From Concept to Marketplace!

Don't miss the opportunity to broaden your network, to be inspired by new companies, to experience new processes and to learn how new products are created.

In times of financial crisis, it is particularly important to learn what new possibilities science has to offer. There is a way forward...

Call for papers
Those interested in giving a presentation are invited to submit a short abstract to .
Deadline for submission is May 4th, 2009.
Abstract guidelines are available at http://www.mancef-coms2009.org/call-for-papers

The Exhibition
It is now possible for exhibitors to book a booth. Look for a free booth on the floor plan www.mancef-coms2009.org/exhibition and read about the exhibitors who have already made a booking.  

Speakers 

We are pleased to announce the following invited speakers. (These are the speakers who have presently confirmed their participation. There are more to come. We will currently be announcing speakers - to follow the development please go to our website www.mancef-coms2009.org/News).

Gabriel Aeppli, London Centre for Nanotechnology, United Kingdom
Robert P. Bennett, Technesium TC, United Kingdom
Thomas Bjørnholm, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Anja Boisen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Clive Davenport, CSIRO, Australia
Michael Egholm, Roche Diagnostics Corporation, USA
Peringe Grennfelt, IVL, Sweden
Lena Gustafsson, VINNOVA, Sweden
Liu Ming, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Karen Laigaard, ASTP, The Netherlands
Edward Kälvesten, Silex Microsystems AB, Sweden
Johan Liu, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Miriam Luzinik, MESA+, The Netherlands
Robert Mehalso, Microtech Associates Inc., USA
Sean Neylon, Colibrys SA, Switzerland
Walter Riess, IBM, Zürich Research Laboratory, Switzerland
Huub (H.W.M.) Salemink, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Yosi Shacham, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Aldrin E. Sweeney, University of Central Florida, USA

more to come.....

Registration 

The online registration is open and remember that it is always good to make the hotel reservation in time!

COMS2009 Topics are:

- Outlook - Challenges in Commercializing Micro-Nanotechnologies

- Global Market Analysis and Latest Trends in Industry

- Investments - Corporate, Government and Venture Capital

- Business Models, Roadmapping and Entrepreneurship

- Education

- Innovation and IP Issues

- Partnership and Collaboration Models

- Commercialization Strategies for Academic Research Institutions

- The Role of Micro-Nanotechnology Competence Centers

- MNT for Health and Life Sciences

- MNT for Sustainable Energy and Environment

- MNT for Automotive, Safety, Sensors and Space

- MNT for Electronics and Communications

- Applications of Nanotechnology in the Food Industry

- Tools and Technologies

- Design and Integration

- Manufacturing Challenges

- Packaging

- MEMS Components

- Functional Nano

- Nano Structure

- Sensors

COMS is the world's premier meeting place that brings together leaders from all over the world and every sector of the industry - from high tech companies, national labs, regional development and government agencies, investment and consulting groups, market researchers, educators and students - all sharing, learning and creating partnerships in an open interactive setting. This is a powerful environment focused on accelerating commercialisation activity among new, established and emerging micro and nano businesses. These technologies are the vehicles for sustainable wealth and prosperity that will advance the global economy.

For information

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