Nanotechnologies in the Czech Republic

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Nanotechnologies in the Czech Republic

• JITKA KUBATOVA
• FP6 NCP - 3rd priority
• Nanotechnologies and nanosciences,
  knowledge-based multifunctional materials, new
  production processes and devices
• NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN RESEARCH
• (NICER)
• Technology Centre AS CR
• Rozvojova 135, 165 02 Prague 6
• e-mail kubatova_at_tc.cas.cz

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Current support of Czech RD in nanotechnologies
public funds

• International
• FP6 3rd priority
• COST
• National
• Grant Agency of the Czech Republic
• Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the
  Czech Republic
• Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
  programme Research Centres, programme Basic
  Research Centres
• Programme Nanotechnology for the Society

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Programme Nanotechnology for Society

• Nanoparticles, nanofibres and nanocomposite
  materials
• Nanoparticles of metals and metallic oxides
• Nanoparticles and nanolayers on the basis of
  ceramic materials
• Nanofibres based on carbon, special inorganic
  materials, and polymers
• Nanocoatings, nanostructures and nanocomposite
  materials
• Nanobiology and nanomedicine
• The targeted drug delivery of biologically active
  substances and nanosystems for diagnostics,
  therapy, or radiotherapy
• Magnetic nanoparticles for medical purposes
• Bio-functionalisation of surfaces
• Biosensors and diagnostic systems
• Polymer nanocomplexes for the transport of gene
  information and the gene therapy
• Supramolecular creation of nanostructures

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Programme Nanotechnology for Society

• Nano-macro interface
• Development of tools, instruments, equipment, and
  applications for the creation and
  characterisation of high resolution
  nanostructures
• Development of applications for the handling and
  connection of nanoobjects with micro and macro
  environments
• Development of metrological applications and the
  characterisation of surfaces of technically
  interesting macroscopic materials with the nm
  resolution
• Study of bulk materials, properties of which are
  fundamentally influenced by their microstructure
  or nanostructure, especially by the nanometric
  grain boudaries

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Programme Nanotechnology for Society

• New phenomena and materials for nanoelectronics
• Nanophotonics and especially new kinds of lasers
• Semiconductor spintronics
• Nanostructures on the basis of carbon and the
  nanodiamond layers
• Nanotechnologies and nanophenomena on the atomic
  and molecular levels

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FP6 NMP projects with Czech participation
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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• Czech Technical University in Prague
• ELCERAM a.s.
• NMP2-CT-2005-515846
• IP - NAPOLYDE
• Nano-structured polymer deposition processes for
  mass production of advanced product
  functionalities enabling innovative energy
  production integration
• Spolek pro chemickou a hutni vyrobu, a.s.
• NMP3-CT-2005-515840
• IP - FOREMOST
• Fullerene-based Opportunities for Robust
  Engineering Making Optimised Surfaces for
  Tribology

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of
  Sciences of the Czech Republic
• 026556-2
• IP - NANOEAR
• 3g-Nanotechnology based targeted drug delivery
  using the inner ear as a model target organ
• Czech Metrology Institute
• 026717-2
• IP - NanoCMM
• Universal and Flexible Coordinate Metrology for
  Micro and Nano Components Production

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Academy of
  Sciences of the Czech Republic
• NMP3-CT-2004-500283
• NOE - EXPERTISSUES
• Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Tissue
  Engineering of Bone and Cartilage Using Second
  Generation Biomimetic Scaffolds
• Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Academy of
  Sciences of the Czech Republic
• Synpo, a.s.
• Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles
  University
• Institute of Polymeric Materials, Faculty of
  Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice
• NMP3-CT-2004-500361
• NOE - NANOFUN-POLY
• Nanostructured and functional polymer-based
  materials and nanocomposites

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague
• NMP3-CT-2004-500623
• NOE - NANOMEMPRO
• Expanding membrane macroscale applications by
  exploring nanoscale material properties
• J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, AS
  CR
• NMP3-CT-2005-011730
• NOE - IDECAT
• Integrated Design of Catalytic Nanomaterials for
  a Sustainable Production

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• GENERI BIOTECH s.r.o
• NMP4-CT-2003-505808
• STREP - GENSENSOR-NANOPARTS
• Nano-biotechnical components of an advanced
  bioanalytical microarray system
• VUOS a.s.
• NMP3-CT-2003-505664
• STREP - NANOEFFECTS
• Nanocomposites with High Colouration Efficiency
  for Electrochromic Smart Plastic Devices

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague
• NMP4-CT-2003-505669
• STREP - CIDNA
• Control of assembly and charge transport
  properties of immobilized DNA
• Charles University in Prague
• NMP4-CT-2003-505895
• STREP - NANOCHEMSENS
• Nanostructures for Chemical Sensors
• J. HEYROVSKY INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
• NMP3-CT-2005-516982
• STREP - HETEROMOLMAT
• Nanocrystalline Heterosupermolecular Materials
  for Optoelectronic Applications

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
  Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
• NMP4-CT-2005-013880
• STREP - SingleMotor-FLIN
• Long-Period Observation of Single (Bio)-Molecular
  Motors by Minimal-Invasive Fluorescence Lifetime
  Imaging Nanoscopy (FLIN)
• CPN spol. s.r.o.
• NMP3-CT-2005-013882
• STREP - NanoBioSaccharides
• Nanotechnologies for Bio-inspired
  polySaccharides biological decoys designed as
  knowledge-based, multifunctional biomaterials

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• BVT Technologies, a.s.
• 017350
• STREP - BIO-MEDNANO
• Integrating enzymes, mediators and nanostructures
  to provide bio-powered bio-electrochemical
  sensing systems
• DELONG INSTRUMENTS, a.s.
• 017133
• STREP - RIMANA
• Radical Innovation Maskless Nanolithography
• Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the
  Czech Republic, Prague
• 016447
• STREP - MagDot
• Bridging Atomistic to Continuum - Multiscale
  Investigation of Self-Assembling Magnetic Dots
  during Epitaxial Growth

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the
  Czech Republic
• 016593
• STREP - CompSpin
• Computational Spintronics
• Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
• 032811
• STREP - Quorum
• Discovering Quorum Sensing in industrially useful
  Fungi, a novel approach at molecular level for
  scaling-up in white biotech

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• Inotex s.r.o.
• 033168
• STREP - PhotoNanoTech
• Photozyme Nanoparticle Applications for Water
  Purification, Textile Finishing, Photodynamic
  Biomineralization and Biomaterial Coating
• DELONG INSTRUMENTS a.s.
• Center for Applied Cybernetics Dept. of Control
  Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
  Czech Technical University
• 033211
• STREP - GOLEM
• Bio-Inspired Assembly Process for Micro- and
  Nano- Systems

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Funded nano-projects with Czech participation

• Technology Centre AS CR
• NMP4-CT-2003-505726
• SSA - NANOROADMAP
• Technological roadmaps till 2014 in nanoscience
  and nanotechnologies in materials, health and
  medical systems, energy fields
• Czech Technical University in Prague
• 033167
• SSA - NANO-STRAND
• Development for Nanotechnologies