European observatory for science-based and economic expert analysis of nanotechnologies, cognisant of barriers and risks, to engage with relevant stakeholders regarding benefits and opportunities

Project Information

OBSERVATORYNANO

Grant agreement ID: 218528

Project closed

Start date 1 April 2008

End date 31 March 2012

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Total cost € 5 141 986,65

EU contribution € 3 999 840,00

Coordinated by

INSTITUTE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
United Kingdom

Objective

observatoryNANO brings together leading EU organizations who collectively have expertise in the technological; economic; societal/ethical; health, safety, and environmental analysis of nanotechnologies. Its primary aim is to develop appropriate methodologies to link scientific and technological development of nanotechnologies with socio-economic impacts. Both of these aspects will be enhanced by expert opinion, making this project unique in providing relevant web-based reports in a common format across all sectors, considered by all criteria, and widely publicized. observatoryNANO will become an industry leading and opinion forming catalyst for nanotechnology in the EU. The purpose is to avoid the exaggerated socio-economic impact of nanotechnologies and place developments in a realistic time-frame. It will present a reliable, complete, and responsible science-based and economic expert analysis of peer-reviewed literature, patents, national funding strategies, investment trends, and markets; in combination with information derived from questionnaires, interviews and workshops with academic and industry leaders, investors, and other key stakeholders. It will place these developments in the context of potential ethical and societal issues, and risks to human health and the environment, through its own analysis and through engagement with other actors, to ensure that its recommendations are balanced and contribute to the safe and responsible development of nanotechnologies. It will collaborate with all appropriate organizations including the EPO, OECD, industry associations, ETPs, and other EU-funded projects. Through these activities observatoryNANO will form a balanced governing board of key EU stakeholders. It will react to advice and input from these stakeholders, and advise on potential opportunities, barriers, and risks. This will allow decision-makers to take appropriate action to ensure that nanotechnology developments are realized as socio-economic benefits.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › nanotechnology
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › catalysis

Keywords

• European observatory
• nanotechnology
• socio-economics
• technology assessment

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP-2007-1.1-4 - Development of methodology, collection and elaboration of scientific-technical and socio-economic data and studies on nanosciences and nanotechnologies, including risk assessment, and establishment of an observatory

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2007-CSA-1
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Funding Scheme

CSA-SA - Support actions

Coordinator

INSTITUTE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY

• EU contribution: € 689 003,00
• Address: RICHMOND STREET 50 GRAHAM HILLS ; G1 1XP Glasgow ; United Kingdom
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Robina Fisher (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

VDI TECHNOLOGIEZENTRUM GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 638 667,01
• Address: VDI-Platz 1 ; 40468 Duesseldorf
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Düsseldorf › Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Nur Umran Bopp (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

France

• EU contribution: € 424 698,24
• Address: RUE LEBLANC 25 ; 75015 PARIS 15
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Anne Arrigas (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 157 183,00
• Address: Research Avenue North, Riccarton 45 ; EH14 4AP Edinburgh
• Region: Scotland › Eastern Scotland › Edinburgh
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Susy Scarisbrick (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

MALSCH NEELINA

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 119 733,00
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Neelina Hermina Malsch (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

TRIPLE INNOVA

Germany

• EU contribution: € 95 583,10
• Address: Luisenstrasse 102 ; 42103 WUPPERTAL
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Holger Wallbaum (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

SPINVERSE OY

Finland

• EU contribution: € 390 638,00
• Address: KEILASATAMA 5 ; 02150 Espoo
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Thomas Warren Crawley (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

BAX INNOVATION CONSULTING SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 507 696,00
• Address: CALLE CASP 116-118, 5 ; 08013 Barcelona
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Laszlo Bax (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR VOLKSGEZONDHEID EN MILIEU

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 153 092,82
• Address: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9 ; 3721 MA Bilthoven
• Region: West-Nederland › Utrecht › Utrecht
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Peter Van Altena (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT

Germany

• EU contribution: € 59 523,03
• Address: KAROLINENPLATZ 5 ; 64289 Darmstadt
• Region: Hessen › Darmstadt › Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jutta Braun (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA PER LA RICERCA INDUSTRIALE - AIRI

Italy

• EU contribution: € 136 639,00
• Address: Viale Gorizia 25C ; 00198 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Guido Frigessi Di Rattalma (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

NMTC (NANO & MICRO TECHNOLOGYCONSULTING) - DR MATTHIAS WERNER

Germany

• EU contribution: € 187 870,60
• Address: Soorstr 86 ; 14050 BERLIN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Matthias Werner (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

EIDGENOSSISCHE MATERIALPRUFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 110 434,70
• Address: UEBERLANDSTRASSE 129 ; 8600 Dubendorf
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Zürich › Zürich
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Heidi Leutwyler (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AARHUS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 50 343,50
• Address: NORDRE RINGGADE 1 ; 8000 Aarhus C
• Region: Danmark › Midtjylland › Østjylland
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Minna Minna Jensen (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 194 740,00
• Address: MINDERBROEDERSBERG 4 ; 6200 MD Maastricht
• Region: Zuid-Nederland › Limburg (NL) › Zuid-Limburg
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Wilma Coenegrachts (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNOLOGICKE CENTRUM PRAHA ZSPO

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 83 995,00
• Address: Ve Struhach 1076/27 ; 160 00 Praha
• Region: Česko › Praha › Hlavní město Praha
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Bohumil Lysý (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data