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SWOT analysis of micro-optics research and technologies in Europe Today’s Strengths : Today’s Weaknesses: At the cradle of µ µO O At the cradle of No collaborative attitude in µ No collaborative attitude in µO O Expertise and know- -how in how in µ µO O No team spirit in µ µO O Expertise and know No team spirit in Critical mass Critical mass No coordinated efforts in µ µO research O research No coordinated efforts in At the forefront of new developments in: At the forefront of new developments in: No shared technology in No shared technology in µ µO O Materials for µ µO O No contact with industrial and societal Materials for No contact with industrial and societal Design and modelling of µ Design and modelling of µO O drivers drivers Fabrication technologies for µ µO O Not sufficient sufficient industrial industrial awareness awareness of of the the Fabrication technologies for Not Replication technologies for µ µO O potentialities of of micro micro- -optics optics Replication technologies for potentialities Applications based on µ µO O Applications based on No No marketeer marketeer spirit spirit No e- -collaboration infrastructure collaboration infrastructure No e No impact at world- -level level No impact at world Unprecedented excellence and world-class Holistic and pan-European approach to leadership are richly present in EC micro-optics is missing
Today’s Opportunities: Today’s Threats & Consequences: Missing the opportunities offered by the new Missing the opportunities offered by the new -Micro - Micro- -optics optics an an enabling enabling technology technology with with a a th FP or NoE instrument of 6 instrument of 6 th FP or unsuccessful unsuccessful in in NoE large societal societal impact: impact: large structuring and integration structuring and integration - Potential Potential for a multitude for a multitude of of n new applications ew applications - to improve the the quality of life quality of life to improve -Loss - Loss of of competitiveness of European industry competitiveness of European industry - Potential economical benefits for industry - Potential economical benefits for industry -Gradual Gradual loss loss of of exisiting exisiting market market enabled enabled by by µ µO O - - Potential increase of employment Potential increase of employment on on all all levels levels - -Loss of emerging emerging and and potential market -Gigantic market goes to US Gigantic market goes to US, , Japan Japan, , China China - - Through structuring and integration: Through structuring and integration: - -Loosing decades of - Loosing decades of know know- -how how and and expertise expertise More efficient use of research More efficient use of research resources resources Consolidate and and strengthen strengthen EU leadership EU leadership Consolidate -Missed Missed opportunity opportunity to to establish establish a a European European - Service to industry; ; providing providing a a leading leading edge edge Service to industry technology and and industry industry : : MICRO MICRO- -OPTICS OPTICS technology Increase of European ind industr ustr. . competitiveness competitiveness Increase of European -Europe Europe will will then then again again have have shown shown that that it it can can - Develop µ µ O technologies for next decade -Develop O technologies for next decade - be creative creative and and inventive, but inventive, but that that it it cannot cannot be Materials for µ µO O Materials for bring its its knowledge knowledge to to the the market market. . bring Design and modelling of µ µO O Design and modelling of Fabrication technologies for µ Fabrication technologies for µO O EXIT MICRO MICRO- -OPTICS OPTICS EUROPE EUROPE and and EXIT Replication technologies for µ µO O Replication technologies for EXIT ALL RELATED TECHNOLOGIES and and EXIT ALL RELATED TECHNOLOGIES Applications with µ µO O Applications with MARKETS MARKETS Structuring, Integration and Scientific NEMO is needed as a catalyst; as an enabler; collaboration in µO provide important as a guide to industry, and as the developer opportunities for improving industrial of the next generations « micro-optics » competitiveness and quality of life
12 countries 30 research labs 333 researchers 6,4 M Euro Network Funding
Number of NEMO partners per country Country Number of legal Short name of partners entities (number of partner institutes) Belgium 4 VUB,SCK,UG, VDM Germany 4 FZK,FAU,IOF-ISE, LTG France 2 (5)* TRT, CNRS ( IOTA,LPN,TSI,LOPMD) UK 2 HWU,SU Finland 3 VTT,JOE, HEPT Sweden 2 UPU,CTH Italy 1 CNR The Netherlands 1 TUD Spain 1 USC Poland 5 (7)** NIT,UW,UMCS,WRUT,WUT ((M-,E-,F-)WUT) Turkey 2 KOC,SAB Switzerland 3 CSEM,IMT, SMO * France contributes with 1 company and 4 different research labs. The latter all belong to one legal entity, namely CNRS. We therefore have 2 legal entities from France. ** Poland contributes with 1 research institute and 4 universities: NIT, UW, UMCS and WUT.
NEMO’S Main Targets • Restructure and Integrate the European micro-optics landscape • Set-up durable R&D centers to provide Europe with services and technologies on micro-optics • Increase the competitiveness of Europe’s industry • Pursue world-wide recognition of Europe’s long term research in micro-optics • Create awareness on the enabling role of micro-optics • Provide education and training at different societal levels • Contribution in the short and the long term to the Quality of Life (security, health, communication)
NEMO's 4 major activities and workpackages 1) Integrating Activities WP 1 Centre for Modelling and Design WP 2 Centre for Measurement and Instrumentation WP 3 Centre for Prototyping, Mastering and Replication WP 4 Centre for Packaging and Integration WP 5 Centre for Reliability WP 6 Centre for Standardisation WP 7 Industrial Interface and Valorisation Centre WP 8 Knowledge Management Centre 2) Jointly Executed Research Activities WP 9 Micro-optics for PCB- and MCM-level Interconnects WP 10 Micro-optic Structures for Sensing Applications WP 11 Non-Conventional Micro-optical Elements WP 12 Platforms for Optical MEMS WP 13 Sub-Wavelength Structured Optical Surfaces WP 14 Infra-Red Micro-Optics 3) Spreading of Excellence Activities WP 15 Conferences, Workshops and Public Awareness WP 16 Mobility, Training, and Distance Learning 4) Consortium Management Activities WP 17 Coordination, Management, Finances and Legal Issues
Providing Europe with the food chain of micro-optics Mastering and Prototyping Technologies Low-Cost Replication Applications Measurement and Instrumentation for the Quality of Life Assembly, Integration and Packaging Modelling and Design
WP15 : Conferences, Workshops and Public Awareness WP 16 : Mobility and Training Structuring & Integrating Joint Research Activities Spreading of Excellence Management WP 17: Coordination, Management, Finances and Legal Issues
Knowledge Management Centre Industrial Interface Centre COMPUTER (e- -)INTERFACE )INTERFACE COMPUTER (e HUMAN INTERFACE HUMAN INTERFACE e- -environment environment e Social environment environment Social (networking networking, collaboration) , collaboration) ( Role towards towards industry industry Role -Create Create a pool a pool of of potential potential industrial industrial - Role towards towards industry industry Role users users To provide provide accessable accessable info info and and data data To -Facilitate Facilitate and and stimulate stimulate their their access access to to - -Databases Databases on on technology technology, , materials materials, , - network facilities facilities network modelling, , reliabilities reliabilities, standards , standards modelling -Continuously Continuously trigger trigger and and foster foster R&D R&D - -Patent portfolio Patent portfolio - oriented projects projects with with industry industry oriented -Roadmaps Roadmaps - -Promote Promote capabilities capabilities of of service service - -Market Market surveys surveys - centres (e.g. e.g. booths booths) ) centres ( -Job Job opportunities opportunities - -Provide Provide training training activities activities - -Potential Potential for for e e- -consulting consulting - -Create Create awareness awareness - - … … -
Co-ordination Team Co-ordinator Project Support Officer Nathalie Debaes Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2 B-1050 Brussels BELGIUM Tel. : +32(0)2/629.36.58 Hugo Thienpont e-mail:ndebaes@tona.vub.ac.be hthienpo@vub.ac.be http://www.tona.vub.ac.be/Nemo Vice - Co-ordinators Malgorzata Kujawinska Jürgen Mohr m.kujawinska@mchtr.pw.edu.pl Juergen.Mohr@imt.fzk.de
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