Scope:
The key to the market of new nanotechnology is production. Whereas, however, science is booming and one conference follows the other, the flow of information about production using nanotechnology and mounting competition overseas is a rather slow trickle. This makes it difficult for companies to gain access to advances in technology which is taking an increasingly important role in many industries.

The chance of obtaining comprehensive information is now being offered, in global cooperation, by the first nanotechnology conference concentrating on manufacture and cooperative development. Participants will learn about the state of Nanotechnology in various economies as well as about effective routes from basis technology up to mass manufacture and the current state of production (rapidly developing mainly in Eastern Asia), about the translation of nanomaterials into prototypes, components and complex systems.

Companies who see to add value to current products and technological enterprises and representatives of applied research should use the conference to gain detailed information about commercialization and production using nanotechnology to strengthen their competitiveness. For it is considered certain today that nanotechnology, as the most important key technology of the future, will have a profound impact on industries ranging from car manufacture via the foodstuffs, construction, and textile industry, optics and microelectronics, to medical engineering and many others.

The conference is organised by n-ABLE, the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) Community of Common Interest in Nanotechnology in Manufacturing, and the German Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM), the worldwide leader in nanoscale application development.

n-ABLE 2005 provides an unique opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge about industrial applications of nanotechnology in your field.

Target Audience and Topics

n-ABLE 2005 target audience:

• Companies with R&D and products in Nanotechnology
• Companies seeking to add value to their development and products through Nanotechnology
• Organizations in the development phase of Nanotechnologies
• R&D Consortia and Groups who seek to accelerate their development through collaboration and partnering

Topics Covered:

Breakthrough Nanotechnology Developments
Embedding Nanotechnology in Existing Manufacture
Nanotechnology Helping the Manufacturing Industry
New products and Processes
Concurrent Nanotechnology Development
Mass Production and Processing
On Demand Development
Successful Vertical Nanotechnology Development
IMS R&D Project Proposals

List of Participants

Dr Susanne Reichrath
State Secretary, Saarland Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Germany

Dr Claudio Boer
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, CCI Coordinating Board

Dr Jurgen Schulte
n-ABLE, Asia Pacific Nanotechnology Forum, Australia

Dr Andreas Jordan
MagForce Nanotechnologies GmbH, Germany

Dr Loris Scandella
Nanosurf AG, Switzerland

Dr Malcolm A Butler
The Polymer Centre, UK

Mr Hans Naef
Buehler Nanotechnology (TBC), Switzerland

Dr Alan Smith
MNT Network, UK

Mr Pasi Keinänen
Nanolab Systems Ltd., Finland

Dr Michael Hoffmeister
Genthe -X- Coatings GmbH, Germany

Dr He Qian / Prof Chunli Bai
Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. R. China

Dr Ralf Fellenberg
VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH, Germany

Dr Paul Reip
QinetiQ Nanomaterials Ltd., UK

Dr Klaus Drese
Institute fur Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH, Germany

Dr Sang Rok Lee
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, n-ABLE, Korea

Mr Mojtaba Mesgari Mashhadi
Mministry of Industries and Mines Nanotechnology Committee, Iran

Prof Hua Chun Zeng
National University of Singapore, Singapore

Mr Morten Bøgedal
NaNet, Denmark

Mr Ray Pimentel
UK Trade & Investment, USA

Mrs Ineke Malsch
Malsch TechnoValuation, Netherlands

Dr Christoph Schild
Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Germany

Dr Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood
Nanotechnology Consortium, Accelrys, UK

Prof Fedor A. Kuznetsov
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Dr Manfred Albrech
Emmy-Noether Research Group, Germany

Dr Jas Pal Badyal
Surface Innovations Ltd., UK

Dr Seunghun Hong
Seoul National University, Korea

Dr Federico Rosei
Nano-Femto Laboratory, Canada

Prof Gerd Kaupp
University of Oldenburg, Germany

Mr Giovanni Manfre
MG Consult SRL, Italy

Mr Guillermo Benito
Pilkington plc, UK

Mr Daniel Rardon
PPG Industries, USA

Dr Detlef Burgard
Nanogate Advanced Materials, Germany

Mr Christoph Ebell
CTI International, Switzerland

Mr Frank De Witte
Licon BV, Belgium