Singapore Nanotech Updates
| Breaking News:
Launch of Singapore Nanotech
Capability Report
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NanoGlobe, partnering with Singapore Economic Development Board
(EDB) in June 2010, will be launching the first Singapore Nanotechnology Capabilities Report. This extensive document will contain the most comprehensive information about nanotechnology players in
Singapore from all sectors: industry, research & academic, investment,
incubation & consulting firms, and government agencies. The report intends
to serve as an information portal to facilitate international and industry
partnerships with Singapore nanotech leaders.
Please write to us at contact@nano-globe.biz if you wish to obtain a free copy of the full version of "Singapore Nanotechnology Capability Report".
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Nano-EHS
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world has become increasingly concerned about Nanotechnology Environment,
Health and Safety (Nano-EHS). Singapore is no exception as it hosts the Asia Nano Forum Secretariat. We were invited to participate in the
first nano- EHS roundtable discussion organized by the Institute Materials
Research and Engineering (IMRE) on 9 April
2010 where representatives from all related organizations were invited to
review the status and Singapore Nano-EHS and brainstorm on recommendations made
to the top policy makers in Singapore especially on the investment to be made
in R&D and infrastructure for capability building in Nano-EHS.
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Nano Manufacturing
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Nano-manufacturing
has been recognized by government funding agencies worldwide as a key R&D
area to invest and industries in different sectors have become well aware of or
have already adopted the enabling technologies to advanced manufacturing processes
and new functional, smart ad green materials. The Singapore Institute of
Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), one of A*STAR funded Research Institute,
organized a roundtable discussion on Nanotechnology in Manufacturing On 15
April, brought together local nanotech industry leaders to identify the needs
and challenges for nanotechnology adoption in manufacturing, and solutions of
overcoming barriers of new technology adoption. NanoGlobe partnered with
SIMTech to organize and participate in this event.
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NanoImprint Consortium
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by Dr LOW Hong Yee, Singapore Institute of Materials Research of Engineering
(IMRE) has
developed unique functionalization driven nanostructure fabrication capability
in NanoImprint Lithography. To accelerate the transfer of nanoimprint R&D and
establish international industry partnerships as well as advancing its
application development capability, IMRE will launch the Industry Consortium on
NanoImprint (I.C.O.N) launched at the 4th Industrial Symposium on
Nanoimprint Lithography on 3rd August 2010 to be held in IMRE. ICON
will serve as a platform for building a global industry consortium connecting
R&D capability in Singapore and industry beyond the borders. It covers the
full value chain in Nanoimprint technology and products. Mark your calendar and
stay tune with us for more detail information at our event website.
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Meet Us
| NanoGlobe team together with International Enterprise (IE)
Singapore representatives and six additional Singapore-based nanotech companies
will exhibit at NSTI's TechConnect World
Conference & Expo from June 21-24, 2010. Please meet us at
Singapore's Pavilion #727, the Anaheim Convention Center. If you have
interest in an on-site meeting, please drop us an email. |
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In Our Next Issue
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US Nanotech Business
Updates - NSTI Nanotech Tech Connect 2010 Japan Nanotech Updates Singapore Promoting Nanotech Manufacturing: SingNano - A*STAR SIMTech Seminar:
Nanotechnology in Manufacturing
Bayer Launching Asia Pacific Functional Films Research Centre in Singapore
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Greetings!
Warm
spring greetings from Singapore! Our NanoGlobe team was very busy in
April and May, but we had time to appreciate the global turn of seasons even
though Singapore does not have traditional spring weather.
Our
Global Nanotech Tour these past two months introduced us to new growth and
nanotechnology developments everywhere we went. In this newsletter, we
want to share with you the news from our recent tour around the world to
promote nanotechnology. Read below for a comprehensive series of updates
and photographs illustrating global nanotechnology developments and
commercialization advancements in Europe, USA and Asia.
The
insights we gained from the recent Global Nanotech Tour will be of value to
many of you receiving this issue. And remember we can assist you with
business development support in the strategic locations we have visited. We can also provide you with strategic support of your R&D, or with
intelligence and competitive analysis of market and technology
based on our insights on nanotech commercialization and
internationalization gained through our hands on and on the ground
experiences.
News of
comfort to public and private investors is our finding that the rate of
adoption of nanotechnology has been accelerating in various
industries. Just like the proverbial new spring flowers, new
initiatives are being launched globally to ensure sustainable development of
nanotechnology.
Dr. Lerwen Liu, the Asia Nanotech Ambassador
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Global Nanotech Tour Europe |
Hannover Messe
We were
invited to participate in the Hannover Messe in Germany 19-23 April 2010. MicroNanoTec was included for the second time and
organized by the VDI Technologiezentrum to showcase micro- and nanotechnology impact energy and mobility. Our director
Dr. Lerwen Liu was invited to speak in the "Forum Nano for Energy and Mobility"
on Nanotechnology Landscape in Singapore and Impact in Energy. We actively
visited and conducted a number of interviews to exhibitors in the areas of
Micro/Nanotechnology and Energy. Some of the exciting companies we found include Sun
Coat, Future Carbon, Zoz, and GXC Coatings that are profitable and offering
exciting coating and materials enable by nanostructured materials.
 
SUNCOAT
We conducted an interview during the Hannover Messe with
an interesting company, SUNCOAT GmbH that produces functional films and foils
for exciting applications such as transparent IR/heat protection adhesive films
based on nanoparticles coating, with sol-gel coating method and roll-to-roll
production process. It was impressive to watch the demo that a light heats
simultaneously on the glass boxes coated with and without SUNCoat heatstop
product that effectively absorbs Infrared (IR). SUNCoat product's competitive
performance compared with similar product in the market such as that made by 3M
but half of the price. Read our interview article to find out more about SUNCoat. 
GXC Coatings
Another coating company we found interesting during
the Hannover Messe 2010 was GXC Coatings GmbH, a German nano-coating company provides
transparent anti-fog, anti-scratch, and easy-to-clean nano-coating technology
and products for optics and safety applications in the automobile, motorcycle,
metrology and medical sector. Founded in 2000, the business strategy of GXC Coatings is
to develop high performance low cost new transparent coating materials for the
automobile industries using their proprietary sol-gel coating method and
state-of-the-art wet coating facilities. Read our article to find out more details about GXC Coatings.
 
FinNano
2010
Finland is one of the most advanced nanotech
countries we visited with strong government support (highest public investment
per capita) and innovative R&D, vibrant industries and most global looking.
We were invited to join the Panel discussion "Global impact of nanotechnology and the role of
international cooperation" at the FinNano
program (a 200M euros nanotech program funded by Tekes) Final Workshop: Small and Huge -
held in Helsinki during 4-5 May
2010. The workshop reviewed a very successful the FinNano program especially in
terms impact in the growth of Finish nanotech industry (number of nanotech
companies tripled reaching over 200 within 5 years) and highlight on Finnish
nanotech industry R&D and commercialization success and challenges. We
conducted interviews and site visits to some of the Nanotech Finland Awards
companies including BeneQ, Picodeon, Canatu and others.
 
Swiss Nano
The Switzerland
government has also been investing heavily in nanotechnology. One of the
programs funded for CHF 60M (plus 60M in kind contribution from the recipient
institutions) for 2008-2011 is Nano-Tera program. We learned this when Dr Liu visited EPFL in Lausanne, while on her
way back to Singapore. Nano-tera.ch is a project focusing on specific
technologies including low power electronics and microfluidics, and micro, nano
and tera level complexity of Education and Dissemination, involving 105
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Global Nanotech Tour USA |
NNI Update
It has been 10 years
since the launch of the USA National Nanotechnology Initiative and it is time
to review progress and plan for the future sustainable development of
nanotechnology. Our director Dr. Liu paid another visit to the National
Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) and other funding agencies in
Washington DC to exchange updates on nanotechnology development in Asia, USA,
Europe and other active regions. Download the "Report to The President and Congress on The Third Assessment of The National Nanotechnology Initiative" and NNI - Supplement to the President 's FY 2011 budget where USD 1.8B is to be allocated with three signature initiatives which are to be
launched including Application for Solar Energy, Sustainable Nanomanufacturing and
Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond.
Lux
Executive Summit
Dr. Liu was invited to participate
in Lux Executive Summit 2010 held in Boston 25-27 April 2010. Topics presented in this
year summit include include renewable
energy, green building, biosciences, nanomaterials and water technology.
In the Nanomaterials session shared by Dr Jurron Bradley (Senior Analyst of Lux
Research), three selected nanotech companies namely Bilcare Technologies, QD
Vision, and Finetex EnE shared their successful business experience.
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Hope
you have enjoyed reading this issue of NanoGlobe newsletter and we look forward
to discussing how NanoGlobe could help and add value to your business. NanoGlobe is a nanotech consultancy strategically
based in Singapore and provides business development services to corporate,
entrepreneur, government and research institution clients based on our
unparalleled understanding of nanotechnology in Asia. We would be
honoured to hear from you, our readers. We look forward to communicating
with you and discussing how NanoGlobe's services and connections can help your
nanotechnology endeavour succeed and prosper.
Dr. Lerwen
Liu, Managing Director of NanoGlobe Pte Ltd
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Our continuous effort in the coverage of China
Nanotechnology led our team to conduct site visit at a bionano start-up in
Suzhou Industry Park in April 2010. We interviewed Dr Bai Xu, CEO of Suzhou Natong BioNanotechnology Ltd
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