 3
Ireland 1 The Netherlands 1 Spain 5 Romania 2
Turkey 1 United Kingdom 5 National Networks
Germany 1 Lithuania 1 Romania 2 Spain
2 International Networks France 1 Germany 1
Poland 2 United Kingdom 2
A new, complementary tool was put forward. IMT
developed a system of automatically selecting the
information from databases and producing a
corresponding pdf document, which can be
distributed electronically (including on CD) or
printed.
Brochure of Centers No. of Centers Bulgaria 15,
Czech Republic 12, Hungary 15, Lithuania 10,
Poland 10, Romania 36, Slovakia 14, Turkey 14.
Examples of brochures and CD distributed with the
occasion of the First MINOS-EURONET Forum
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• Information and brokerage events Forum
• Information and awareness events in NMS and
  ACC, including presentation of the existing
  micro-nanosystems networks in Europe and
  promotion of MINOS-EURONET activities.
• Brokerage events in NMS and ACC, related to
  specific calls in EU programmes
• Information and brokerage events in MS for the
  promotion of research competencies from NMS and
  ACC
• Three Forums on relevant strategic fields for
  NMS / ACC

Information and awareness events in NMS and
ACC Example Info day and brokerage event in
Warsaw, May 10-11, 2006, PolandOrganizer
Institute of Electron Technology, Warsaw, Poland.
Presentations, round table and mutual discussions
on MNT-related topics were developed during the
event, aiming to exchange information on common
activities and results in order to establish
preliminary partnership towards FP7 applications.
67 participants attended the event.
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• Brokerage events in NMS and ACC, related to
  specific calls in EU programmes
• Examples
• Cooperation in the Field of Micro and Nano
  Structures and Preparation for FP7, May 11, 2006
• Organizer University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Brokerage event associated with the Fifteenth
  International Scientific and Applied Science
  Conference ET'2006, June 1, 2006
• Organizer Technical University of Sofia,
  Bulgaria
• Joint brokerage event between the MINOS-EURONET
  Project and the 4M NoE (Multi-Material Micro
  Manufacture), December 18, 2006
• Organizer Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Information and brokerage events in MS for the
promotion of research competencies from NMS and
ACC
Example May 5, 2006, Barcelona, Spain - visit of
Centro Nacional Microelectronica and Barcelona
Science Park Organizer Centro Nacional
Microelectronica, Spain.
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The First MINOS-EURONET Strategy Forum on the
impact of converging technologies High
technologies, innovation policy and regional
development
at Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
(CCIR), Bucharest, 18-19 May, 2006
http//www.minos-euro.net/forum
Participants
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The first day was devoted to Research, innovation
and competitiveness of Europe. Policies,
programmes, initiatives were presented, in the
context of the 7th Framework Programme and of the
Competitiveness and Innovation Programme of the
EU. The experience of NMS and ACC in RTDI
strategies and programmes, including technology
transfer and innovation was also presented.
Al. I. Cuza Hall (CCIR) during the Forum
A poster exhibition was available during the
first day. The posters displayed info about
participation to EU programmes, national and
regional infrastructures for research and
innovation etc. Supplementary information was
available in a package of printed documents (in
English) distributed to the participants.
The second day of the Forum was devoted to the
potential of integrating/converging technologies
(micro-nano-bio-info) for economic growth.
Examples of applications were given (at this
event there is no particular focus on a certain
field). The output of the foresight exercise
performed in Romania provided the basis for a
case study.
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157 Romanian participants and 27 foreign
participants (including 3 representatives of the
European Commission) attended the event.
Timothy Harper, Cientifica, UK
Gisele Roesems, Unit of nanoelectronics,
Directorate Components and Systems, INFSO/G, EC
Dr. Stephan Pascall, Advisor, Information Society
and Media Directorate- General, EC
Griet Van Caenghem, Unit Micro- and Nanosystems,
Directorate Components and Systems, INFSO/G, EC
Brochures containing information from the
databases for specialists and research centres
working in the MNT field were distributed to the
FORUM attendants.
The event was complex, involving aspects related
to infrastructures and applications of micro and
nanotechnologies, presenting a vast experience
both from Western and Eastern countries. The
conclusions were used indirectly by Romanian
participants in preparing the motivation for a
priority called Nanoelectronics, photonics and
micro-nanosystems in the new national RD plan.
The Forum provided an excellent background and
motivation for the participation of officials and
specialists to events dedicated to technology
transfer and European technology platforms.
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NEW!
INFO- AND BROKERAGE EVENT FP7/2007 Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Bucharest, Romania, 22-23
March 2007
With the support of MINAM, NEXUS, IPPMAN,
MINOS-EURONET projects
TOPICS. The event is focused on selected NMP/ICT
topics in the first calls of FP7. These topics
are related to advanced technologies and
materials of interest for a wide range of
industries and they are also reflecting the
interest of some European Technological
Platforms. ORGANIZERS. The event is organized by
a number of European networks and projects, with
the participation of the European Commission and
European Technological Platforms. The local
organization is provided by the EU project MINOS
EURONET (www.minos-euro.net). INVITED
SPEAKERS. The info part of the event will allow
the participants to attend presentations of key
EC officials Director Nicholas Hartley,
Directorate Industrial technologies, DG
Research Dirk Beernaert, Head of unit
Nanoelectronics, Directorate Components,
systems and engineering, DG Information Society
and Media. Representatives of European
technological platforms such as MINAM/Manufuture
(micro- and nanofabrication), Nanomedicine,
Nanoelectronics etc. are expected to give
presentations. Some networks of excellence (NoEs)
and other projects (IPs, CAs) acting as
co-organizers will have a time slot for brief
presentations of the offer of their consortia for
FP7 calls. PROGRAMME. Thursday 22nd of March,
morning info event NMP afternoon, evening
brokerage event NMP/ICT. Friday 23rd of March,
morning and early afternoon info and brokerage.
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http//www.minos-euro.net/brokerage