ICSTI Statement on Nanotechnology - Forfás

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The use of nanomaterials in plastic construction products may enable a significant reduction in material consumption without loss of mechanical strength. The development of such products will allow Irish companies to access international markets, in what is a cost conscious industry. 6.9 Conclusions The identification of the points of intersection between the nanotechnology roadmap in Chapter Four and the accepted sector key roadmaps in this Chapter, makes it possible to identify specific nanotechnology opportunities for the key sectors comprising the Irish economy. 57
58 7.0 CAPABILITY 7.1 Background The Task Force has evaluated the national nanotechnology capability. In doing so it has largely relied on a report prepared for the Board of Enterprise Ireland by its Industrial Products Division (Appendix V), and on a report prepared for the Task Force by the Higher Education Authority (Appendix VI). The existing national nanotechnology capability was evaluated under the following four headings: Third level Institutions; New Indigenous Companies; Established Indigenous Companies; Multinational Companies. 7.2 Third Level Institutions The objectives were to determine the level and nature of research activity in nanotechnology, to take stock of the infrastructure available to researchers, and to identify the level and sources of funding available to support research and infrastructure. The level of nanotechnology research activity in Ireland is, by international standards high. Enterprise Ireland estimates that there are 117 full-time professional researchers working in 10 internationally recognised nanotechnology research groups based in third level institutions. The Higher Education Authority estimates, based on responses received from third level institutions, that there are 114 researchers working in nanotechnology or nanotechnology related research across all third level institutions. The essential agreement is comforting. It should be noted that the above analysis excludes postgraduate students in these groups. The number of such students is estimated at 250, assuming a ratio of full-time professional researchers to postgraduate students of 1:2.
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I C STI I R E L A N D Irish Council
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FUNCTIONS OF THE IRISH COUNCIL FOR
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2 CONTENTS 6.5 Healthcare - Medical
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4 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Knowledge e
Page 9 and 10: 6 Nanotechnology - National Roadmap
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Page 13 and 14: 10 A significant increase in the nu
Page 15 and 16: 12 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Background
Page 17 and 18: 14 2.5 Acknowledgements The Council
Page 19 and 20: 16 and lowered as it scans across t
Page 21 and 22: 18 Figure 3.3: Nanocrystals of the
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Page 27 and 28: 24 5.0 OPPORTUNITY 5.1 Background I
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108 Section 2 - National and Intern
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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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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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