Nanotechnology in the Candidate Countries

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction .7

1.1. General information about R&D in the candidate countries .7

1.2. Acknowledgements: 10

2. EU and nano in the candidate countries11

2.1. General information.11

2.2. The European Commission's webpages on nanotechnology.14

2.3. Joint Research Centre and the candidate countries 15

2.4. European Commission funded support networks for innovation 16

2.5 Networks of Excellence supported by the European Commission 21

2.6. Participation in FP6 – Priority 3 .22

2.7. Other European research related associations23

2.8. Literature and web-links 25

2.9. Acknowledgements .25

3. Bulgaria26

3.1. General information.26

3.2. National programmes and Networking 28

3.3. The research institutes and their expertise32

3.4. Universities .42

3.5. Companies45

3.6. Literature and Web-Links 47

3.7. Acknowledgements .48

4. Cyprus49

4.1. General information.49

4.2. Networks53

4.3. Universities .54

4.4. Companies58

4.5. FP5 and FP6 collaborations 61

4.6. Literature and web-links 64

5. The Czech Republic 66

5.1. General information.66

5.2. National programmes and projects69

5.3. The research institutes and their expertise70

5.4. Universities .75

5.5. Companies82

5.6. Literature and web-links 85

5.7. Acknowledgements .85

6. Estonia.86

6.1 General information86

6.2 National programmes and projects.88

6.3 Universities 91

6.4 Companies94

6.5. Literature and web-links 97

6.6. Acknowledgement.97

7. Hungary .98

7.1. General information.98

7.2. National programmes and projects101

7.3. The research centres and their expertise 102

7.4. Universities .107

7.5. Companies108

7. 6. FP6 collaborations .109

7.7. Literature and web-links 110

7.8. Acknowledgements .110

8. Latvia .111

8.1 General Information .111

8.2. National programmes and projects113

8.3. Universities .114

8.4. Literature and web-links 117

8.5 Acknowledgement117

9. Lithuania .118

9.1 General information118

9.2 National programmes and projects.120

9.3 The Research institutes and their expertise122

9.4. University research institutes.134

9.5. Companies143

9.6. Literature and web-links 145

9.7 Acknowledgement146

10. Malta 147

10.1. General information.147

10.2. National programmes and projects150

10.3 Universities 152

10.4. Companies154

10.5. FP6 collaborations 155

10.6. Literature and web-links 156

10.7. Acknowledgement.156

11. Poland157

11.1. General information.157

11.2. Nanotechnology Research Networks 159

11.3. National programmes and projects160

11.4. The Research institutes and their expertise.164

11.5. Universities .168

11.6. Companies170

11.7. FP6 collaborations 171

11.8. Literature and web-links 172

11.9. Acknowledgements: 172

12. Romania.173

12.1. General information.173

12.2. National programmes and projects175

12.3. The Romanian Consortium for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology177

12.4. The research institutes and their expertise178

12.5. Universities .189

12.6. Companies191

12.7. FP6 collaborations 192

12.8. Literature and Web-Links 193

12.9. Acknowledgements .193

13. Slovakia 194

13.1. General information.194

13.2. National programmes and projects197

13.3. National research networks.199

13.4. The research institutes and their expertise200

13.5. Universities .210

13.6. FP5 and FP6 collaborations 212

13.7. Literature and web-links 219

13.8. Acknowledgements .219

14. Slovenia 220

14.1. General information.220

14.2. National programmes and projects222

14.3. The research institutes and their expertise223

14.4. Universities .227

14.5. Companies229

14.6. Literature and web-links 230

14.7. Acknowledgements .230

15. Turkey .231

15.1. General information.231

15.2. National programmes and projects233

15.3. The Research Institutes and their expertise 235

15.4. Universities .237

15.5. FP6 collaborations 240

15.6. Literature and web-links 243

15.7. Acknowledgements .243

16. Concluding Summary 244

16.1 Acknowledgements 246