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6 June 2005Industrial map of UK MNT

  
 

The MNT Network in association with the DTI has recently compiled the Industrial Map of UK MNT. The focus of this study was to provide a picture of the capabilities of UK MNT companies.

Now available to download from the UK MNT Forum

  

PAS 71 : 2005 - Nanoparticles Vocabulary

  
 


British Standards Institution (BSI), supported by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has been awarded the Chair and Secretariat of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) technical committee for nanotechnologies. 

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Collaborative R & D Projects

 
 

Competition for funding under the DTI Technology Programme now announced.
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Government response to the RS/RAE Report

 
 

Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies: Opportunities and Uncertainties
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Capital Projects

 
 

The Third Call for Capital Projects closed in April 2005.

 
 

First Capital Call - winners of £18 million government funding. more »

  
 

Second Capital Call - winners of £20 million government funding. more »

  

The MNT Network

The UK Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT) Network has been established by the DTI and the 12 Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations working together, to provide a market-oriented focus for the facilities, people and organisations engaged in Micro and Nanotechnologies in the UK. The Network is helping to lower entry barriers and drive the widespread market development and exploitation of these technologies - building a prosperous, world-class MNT sector in the UK.

The benefits of the Network include:

  • Improving the access to a critical mass of world-class knowledge and facilities in the UK and overseas.
  • Providing a catalyst to drive the specialist training and development of people to fuel growth in these emerging markets.
  • Facilitating the integration of the complete supply-chain and better use of facilities, to take "blue-skies research" through to high-volume and high-value-added manufacture by UK companies.
  • Identifying the demand for, and working with stakeholders to provide the new facilities needed to build the UK MNT capability.
  • Encouraging a coordinated approach to applied research programmes and business support.
  • A focus for information and advice to provide the support for UK business to drive innovation and new products.

Professor Hugh Clare is Director of the UK Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT) Network. Professor Clare joined the Network from Unilever, and has considerable experience in MNT and manufacturing. He was one of the founder members of the UK Microsystems and Nanotechnology Manufacturing Association (MMA), and was its chairman for four and a half years.