The Finnish National
Nanotechnology Program
R. Saarelainen(a) B. Salmelin(a),
O. Knuuttila(b), and J. Kivikoski(b)
(a)Finland Technology Center
Consulate General of Finland
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1025
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(b)Tekes, PO Box 69
FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland |
This is an abstract
for a poster to be presented at the
Fifth
Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology.
There will be a link from here to the full article when it is
available on the web.
In Finland nanotechnology has already some emerging industrial
applications such as sensors and actuators. To further boost this
development, an ambitious nanotechnology program was launched in
early 1997 jointly by the Academy of Finland and the Finnish
Technology Development Center, Tekes.
The Finnish National Nanotechnology Program coordinates and
funds Finnish research in nanotechnology targeting extensive
industrial applications. The program promotes strong
international collaboration, which is of extreme importance. Thus
multilateral cooperation in the projects is encouraged.
Various academic and industrial research groups in Finland
carry out the research activities. The program covers
nanobiology, self organized structures, functional nanoparticles,
nanoelectronics, and biomaterials for information technology.
Tekes and the Academy of Finland will fund the main part of the
program together with universities, research centers, and the
industry. The first program phase will last three years,
involving 16 projects and having a volume of $ 9 million.
Tekes (http://www.tekes.fi/)
is the industrial R&D coordinating and funding agency in
Finland. Its funding covers about 10% of the whole R&D input
in Finland, ranging from long-term research activities in
universities to research and development projects in industry.
Tekes also coordinates Finnish activities in the European Union
research programs.
The Academy of Finland (http://www.aka.fi/eng)
promotes advanced scientific research, international research
cooperation, and serves as an expert body in science policy
questions.
During 1997 Tekes conducts a survey on research and industrial
activities in nanotechnology in the USA. The goal is to deepen
the contacts between the US and Finnish research and industry in
the field of nanotechnology.
*Corresponding Address:
Finland Technology Center, Consulate General of Finland, 1900
Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1025, Los Angeles, CA 90067,
ph:(310-203-9903, fax: 310-203-8716, submitted by: Jouni
Lounasmaa, email: [email protected]
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