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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.

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.

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.

INL host the topical meeting on Single Quantum Emitters (SQE 2017)

The topical meeting SQE2017 brings together scientists from Israel, UK, Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Ukraine, Germany, France, Lithuania, and Italy to discuss novel technologies and findings in the context of Single Quantum Emitters, which form the foundation of the emerging second quantum revolution. Confirmed keynote speakers are: – Cristina Flors, IMDEA Nanoscience, Madrid, Spain – Ronen Rapaport, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel – Ruth Oulton, University of Bristol, UK – Alper Kiraz, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. The topics covered include but are not restricted to: – Impurities in 2D materials and crystals; – Single emitters and interactions with cavities, plasmonics, surface waves, meta-materials etc.; – Integration of single emitters in quantum information devices; – Single emitter sources and interdisciplinary applications e.g. in super-resolution microscopy for life science applications, etc. The Topical Meeting is organized by INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory and with the support of the COST Action MP 1302 Nanospectroscopy. Please click here for further information and registration.

NMP-REG partners discuss policies to include nanotech in manufacturing

Norte Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N) and the INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory organized the third NMP-REG regional stakeholder group meeting, on 19th September, at the premises of CCDR-N, in Porto (Portugal). This meeting gathered stakeholders from the regional scientific and technological system, clusters and competitiveness poles and entities from the public sector. The main focus of the meeting was the identification and discussion on potential policy improvements in order to increase NMP adoption by manufacturing in Norte Region. Stakeholders took a very active role in this meeting and provided many inputs. This stakeholder meeting also aimed to discuss the project state of the art.

Open House at INL – September 24-25

The INL International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory reopens its doors for another festival dedicated to Science and Nanotechnology in particular. On September 24 and 25, INL researchers will show who they are and what they do. With fun and varied activities, scientists will explain where we can find solutions based on nanotechnology in the objects and situations of our everyday life. There will be activities for children and adults. The program includes lectures, demonstrations, scientific experiments, exhibitions and plays activities for the little ones. We promise to open a window on the daily lives of the many researchers working at INL from all over the world. Physicists, chemists, biologists, engineers … all together will explain to you how nanotechnology, this invisible giant, has the potential to improve our lives and make our planet more sustainable. Join us at this party dedicated to Science with lots of fun guaranteed. The second day of the event, Monday, September 25, is reserved for organized groups from institutions (professional organizations, schools, social centers, etc.) The program and registrations are available here

INL Summit 2017 – The New Economy

Nanotechnology and the New Economy is the theme for this year’s edition of the INL Summit, the annual gathering where the impact of nanoscience and nanotechnologies is debated in Braga, North of Portugal. The event is organized by INL and will take place on October 19 and 20. Science not Fiction, Nanotechnology and the 4th Industrial Revolution, Turning Nanotechnology into Business, Nanotechnology, Arts, Design and Education, and a round table dedicated to Economic Environment, are the titles of the five sessions foreseen for the INL Summit 2017. Visit the dedicated website here

INL hosts MNE2017 – September 18-22

INL will host the 43rd International Conference on Micro and Nanoengineering this September 18-22. For the 2017 edition, INL and IMB-CNM, CSIC, co-organiser of the conference have set-up an outstanding program, with very high-level key-note speakers on topics spanning from meta-materials to life-sciences and information technologies. MNE2017 will cover all the main current activities in micro/nanoengineering and for this, the organisation has restructured the conference in four areas: Novel Developments in Nano/Micro Fabrication Methods and processes; Fabrication and Integration of Micro/Nano-Structures Devices and Systems; Engineering for Physical and Chemical Applications; and Engineering for the Life Sciences. Read all about the event on the dedicated website.

CÓDIGOMAIS – A new Innovation Ecosystem in Health for Galicia and North of Portugal

CÓDIGOMÁIS is a project aiming at fostering the creation of a cross-border innovation ecosystem in the area of cooperation Galicia-North of Portugal, open to all key regional stakeholders and with a strong international orientation. Nine partners from across North of Portugal and Galicia are working together to increase the market-oriented RTD in health, to promote the information flow on the needs and demand of technological solutions within the cooperation area and to foster cooperation between research centres, regional administration, companies and end-users. Kicked-off on June 1st, CÓDIGOMÁIS will run for 4 years with a budget over €2,2M co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The initiative is led by ACIS – Axencia Galega para Xestion do Coñecemento en Saude (Spain) and brings together other eight key regional players in the health cluster: INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (Portugal), UVIGO – Universidade de Vigo (Spain), USC – Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), CSG – Cluster Saúde de Galícia (Spain), BIOGA – Cluster Tecnolóxico Empresarial das Ciencias da Vida (Spain), HCP – Health Cluster Portugal (Portugal), FMUP – Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (Portugal) and 2ca – Centro Clínico Académico Braga (Portugal).