Nanotechnology for growth

Date: 19 November 2009, 15.00–17.30 followed by dinner
Venue: IVA’s Conference Center, Grev Turegatan 16, Stockholm, Sweden
Registration: No later than 16 November 2009. The cost of dinner is SEK 300, please send it to bankgiro 5108-2527. Please state your name and 5056.
More information: Contact Bengt Mölleryd, e-mail at bm@iva.se, telephone at +46(0)87912938.

Nanotechnology is a vast field of promising opportunities and emerging technologies for a multitude of applications in energy, electronics, biomedicin, environment as well as engineering and materials. Major programs and efforts have been launched in many countries and internationally to exploit rapidly expanding nanotechnology developments. Still obstacles and risk hamper expectations of fast and easy returns on investments.

The seminar is directed at sharing experiences of nanotechnology for growth in Russia and Sweden. It is also an arena for exploring further contacts and cooperation.

RUSNANO
was established in 2007 by the Russian state as an investment company for commercializing nanoindustry projects and innovations. Rusnano is in charge of Russian national policy for nanotechnology research and development. The Russian nanoproduct market 2008 was estimated to more than 20 G€. Rusnano, which has a capital base of 3 G€, has so far invested more than 1,5 G€ in nanoindustry such as fabrication of nanoproducts, building infrastructure for nanotechnology projects including scientific forecasting and road maps, standardization and certification as well as safety. Rusnano is open for collaboration with companies from other countries.

Anatolij Tjubais, the CEO of Rusnano is an economist and an influential profile in Russian industrial and economic policy. He was minister for deregulation and privatization in the Jeltsin administration. Recently he led a committee for the deregulation of the Russian power sector..

Programme (pdf)