Registration

Information about Nanotechnology in FP6 from the view of the Commission      
Jose-Luis Viviente-Solé, European Commission

• General aspects of Nano in FP6
• Experience from 1st call
• General hints for 2nd call

Experience from the 1st call from the view of succesful proposers

1. Jörg Scherer,EURICE GmbH, Germany, Representative of IP CellPROM
2. Nick Kanellopoulos, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Greece, Coordinator of Network of Excellence INSIDE PORES
3. Hedda Weber, Lenzing AG, Austria, Representative of STREP AEROCELL

Lunch

Brief presentations (4 min. + short discussion) of project ideas/partners regarding topics of 2^nd call

Long-term interdisciplinary research into understanding phenomena, mastering processes and developing research tools,
see Work Programme 3.4.1.1

• Self-organisation and self-assembling

1. Wolfgang Binder, TU-Wien,  Self Assembly of Polymers towards Nanostructured Materials
2. Ricardas Rotomskis, Vilnius University, Self-Assembled Nanostructures 

• Molecular motors

1. Christian Carl, University of Heidelberg,Nanosizing on molecular machines

Nanobiotechnologies, see Work Programme 3.4.1.2

• New knowledge on interfaces for new application

1. Peter Wierach, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Nanotube actuators for adaptive structures and high performance materials with nanocomposites
2. Arben Merkoçi, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Quantum Dots and other nanoparticles as labels for electrical DNA and immuno sensing.
3. Gerlinde Bischoff, Universität Halle, Novel telomerase-immortalized cell models to study the effects of nuclear hormone receptors on cellular adhesion, ECM components and associated ECM modulators
4. W.W. Szymanski, G. Allmaier; University of Vienna;Differential Mobility Analysis of Nanoparticles and Molecules - Innovative Analytial and Process Technology
5. Claudia Preininger, ARC Seibersdorf research GmbH, Optical (bio)sensors & biochips: surface chemistry & diagnostic applications

Nano-metre-scale engineering techniques to create materials and components, see Work Programme 3.4.1.3

• Nanostructured surfaces

1. Reiner Jordan, TU München, Structured polymer brushes
2. Marek Szymonski, Jagiellonian University/NANOSAM Centre, R&D Activities of Nanosam Centre in Krakow
3. Dieter Bäuerle, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Laser-induced Submicron and Nano-Patterning of Surfaces

Development of handling and control devices and instruments, see Work Programme 3.4.1.4

• Characterisation and/or manipulation devices and techniques

1. Alexey Kalachev, PlasmaChem GmbH, NANO-LUMINOGRAPH
2. Radovan Vasina, Bestec GmbH 
3. Zsolt Horvath, KFKI MFA Nanostructures Laboratory, Presentation of the activities and cooperations of the Laboratory for Nanostructure Research.  
4. Konstantin Joanidopoulos, OLYMPUS BIOSYSTEMS GmbH, Functional Quantitative Proteomics on a Chip: Integrated Functional Imaging and Molecular Analysis on Single Cell Level
5. Hans Grimm; Grimm Aerosol Technik; Nanoparticle sizing
6. G. Allmaier,  W.W. Szymanski; University of Vienna; Laser-based mass spectrometry, an important tool for the characterization of nanotubes?
7. Ladislav Berka, CTU Prague, On a testing of mechanical properties of material surfaces
8. Norbert Esser, Institut für Spektrochemie und angewandte Spektroskopie,Spectroscopic Characterization of Micro- to Nanostructures

Networking Break

Applications in areas such as health and medical systems, chemistry, energy, optics, food and the environment, see Work Programme 3.4.1.5

• Impact on human health and environment

1. Aaron Bensimon, Institute Pasteur, Single DNA analysis: A nanotechnology for health care (Presentation was canceled)
2. Franz L. Dickert, Vienna University, Nanometer patterning - Synthetic antibodies for chemical sensing

Other NANO related topics of the Work Programme

• Development of nanostructured materials

1. Lars Nyborg, Chalmers University of Technology, Nanoscale Engineering of Sintered Products.
2. Eberhard Hartmann, Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung, Radiation-cured coatings modified by metalorganic nanofiller
3. Elif Arici, Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS),Hybride Solar Cells
4. Akos Kukovecz; University of Szeged, Development of nanotubes and nanotube-based composites
5. Roger Webb, Surrey Ion Beam Centre
6. Helga Lichtenegger, Vienna University of Technology, Shaping and characterization of nanostructured materials

• New production technologies for high added value products, exploiting and using nanoscale precision engineering

1. Regina Korntner, IMS Nanofabrication GmbH, 3D Nanoscale Precision Engineering: Production System & Products
2. Ozren Kuzmanovic, Micro Technica Technologies GmbH (Presentation was canceled)

• others

1. Magdalena Szutkowska, THE INSTITUTE OF METAL CUTTING, Advanced nanoceramics with particular regard to alumina-(doped Y, Ce) zirconia nanocomposites for highly efficient machining
2. Klaus Bergmann, FRAUNHOFER Institute for Laser Technology, Extreme Ultraviolet (XUV) Radiation for Nanometer Scale Analysis and Engineering
3. Stephen Webb, RTD Services
4. Ruth Prassl, Österr. Akademie der Wissenschaften, Network BioNanoNet
5. Helmut Loibl, Fotec GmbH, Presentation of Fotec for Industrial Partners

Summary
Gerald Kern, BIT