ICSTI Statement on Nanotechnology - Forfás

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CONTENTS 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 Functions of <strong>ICSTI</strong> Executive Summary 4 Introduction 12 2.1 Background 2.2 Irish Council for Science Technology and Innovation 2.3 Nanotechnology Task Force 2.4 Structure and Scope of Report 2.5 Acknowledgements Nanotechnology 3.1 Definition 3.2 Illustration 3.3 Scope of Definition Roadmap 4.1 Background 4.2 Nanotools 4.3 Nanomaterials 4.4 Nanotechnology Enabled Products and Processes 4.5 Conclusions Opportunity 24 5.1 Background 5.2 Nanotools and Nanomaterials 5.3 Improved Products and Processes 5.4 New Products and Processes 5.5 Potential Markets 5.6 Conclusions Sectoral Analysis 33 6.1 Background 6.2 ICT – Electronics 6.3 ICT – Photonics 6.4 Healthcare - Pharmaceuticals 15 20 1
2 CONTENTS 6.5 Healthcare – Medical Devices 6.6 Agri-Food 6.7 Polymers and Plastic 6.8 Construction 6.9 Conclusions 7.0 Existing Capabilities within Ireland 58 7.1 Background 7.2 Third Level Institutions 7.3 New Indigenous Companies 7.4 Established Indigenous Companies 7.5 Multinational Companies 7.6 Conclusions 8.0 Nanotechnology and Society 67 8.1 Background 8.2 Nanomaterials Regulation 8.3 Nanotechnology and the Wider Community 9.0 Nanotechnology Forum 70 9.1 Background 9.2 Role 9.3 Conclusions 10.0 Strategy and Recommendations 73 10.1 Background 10.2 Strategy 10.3 Recommendations 10.4 Conclusions Appendices <strong>ICSTI</strong> Membership <strong>ICSTI</strong> <strong>Statement</strong>s to Date <strong>ICSTI</strong> Secretariat
Page 1 and 2: I C STI I R E L A N D Irish Council
Page 3: FUNCTIONS OF THE IRISH COUNCIL FOR
Page 7 and 8: 4 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Knowledge e
Page 9 and 10: 6 Nanotechnology - National Roadmap
Page 11 and 12: 8 Assuming that the recommendations
Page 13 and 14: 10 A significant increase in the nu
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Page 17 and 18: 14 2.5 Acknowledgements The Council
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Page 21 and 22: 18 Figure 3.3: Nanocrystals of the
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52 6.7.3 Intersection with Nanotech
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54 6.8 Construction Sector 6.8.1 Se
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56 More importantly, nanotechnology
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58 7.0 CAPABILITY 7.1 Background Th
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60 Higher Education Authority; thro
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62 Enterprise Ireland is seeking to
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64 Elan Corporation develops and ma
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66 There are at least six establish
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68 In respect of the second issue,
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70 9.0 NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY FORU
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72 9.3 Conclusions The immediate es
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74 The co-ordination of the funding
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78 APPENDIX II Appendix II: Task Fo
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80 Wednesday, 5th March 2003, Gover
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82 Europe - Commission Nanotechnolo
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84 Another important aspect of fund
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86 Enterprise Ireland has already d
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88 2. What is Nanotechnology? Nanot
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90 For example the application of n
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92 3.1.1 Electronics The electronic
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94 3.2. Market development timescal
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96 There are two start-up nanotechn
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98 4.3 Established EI Clients A num
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100 6. Primary targets for the deve
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102 Objective 3. Increase the numbe
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104 Objective 7. Assist researchers
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106 Potential industrial adopters n
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108 Section 2 - National and Intern
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110 ii. Technology Development Rese
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112 UCD Prof. Donald 961,000 Using
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114 5. European Union Funding via F
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116 UCD HPMD-CT-2000-00014 0.45 Cha
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118 Communications Communications i
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120 (b) SMEs that are inventors of
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122 Dr. Pat Morgan Dean, Faculty of
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124 A Partnership Approach to Resea
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July 2004
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