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Towards INL Academy: Joint Workshop with IBM

INL would like to express a big thank you to everyone that so enthusiastically contributed to the joint workshop themed Towards The INL Academy. It was a real pleasure to have all your support and great inputs on the ideation of strategies for this interdisciplinary and transversal education and training program. We would also like to say how much we appreciated the presence of Margarida Casal (University of Minho), Diem Ho (IBM), João Claro (INESC TEC/ U.Porto / PBS) and Lars Montelius (DG INL). The workshop wouldn’t have been the same without your shared knowledge and expertise. Now, we are looking forward to giving shape to this pool of opportunities for INL, INL member states, academia, industry, research& technology organisations, and many, many more! For this end, we invite all interested parties to further contribute by sharing your knowledge and ideas through here.   About the INL Academy The goal of the INL Academy is to integrate knowledge and skills from the nanotechnology and business disciplines within a robust theoretical and practical framework so to prepare the next generation of both: scientists and engineers, as well as managers and entrepreneurs, that will jointly drive innovation in this prospering and vast […]

KET4CleanProduction Kick-Off Meeting

KET4CleanProduction is a three-year project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The project kicked-off January 22-23 in Stuttgart, Germany, under the coordination of Steinbeis 2i GmbH in partnership with 12 premier KET Technology Centers and 7 partners of the Enterprise Europe Network from 18 different European countries. INL is part of one of this networks of premier KET Technology Centers aiming at promoting the access of manufacturing SMEs to advanced manufacturing technologies and related key enabling technologies (KET) towards a resource and energy efficiency. The KET4CleanProduction consortium has already started working on the creation of an open innovation ecosystem with a one-stop-shop for access to innovative services for SME through a network of superior KET Technology Centres providing access to clean production technologies.

Nanomedicine: Disruptive Innovations to Beat Cancer

INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory will host the Portuguese edition of the Nano World Cancer Day 2018, a worldwide event happening simultaneously in 10 countries across Europe and beyond. Initiated in 2013, the Nano World Cancer Day is an event organized in the framework of the World Cancer Day. It aims to amplify awareness about Nanomedicine and its ability to introduce new opportunities and game-changers in the fight against cancer. Organized by the European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine (ETPN-European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine) together with the European Project ENATRANS (Enabling Nanomedicine TRANSlation), the initiative promotes events dedicated to the general public, the press, students, scientists and medical doctors. In each country, local experts in Nanomedicine (researchers, entrepreneurs, oncologists, clinicians, public authorities, patients…) deliver short speeches about the latest concrete and disruptive innovations in Nanomedicine applied to cancer and answer all questions the audience may have. It is the 5th year that INL organizes this event and this years’ edition – Nano World Cancer Day 2018 – will offer a chance to discover the revolutions provided by Nanomedicine in cancer management and care under the framework: Disruptive Innovations to beat cancer. Registration is free of charge but limited to the […]

Open Application for CÓDIGOMAIS Innovation Prize

INL, in the framework of the project CÓDIGOMÁIS, is looking for an innovative project in the field of Health and Ageing to support, accelerate and launch it to the market. The application period for the CÓDIGOMÁIS Innovation Prize runs from 19th December 2017 until 25th January 2018 and any person or entity in the POCTEP region (North of Portugal and Galicia) can submit ideas and projects in the area of health and ageing through the CÓDIGOMÁIS website. The best project will be selected by the jury formed by representatives of the project’s beneficiaries, representatives of the responsible entities for health management in the POCTEP region, and renowned experts in the areas of health and ageing. The team selected will benefit from a prize of fifty thousand euros (€50,000.00) in-kind contribution to be used in services related with the implementation of the Project, consisting of Mentoring support, marketplace (website and catalogue/brochure), financial support and consultancy. For more information please visit CÓDIGOMÁIS website.

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INL awarded by CCDR-N in Science, Innovations and Technology

The CCDR-N distinguished the INL with an award – Regional Emblem – in the area of Science, Innovation and Technology, in the “O Norte Somos Nós” ceremony. These Regional Emblems are projects highlighted by the CCDR-N, having been distinguished by the awarding of prizes or by investments in other European regions. The “O Norte Somos Nós” initiative was launched by CCDR-N – the authority of the operational program ‘ON.2 – “O Novo Norte”, which ended on March 31. The awards were based on more than six thousand projects of regional merit, with 21 finalists identified, three for each of the seven categories defined: Competitiveness, Innovation, Research, Inclusion, Qualification, Sustainability and Heritage.

EPPN First Wokshop gathers more than 140 participants in Brussels

In the aftermath of the 1st European Pilot Production Network Workshop that took place today in Brussels, INL thanks every single one that was part of this great opportunity to introduce the #EPPN and the planned CSA activities. We are proud to have had the privilege to talk and discussed with more than 140 participants from the EPPN CSA Consortium, EPPN External Advisory Board, H2020 and FP7 pilot projects, European Commission and the Nanosafety Cluster, Modelling and characterization Councils. The EPPN, led by INL, is a project striving to be instrumental as a coordination initiative and virtual marketplace, supporting the development of pilot production business networks, and facilitate the access for new costumers and potential investors, for better exploiting the opportunities offered from both EC and National activities. To know more about this project, feel free to explore at the website.

ISO 9001:2015 Certifies high standard of INL

The Quality Management System of the INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory received the ISO 9001: 2015 certification in an official ceremony held at INL premises, last Friday, November 24th. Lars Montelius, INL Director-General, stated that the “International certification represents the guarantor of the quality of our work for our partners and potential partners”. This certification was the confirmation of INL’s high standards of quality and recognition of the effort and commitment of all its employees to obtain exceptional results, reflecting the organization’s dedication to prioritizing the quality of its services, through a constant improvement of its internal processes.

NanoGateway Project Kick-Off

The NanoGateway Project, a €1.013.028 pluri-regional project led by INL and funded by the INTERREG V-A España-Portugal (POCTEP) held its first project meeting jointly with the presence of regional representatives at INL on October 20th. The project aims at implementing a pluri-regional strategy and action plan to explore and unlock the potential of nanotechnology in the generation of smart growth and well-being by developing a new collaborative approach among all actors of innovation value chains. INL, as Coordinator of the project together with the support of regional representatives and institutions, intends to strengthen the capacity to develop excellence in R & I and collaborative RTD projects on nanotechnology-based solutions and products in benefit of the industry and society. INL and key stakeholders from the eight Spanish and Portuguese Cross-Border regions will work together on the establishment of a network in the area of nanotechnology, setting the pillars for excellent research and deployment of nanotechnologies, reinforcing the competitiveness of the industry and thus, the global competitiveness of the POCTEP regions. To keep up-to-date, please register at the project’s website here.