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European Approachesto Leading Change in Research
Systems The case of the European Action Plan
for Nanotechnologies and its Research Strategy
Renzo Tomellini Unit RTD-G4 Nano ST
and Converging Science and Technologies renzo.tome
llini_at_ec.europa.eu
http//cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology
Disclaimer Note that this presentation is not
legally binding and does not represent any
commitment on behalf of the European Commission
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Nanotechnology potentially ubiquitous

• to serve citizens and satisfy their needs
• to support industrial competitiveness
• to exploit science and technology
• advances

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World market
World market nanotechnology forecasts in
billion US Dollar
Sources Diverse, European Commission, 2006
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What does Brussels?
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• policy
• funding

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Issues to be addressed

• More knowledge
• Education
• Research
• Infrastructures
• Capacity of application
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Patents
• Regulations

• Reliability
• Metrology
• Standards
• Risk assessment
• Societal  acceptance 
• Expected response to society needs, to peoples
  expectations and concerns
• Cultural attitude to novelty
• Balance and perception of risks and benefits
• Conformity to ethical principles

some issues are better addressed at local,
national, EU or global level
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European policyintegrated, safe and responsible
Two Communications from the European Commission
Towards a European strategy for
nanotechnologyand the Action Plan
COM(2005) 243 of 7.6.2005
COM(2004) 338 of 12.5.2004
Health, safety, environmental and consumer
protection
InternationalCo-operation
http//cordis.europa.eu.int/nanotechnology/actionp
lan.htm
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What did our stakeholders say ?

• Dec 2003 EuroNanoForum2005
• May 2004 Commission Communication Strategy
• Oct 2004 Open consultation (750 positive replies)
• Sep 2004 Council Conclusions on the Strategy
• Nov 2004 EESC opinion on the Strategy
• Jun 2005 Commission Communication
• Action Plan
• Mar 2006 EESC opinion on the Action Plan
• Jun 2006 Parliament opinion on the Action Plan

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ST fields
Nanotechnology ACTION PLAN

• GOALS
• - citizens quality of life
• - respect of ethical principles
• - industry competitiveness
• - creation of wealth
• - new jobs
• Lisbon s objectives
• other EU objectives

RESEARCH via FPs, MS,

INFRASTRUCTURES via FPs, MS,

EDUCATION via FPs, DG eac, MS,

INNOVATION via FPs, DG entr, MS, EPO, banks, ...

SOCIETAL ISSUES via FPs, MS, varia

REGULATION by DGs entr, sanco, env, MS

INTL COOPERATION with concerned DGs and MS
ACTORS complementary and synergic actions
by European Commission, Member States, Industry,
Academia, specialized centers, banks, ESF,
EIB/EIF, EPO, CEN, CEDEFOP, where appropriate
within international cooperation schemes
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Structured Action at European Scale
Co-ordination, synergy, efficiency and
effectiveness in the EU policy

• Within each part of the Action Plan (e.g.
  research strategies)
• Across all the parts of the Action Plan
• (e.g. regulation vs. research)
• Within the European Commissions activities
  ( horizontally )
• In Europe co-ordination with the Member States
• Synergy at international level
• (multilaterally, bilaterally, OECD)
• Governance involving all stakeholders (society,
  consumers, industry, insurance, )
• Anticipatory role
• EU speaking with one voice

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Structured Action within the European Commission
Co-ordination, synergy, efficiency and
effectiveness in the EC policy
The European Commission Interservice Group on
Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies operates since
February 2000. It includes all EC Services and
DGs specifically addressing NN  research DGs 
(RTD, INFSO, JRC),  regulatory DGs  (EMPL,
ENTR, ENV, SANCO), BEPA, EAC, REGIO and
RELEX. http//cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology
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Some challengesfor nano under FP7

• New and better products and services at
  reasonable cost
• Creative research for substantial (not only
  incremental) industrial innovation products,
  processes and organisation
• Sustainable and responsible development
• Innovation with societal consent
• Exploitation of interdisciplinary approaches and
  the  convergence  of disciplines, imitating
  Nature
• Do whatever can be done better at EU level

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Nanotechnology RD in FP6
2005 470 million
2004 370 million
500 million estimated in 2006 1.3 billion
for the whole FP6
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Nanotechnology RD in the World
Global figures for 2005 M (1 1.25)
2004 8 Billion
2005 10.5 Billion
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1. Research, Development and InnovationEurope
Needs Knowledge
strategy

• European public investment in nanotechnology RD
  should increase by a factor of 2 compared to FP6
• Focus upon transforming our knowledge into wealth
  generating products and processes
• Reinforce the next FP for added-value via
  critical mass, transnational collaboration and
  competition
• Effective coordination of national policy and
  programmes with both OMC and ERA-NET mechanisms
• Bring public and private stakeholders together to
  strengthen roadmap and foresighting activities

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7th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 2007-2013

• New aspects of FP7 include
• Longer duration (7 years)
• Large increase in annual budget (from 4,500
• to 7,000M)
• Integration of International Co-operation in all
  four programmes
• Simplification of operation
• Focus on developing research that meets the needs
  of European industry, through the work of
  Technology Platforms and the new Joint Technology
  Initiatives
• Establishment of a European Research Council,
• funding the best of European science

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FP7 Budget Compromise proposal, Oct 06
CO-OPERATION 32413 -Health 6100 -
Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology 1935
-Information and Communication Technologies 9050
-Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and
new Production Technologies 3475
-Energy 2350 -Environment (including
Climate Change) 1890 -Transport (including
Aeronautics) 4160 -Socio-economic Sciences and
the Humanities 623 -Space 1430 -Security
1400 IDEAS (European Research
Council) 7510 PEOPLE 4750 CAPACITIES 409
7 JRC 1751 Euratom (Fusion and
Fission) 2751
50,521
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2. Infrastructure and EuropeanPoles of Excellence
strategy

• Europe needs a coherent system of infrastructure
  for RD in nanotechnology
• Measures needed to maximise the added-value of
  existing infrastructure, in particular, to help
  SMEs
• Existing infrastructure should be examined and
  mapped to identify most urgent needs
• Where needed, dedicated Europe nanotechnology
  infrastructure with critical mass should be built
• All financing mechanisms should be explored e.g.
  European Investment Bank, Structural Funds, etc

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Infrastructures actions

• a) Optimising the use and development of the best
  research infrastructures existing in Europe
• Co-ordinated calls dedicated to nanotechnology
  are envisaged
• b) Pooling of resources (national, private,
  European) to support the emergence of new
  facilities required by the scientific community
  within the next 10-20 years
• -European Strategy Forum on Research
  Infrastructures (ESFRI) http//www.cordis.europa.
  eu/esfri/
• -Integration through Networks of Excellence

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3. Interdisciplinary Human ResourcesEurope
Needs Creativity
strategy

• Identify the educational needs of nanotechnology
  and provide examples of best practice
• Encourage the definition and implementation of
  new courses and curricula for nanotechnology
• Promote the integration of complementary skills
  into research training e.g. entrepreneurship
• Explore the possibility of dedicated Marie Curie
  calls for proposals in nanotechnology
• Create a European award in nanotechnology to
  encourage young researchers

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Human Resources actions

• Workshop on research training in NN, 14-15 April
  2005
• cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/src/educationworks
  hop.htm
• Educational programmes (Erasmus Mundus,
  Socrates-Erasmus)
• e.g. Erasmus Mundus Masters course in NN
• Nanotechnology Award (ongoing discussions with
  Science and Society directorate)
• Joint initiatives with Marie Curie actions in
  FP7 are envisaged

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4. Industrial Innovation From Knowledgeto the
Market
strategy

• Promote conditions that encourage investment in
  nanotechnology RD by industry
• Investigate the prospects and conditions for the
  optimal industrial exploitation of
  nanotechnologies
• Invite the European Investment Bank and other
  institutions to strengthen the capital base for
  RD
• Encourage closer cooperation between patent
  offices towards a more efficient patenting system
• Invite Member States to review existing
  regulation and consider specificities of
  nanotechnology
• Boost and coordinate actions in metrology,
  standards and norms

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Industrial Innovation actions

• Better co-operation between industry and RD
  organisations, encouragement of entrepreneurship
• NanoForum, a European NN gateway
• www.nanoforum.org
• NanoRoadSME, NanoRoadmap projects
• Exploitation Strategy Seminars
• Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF)
• Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)
• Increased involvement of industry in EU RD
  projects, in particular of SMEs
• Integrated Projects dedicated to SMEs

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Industrial Innovation actions

• Digital NN library
• Implementation by a support or coordination
  action in FP7
• Pre-normative RD and metrology for
  nanotechnology
• Two projects in NMP, Nano-Strand and
  Nanotransport also addressed in IST
• Patent systems
• Cooperation with EPO on Nanotechnology
• e.g. patent regime, patent analysis, expert
  exchange, patent monitoring

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Industry-leadEuropean Technology Platforms are
now operating and providing inputs such as in-
NanoElectronics- NanoMedicine- Sustainable
Chemistry- Textiles- Hydrogen
Industrial Innovation actions
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Industrial Innovation

• Patents
• In FP6 so far (sample of 35 projects), about 3
  patents per project have been (or will be) filed
• 45 from IPs
• 55 from STREPs
• Most patents in Nanobiotechnology, esp.
  nanomedicine, self-assembly, nanotubes,
• organic electronics, sensors and instruments

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5. Integrating the Societal DimensionAddressing
Expectations and Concerns
strategy

• Due attention should be paid to the integrating
  societal aspects into nanotechnology RD
• Europe should pursue an open and proactive
  approach to governance in nanotechnology RD
• A dialogue with EU citizens and consumers should
  be encouraged to promote informed judgement
• The Commission reaffirms its commitment to
  ethical principles
• The responsible and transparent development of
  nanotechnology is essential for public confidence

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Societal Dimension actions
ADDRESSING EXPECTATIONS ANDCONCERNS an open
dialogue is needed

• Ethical reviews of projects carried out, where
  needed
• European Group of Ethics is assessing
  Nanomedicine (opinion in autumn 2006)

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Societal Dimension actions

• Studies and foresight activities
• NanoRoadSME project www.nanoroad.net
• NanoRoadMap project www.nanoroadmap.it
• Social dialogue undertaken through funded
  projects and events
• Nanologue project www.nanologue.net
• Nanodialogue project www.nanodialogue.org
• Communicating Science, A survival kit for
  Scientists
• ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/
• pdf/communicating-science_en.pdf
• Multilingual material has been produced

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Information materialproduced
Brochure Nanotechnology Innovation for
tomorrows world soon in 23 languages
slides dedicated to children
Film (for younger people) Nanotechnology
in 20 languages
Film Nano The next dimension
All can be seen or obtained via
http//cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/src/pressro
om.htm
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Compilation Running FP6 projects implementing
the research priority Nanotechnologies and
Nanosciences
Information materialproduced contd
CORDIS Focus Thematic supplement Exploring the
Nano-world
http//cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology
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6. Public Health, Safety, Environmental and
Consumer Protection
strategy

• A high level of public health, safety,
  environmental and consumer protection requires
• Identification of safety concerns (both real and
  perceived) and action at the earliest stage
• Toxicological and ecotoxicological data and
  evaluation of human/environmental exposure
• Adjustment, if necessary, of risk assessment
  procedures for issues of nanotechnology
• Integration of risk assessment at all stages of
  the life cycle of the technology
• -see specific presentations

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7. International Cooperation
strategy

• Encourage international debate on issues such as
  public health, safety, environment, consumer
  protection, risk assessment, metrology, norms
• Provide access to knowledge to economically less
  developed countries to contribute towards the
  prevention of any knowledge apartheid
• Promote the monitoring and sharing of information
  related to the scientific, technological,
  economical and social development of
  nanotechnology
• Define an international code of good conduct
  for the responsible development of nanotechnology

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International Cooperation actions
a) declaration or code of good conduct a
dedicated international dialogue has been
launched (global meetings at Alexandria, Brussels
and Tokyo in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and Cape Town
and Brussels in 2007) b) issues of mutual benefit
- (i) a new ISO group is operational, (ii) OECD
is becoming more and more active and (iii) a
coordinated EU/USA call for proposals in
(eco)toxicology is being negotiated, possible to
be open in future to other Countries c) Database
possibly to be addressed with the first FP7 call
for proposals
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General principles on international co-operation

• The Commission seeks international debate on
  nanotechnology-related issues such as public
  health, safety, environment, consumer protection,
  risk assessment, metrology, norms,
• The EU RD programmes are open to the World
  Europe even funds research teams in Third
  Countries
• Europe promotes the monitoring and sharing at
  international level of information related to the
  scientific, technological, economical social
  development of nanotechnology
• Europe strives for an international code of
• conduct for the responsible development of
  nanotechnology, and to avoid a nano-divide.

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Main International Fora and Initiatives on
Nanotechnology
G8 Carnegie Group
Observatory?
ISO, IEEE, Int. Comm. Weights
Measures standardisation, metrology
World Economic Forum
Global (informal) governmental dialogue on
responsible nanotechnology
OECD Global Science Forum
proposed coordination by ICGB
World Social Forum
Meridian Inst., UNIDO, NEPAD against  divide 
OECD NESTI nanotechnology indicators
UNESCO ethics incl. risk assessment
OECD JM CHEMICALS WP safety nanomaterials characte
risation, metrology, toxicity,
APEC, ANF, NEPAD macro-regions
OECD CSTP proposed WP on nanotechnology
IRGC, ICON about risks industry-led
INC industry-led
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8. Implementing a coherent and visible strategy

• a) Creation of a Commission Interservice Group to
  monitor and oversee the implementation of the
  Action Plan, see cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/s
  rc/contacts.htm
• It is important to have a regular interaction
  with Member States (currently Council Research
  working party a nano group for international
  cooperation and groups for regulation)
• b) Reporting We plan to issue a report at the
  end of 2007 and one at the end of 2009
• c) Activities to foster beneficial applications
  addressed in proposals for FP7 calls for
  proposals

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Thank you for your attention!Full text of
the Commission Communications and information on
nanotechnology in Europe can be downloaded
fromhttp//cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/
About the 7th Framework Programme see
http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ Other
nanotechnology information also from