8:00 |
Registration and refreshments |
9:00 |
| Opening remarks from the Chair |
| Dr Stephen Cash, Chief Executive Officer, NANOCENTRAL, UK |
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9:10 |
| Keynote Speaker |
| Commercialising emerging technologies |
| Dr Paul Atherton, Chairman, NANOVENTURES, UK |
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9:50 |
| Keynote Speaker |
| Start-ups in nanoscience – the keys to maximizing spin-outs |
| Dr Matthias Hölling, ETH Transfer, ETH ZURICH, Switzerland |
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10:20 |
| Trends and opportunities in the nanomaterials marketplace |
| Tim Harper, Chief Executive Officer, CIENTIFICA LTD, UK |
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10:50 |
Morning refreshments |
11:20 |
| Case Study |
| Generation 2 commercialisation – the interaction between research and commerce |
| Prof Quentin Pankhurst, Director, ENDOMAGNETICS, UK and Dr Nguyen TK
Thanh, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, UK,
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11:50 |
| Establishing a commodity exchange for nanomaterials – formation, structure and key advantages |
| Charles McGovern, Chief Executive Officer, INSCX™ INTEGRATED NANO-SCIENCE & COMMODITY EXCHANGE, UK |
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12:15 |
| Equity financing of emerging nanotechnology companies - Alternative Electronic Stock Exchange [AESX] |
| Colin Howard, Director, COMDAQ, UK |
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12:40 |
| Fostering nanotechnology as part of the national technology investment strategy |
| Dr Will Barton, Head of Technology, TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY BOARD, UK |
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13:00
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Lunch |
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8:00 |
Registration and refreshments |
8:55 |
| Opening remarks from the Chair |
| Dr Stephen Cash, Chief Executive Officer, NANOCENTRAL, UK |
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9:00 |
| Nanomaterials - taming the tiger! |
| Harry Swan, Managing Director, THOMAS SWAN & CO, UK |
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9:30 |
| Regulatory considerations in the nanotechnology sector |
| Prof Geert Van Calster, LEUVEN UNIVERSITY, Netherlands |
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10:00 |
| Challenges facing industrial players in the nanotechnology sector |
| Dr Charanjeet Singh, Director of Operations, NANOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, UK |
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10:30 |
Morning refreshments |
11:00 |
| Future directions in research for nanomaterials |
| Prof Jeremy Ramsden, Chair of Nanotechnology, CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY, UK |
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11:30 |
| Implications of the increasing use of nanomaterials and nanotechnology on the insurance market |
| David Baxter, Lead Researcher, Emerging Risks, LLOYDS OF LONDON, UK |
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12:00 |
| The public perception of nanotechnology: is it all about risk? |
| Chris Groves, Research Associate, ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, UK |
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12:30 |
| Safety, health and environment for the nanomaterials sector |
| Dr Steve Hankin, Director of Operations, SAFENANO, UK |
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13:00 |
Lunch |
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