Nanotechnology In Russia and Eastern Europe

Table Of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION 6
1.1 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN EUROPE 11
1.1.1 Funding 12
1.1.2 National programmes 14
1.1.3 Centres and infrastructure 16
1.1.4 Networks 16
1.1.5 Companies 17
1.2 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ASIA-PACIFIC 18
1.2.1 Funding 19
1.2.2 National programmes 20
1.2.3 Centres and infrastructure 21
1.2.4 Networks 22
1.2.5 Companies 23
1.3 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN NORTH AMERICA 24
1.3.1 Funding 25
1.3.2 National programmes 26
1.3.2.1 State initiatives 26
1.3.3 Centres and infrastructure 27
1.3.4 Networks 30
1.3.5 Companies 31
1.4 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA 32
1.5 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 32

2 RUSSIA 34
2.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 34
2.1.1 Ministry for Industry, Science and Technologies 34
2.1.2 Ministry of Economic Development and Trade 35
2.1.3 Russian Nanotechnology Corporation (Rosnanotekh-Rusnano) 35
2.2 RESEARCH CENTRES 37
2.2.1 Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) 37
2.2.1.1 Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute 38
2.3 NETWORKS 39
2.4 UNIVERSITIES 39
2.5 COMPANIES 40
2.5.1 Nanomaterials and nanostructures 40
2.5.2 Tools and instrumentation 40

3 REST OF EASTERN EUROPE 41
3.1 POLAND 41
3.1.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 41
3.1.1.1 State Committee for Scientific Research (KBN) 41
3.1.1.2 Ministry of Science and Higher Education 41
3.1.2 RESEARCH CENTRES 41
3.1.3 NETWORKS 42
3.1.4 UNIVERSITIES 42
3.1.5 COMPANIES 43
3.2 CZECH REPUBLIC 43
3.2.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 44
3.2.1.1 Academy of Sciences 44
3.2.1.2 Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports 44
3.2.1.3 Grant Agency of the Czech Republic 44
3.2.1.4 Ministry of Industry and Trade 44
3.2.2 RESEARCH CENTRES 44
3.2.3 NETWORKS 45
3.2.4 UNIVERSITIES 46
3.2.5 COMPANIES 46
3.3 HUNGARY 46
3.3.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 46
3.3.1.1 Science and Technology Policy Council 46
3.3.2 RESEARCH CENTRES 47
3.3.3 UNIVERSITIES 48
3.3.4 COMPANIES 48
3.4 ESTONIA 48
3.4.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 48
3.4.1.1 Enterprise Estonia 48
3.4.2 RESEARCH CENTRES 49
3.4.3 UNIVERSITIES 49
3.4.4 COMPANIES 49
3.5 ROMANIA 49
3.5.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 49
3.5.1.1 Ministry of Education and Research 49
3.5.2 RESEARCH CENTRES 49
3.5.3 NETWORKS 50
3.5.4 UNIVERSITIES 50
3.6 LATVIA 51
3.6.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 51
3.6.1.1 Ministry of Education and Science 51
3.6.2 UNIVERSITIES 51
3.7 LITHUANIA 52
3.7.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 52
3.7.1.1 Ministry of Education and Science 52
3.7.2 NETWORKS 52
3.7.3 RESEARCH CENTRES 52
3.7.4 UNIVERSITIES 52
3.8 SLOVAKIA 53
3.8.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 53
3.8.2 RESEARCH CENTRES 53
3.8.2.1 Slovakian Academy of Sciences (SAS) 53
3.8.3 UNIVERSITIES 54
3.9 SLOVENIA 54
3.9.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 54
3.9.2 RESEARCH CENTRES 54
3.10 BULGARIA 54
3.10.1 GOVERNMENT BODIES 54
3.10.1.1 Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS) 55
3.10.2 RESEARCH CENTRES 55
3.10.3 UNIVERSITIES 55

4 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 56