Nanoforum - Nanotech Regulatory Document Archive

Nanoforum
The European Nanotechnology Gateway Nanoforum is an EU funded thematic network
specialising in communicating about nanotechnology research, commercial
opportunities and societal aspects to different audiences. Nanoforum regularly
publishes news, articles, publications, events, information on institutions, and funding
opportunities on the nanoforum website. This information also explicitly covers
nanotechnology in Candidate countries. Furthermore, nanoforum organises regular
seminars, conferences and summerschools for different user groups. Each year, one of
these conferences is held in a candidate country. This conference series aims to
stimulate networking of nanotechnology researchers and companies in these countries
and in international projects and networks. The Nanoforum report on "Nanotechnology
in the Candidate Countries" aims to lay the basis for this conference series, by collecting
who's who and information on the research priorities in the 13 candidate countries.
www.nanoforum.org
NEXUS
The NEXUS project has been funded largely by the European Commission but has
recently been launched as a “not for profit” Association. Its aim is to provide high added
value services to its members on a long-term basis. NEXUS offers information services
to nano- and microsystems professionals. The services have a fee. This includes access
to reports containing the most up-to-date analysis of markets, technologies, applications,
and long-term trends. This association also provides information through the web portal,
regular e-mail bulletins, MST News pages, thematic workshops, and also conferences.
Since Nexus is an association it accepts members who can benefit of its services at
different levels. The Nexus facilitates are provided from two perspectives: market
sectors and topics affecting the sectors. Nanotechnology is considered one of the topics
that affect the market sector. The web site of Nexus is http://www.nexus-mems.com.
The nano- and microsystems professionals of the candidate countries can benefit from
the Nexus information services.
PHANTOMS
On the 1st of December 2000, the European Commission launched its new European
Nanotechnology Network (PHANTOMS) within the framework of the Information Society
Technologies (IST/FET) Programme.
PHANTOMS is a network of Excellence, whose mission is to provide a platform of
services and information for researchers active in Nanotechnologies directed towards
information processing and storage. This mission is accomplished by offering to its
members up-to-date news, article repositories, newsletters, roadmaps, a software hub,
specific studies, job offers, etc.
PHANTOMS is of a truly interdisciplinary character and currently involves 226 partners
from 32 countries worldwide (around 2100 researchers).
The key aspect of such an emerging technology network is interaction, and this is being
achieved in the following ways:
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