Nanocom European project:

lowering barriers for commercialization

of nanotechnology based products

Dominique Lauper

Innobridge SA

Agenda:

● Introduction● NanoCom Vision and Key Aims

● Nanotechnology Value Chain

● NanoCom approach and workplan

● Conclusion

Innobridge: Part of a one stop shop for Innovation

Innobridge: Our competences and services offer

Why a NanoCom project?

Nanotechnologies in Europe:

● Europe is lagging behind in the number of nanotechnology patents

granted. Perhaps because research is not aligned with industrial

requirements.

● A very low proportion (only 3,5%) of global nanotechnology venture

capital is invested in Europe

● Industrial investment in nanotechnology is only half that the US and

Japan.

Agenda:

● Introduction

● NanoCom Vision and Key Aims● Nanotechnology Value Chain

● NanoCom approach and workplan

● Conclusion

NanoCom vision

● …bridging the gap between lab based and industrial

applications in nanotechnology by creating a European wide

approach and mechanisms for lowering the barriers and

spreading best open innovation practices for rapid

commercialization and investment in innovative nanotechnology

driven products.

NanoCom key aims

● To carry out a critical analysis of barriers for rapid commercialisation of

nanotechnologies that result from many complementary EC, national

and industrially funded Research and Development (R&D) projects;

● To analyse and promote best practices via new nanotechnology and

nanomanufacturing specific open innovation methodology and tools

and provide roadmapping, policy and investment advice at EU,

national and regional levels;

● To create a commercialisation oriented forum and mechanisms for

coordinating the efforts of many complementary R&D projects in ERA;

● To provide support for training and dissemination of best practices for

open innovation and commercialisation of nanotechnology.

NanoCom Partners

NanoCom Partners

Agenda:

● Introduction

● NanoCom Vision and Key Aims

● Nanotechnology Value Chain● NanoCom approach and workplan

● Conclusion

Nanotechnology value chain

Source: Lux Research “Nanomaterials State of the Market Q3 2008 – Stealth Success, Broad Impact”

Nanotechnology value chain

Agenda:

● Introduction

● NanoCom Vision and Key Aims

● Nanotechnology Value Chain

● NanoCom approach and workplan● Conclusion

NanoCom approach

NanoCom workplan

Stage

1M1–M6

Stage

2M7–M12

Stage

3M13–M18

Stage

4M19-M24

Stage

5M25-M30

Stage

6M31-M36

WP5: Project Management

WP1: Analysis of Barriers & Technology Benchmarking

WP2: Open Innovation Model & Best Practices

WP3: Commercialisation Forums & Mechanisms

WP4: Innovation Training Factory, Training Courses & Dissemination

Agenda:

● Introduction

● NanoCom Vision and Key Aims

● Nanotechnology Value Chain

● NanoCom approach and workplan

● Conclusion

Key project outcomes

● Aim for an increase of 25% of private investments and support for young

companies (start-ups, spin-offs) to raise funding for innovation via the

NanoCom investment forum.

● Support for the transfer of knowledge from university to industrial

production and the market by creating a network of regional clusters and

SME’s international alliances;

● Doubling Europe’s patent productivity in nanotechnology by overcoming

the problems of identifying the commercial potential of research and

better aligning nanoresearch with industrial needs.

● Nano-Innovation Training Factory

Final remarks

● A single technology is often useless: you need several technologies

together to get a functioning solution,

● We all know competition between similar products, but we often forget

that different technologies may also be in competition. Therefore,

emerging technologies have to convince, they also need marketing !

● The one-stop-shop for innovation:

bringing together technologies,

business development competencies

and financing.

Dominique Lauper

Innobridge SA, Switzerland.

dominique.lauper@innobridge.com

● Any Questions?

NanoCom approach