EuroNanoForum 2013’s Best Research Project Award finalists announced

Mentioned at length in my Mar. 14, 2013 posting, EuroNanoForum 2013, being held in Dublin, Ireland from June 13 – 20, has announced a list of 11 finalists for its Best Research Project Award. From the May 30, 2013 news item on Nanowerk,

Eleven EU-funded nanotechnology projects have been shortlisted for the “Best Research Project Award” to be announced at the next EuroNanoForum (ENF2013), Europe’s largest Nanotechnology and Materials Conference, in Dublin.

More information at: http://www.euronanoforum2013.eu/calls/call-for-projects/

The aim of the award is to highlight the innovative outcomes of EU research projects and to present how nanotechnologies enable progress in every aspect of daily life: from health to environment, energy, transport, food and communication. The 11 candidates will be voted on and a winner announced at the ENF2013 on 20 June 2013.

EuroNanoForum’s 2013 Call for Projects webpage lists the finalists,

The finalists are:

BioElectricSurface; Electrically Modified Biomaterials’ surfaces: From Atoms to Applications.

EUMET; Design, Development, Utilization and Commercialisation Of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts.

FEMTOPRINT; Develop a printer for microsystems with nano-scale features fabricated out of glass.

FLEXONICS; Ultra-high barrier films for r2r encapsulation of flexible electronics.

IP NANOKER; Structural ceramic nanocomposites for top-end functional applications.

LIGHT-ROLLS; The development of a roll-to-roll production platform for the manufacturing of micro-structured flexible LED displays – “Light where you want it” The future of retail lighting.

MUST; Multi-Level Protection of Materials for Vehicles by Smart Nanocontainers.

NanoInteract; The aim of NanoInteract was to ensure that nanotechnologies do not cause inadvertent harm to human or environmental health at any stage of their lifecycle.

NANOTHER; Integration of novel NANOparticle based technology for THERapeutics and diagnosis of different types of cancer.

Sonodrugs; Image-Controlled Ultrasound Induced Drug Delivery.

STONECORE; The use of nanotechnology materials for the refurbishment of buildings as well as the conservation of natural and artificial stone, plaster and mortar.

The Call for Projects webpage also notes,

Over 50 projects have been submitted for the Best Research Project 2013 covering the areas of Industrial Technologies, Life Sciences, Environment, Energy and Transport. At the Award Gala, the spotlight will be on the 11 finalists who will have the opportunity to present their achievements on stage and to the gala attendees. There will then be a live ballot at the Gala Dinner to identify the winner of the prestigious Best Research Project Award 2013.

That live ballot at the Gala Dinner is going to make this a very exciting evening for all the finalists. I wonder what kind of politicking the attendees will be subject to.

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