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PEOPLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES
http://www.cbni.euCentre for BioNano Interactions
Class III Cell Culture
IANH’
LOCATION FOR NEW EUINFRASTRUCTURE FOR BIONANOINTERACTIONS AND NANOSAFETY
SFI SRC, EPA, HEA
NeuroNano
Cozzarelli Prize, 2008
FP RESEARCH
Students from 14 countriesmajority funds EU internationally
26 companies from around the world
Protecting the potential for generations to come
1st reports of Nanotoxicity
Address the great intractable diseases
Cross biological barriers, e.g. blood brain barrier
Risk, investment and perception of risk Potential for radically new therapies
European Parliament Members back tougher rules for nanotechnology Published: 28 April 2009
The European Parliament backed a report urging the European Commission to revise its stance on nanomaterials. MEPs said all nanomaterials should be
considered as new substances. Adopted on April 24 2009 by an overwhelming majority – 391 in favour and 3 against.
European Parliament Members Vote for Ban on Nanomaterials: Nanosilver and Carbon Nanotubes
June 16, 2010
The Members of the European Union’s (“EU”) Environment Committee (“MEPs”) voted in favor of proposed amendments to the EU’s Restriction of Hazardous
Substances Directive, banning the use of nanosilver and long multi-walled carbon nanotubes in electrical and electronic products.
By Treaty, Parliament and Commission must agree on key policy issues
Etc. ……Worldwide issues
BioNanoInteract now central EU Infrastructure for arena
Re-profiled SRC spending to capture emerging opportunities
Marie Curie Research and Training Network on Dynamical Arrest Arrested Matter – 19 Network PartnersStart date – November 2004Project Duration – 5 years (including a 1 year extension)Coordinator – University College DublinPartners – -Universita di Napoli -University of Bristol-Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics -Harvard University-Universitat Freiburg -Universita di Messina-Universite Montpellier II -Universita di Milano-Heinrich-Heine Universitat Dusseldorf -Johannes Gutenberg Universitat Mainz-University of Edinburg-University of Fribourg-Universita di Roma-Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Institut fur Chemie, Karl Franzens Universitaet Graz -Universite du Maine, Centre National Recherche de Scientific-Instituto Nazionale de Fisica Nucleare
ARRESTED MATTER BUILT DEPTH IN NANO AND MESOSCOPIC PARTICLES
40nm COOH-PS NPs
APPROACHES FROMARRESTED MATTER FED INTO
RADICALLY NEW APPROACHES
MOVIE OF LIVING CELLFROM MICROSCOPE,
LEADING TO ‘SIMULATION’
Successes:• Many of the young people who took part within the framework became the young
leaders of the field- (UCD alone)de Gregorio (Prize), Foffi (Swiss national Prize EPFL, Assistant Prof), Zaccarelli (permanent position Rome, leader!) Cellai (CSET) Many other around EU.
• Coherent workshops across whole field (100 young people often) seen as the birth of the modern field in EU (we moved further into biological applications afterwards)
• Beginning of real fundamental depth in UCD in soft nanoparticle materials, and merger of experimental data with theory (see cell experiment previously)
Failures:• Not every student succeeded as planned (including some in MC program itself!). • Balance of post docs vs students (my fault) per group was imperfect (all UCD were
ESR)• Structure (committees for everything) was made overly complex, and overly heavy
in an effort to make transparent and fair in every way-my fault, well intended
SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN
NanoTOES (Nanotechnology: Training Of Experts in Safety) – 12 Network Partners
Start date – 1st November 2010
Project Duration – 4 years
Coordinator – University of Salzburg
Partners – - Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V- University College Dublin - Natural Environment Research Council - Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning - Institut Universitaire Romand De Sante Au Travail - Institute of Experimental Medicine – Hungarian Academy of Sciences- Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology- AvantiCell Science Ltd - Grimm Aerosol Technik Gmbh & Co KG Pesch - Bayer Technology Services GMBH
SOON TO STARTPARTNER
NO ONE CAN SAY HOW TO SUCCEEDPERSONAL VIEW
• Win the key step by prior results-even if it is only one key paper, make it the ‘example
• Find the best people (who know how to educate young leaders), and ask them early• But not too many (!)
• Frame the initial vision yourself, explain it carefully-show each the role they would play
• Identify the real need at EU level for such young people trained (eg Infra)
• Start early
Winning as Co ordinator
Winning as Partner
• If you are senior, easier, if more junior, ask seniors to include you-don’t by shy• Try to be a support centrally in the preparation, and execution-visibility, and experience• Start early