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2.5 Networks of Excellence supported by the European Commission
The European Commission supports the merger of expertise and knowledge in the field
of nanotechnology to keep Europe as a competitive partner of the US and Japan and to
make it a leader in nanotechnology. The fusie of nano expertise and knowledge forms
EU networks of excellence. To really be nano leader, the networks will develop activities
to incorporate the scientific community of the candidate countries to them. The initiatives
in that direction are in progress, for example the Join Programme of the Nano2Life.
Nano2Life (N2L)
The aim of N2L is to merge existing European expertise and knowledge in the field of
nanobiotechnology to make Europe a leader in nanobiotechnology transfer during a 5
years time. N2L provides a frame to improve European competitiveness in nanobiotech
by integrating excellent organisations, offering access to the largest and most advanced
multidisciplinary expertise, facilities and know-how. The N2L has defined a Joint
Programme of activity to achieve the goals. N2L is tackling fragmentation of European
nanobiotechn by joining 24 partners, 170 researchers and 4 types of legal status.
Integration is achieved by co-ordinating research, training and communication in
academia and industry. In 2007, Nano2Life will establish the European Institute of
Nanobiotech (EIN) with 200 integrated researchers and 1 legal status. The envisioned
permanent EIN will guarantee long term integration. According to the co-ordinator of the
N2L, Patrick Boisseau, there are 5 organisations of the Candidate countries that are
associated to Nano2Life. As associate partners, they can take part to the entire Joint
Programme of Activity but at their own costs. They are not taking part in the
management of the network or in its working groups. Also as associate partners, they
could apply as full members in the future and the Governing Board will decide then on
their application. The associate members and the contact points with the co-ordination
of the N2L are as follows:
Associated Member Institute Contact Person
National Centre on
Nanotechnology, Sofia, Bulgaria
Institute for Materials Science
and Technology (BAYATI);
Institute of Chemistry Budapest,
Hungary
National Institute for
Microtechnologies (IMT),
Bucharest, Romania
“Petru Poni” Institute of
Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi,
Romania
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sofia University
Institute of Chemistry
National Institute for
R&D in
microtechnologies
Petru Poni Institute of
Macromolecular
Chemistry
Faculty of Electrical
Engineering, University
of Ljubljana
Proykova Ana
Kalman Erika
Dascalu Dan
Simionescu Bogda
Amon Slavko
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