The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network is pleased to announce the start of the NanoRegen Mission 2012, which is taking a delegation of six UK companies and academics specialised in developing materials for use in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine to Austria and Germany.

NanoKTN is today pleased to reveal the significant progress that one of its members, Perpetuum, has made in the energy harvesting market. At a recent workshop hosted by the NanoKTN as part of S2K 2012, Perpetuum provided an update on the energy harvesting market and the breakthroughs it is making.

NanoKTN has revealed details of SuperREACT, a project led by UK manufacturer Teer Coatings, which will develop enhanced nano cluster technology after a successful bid for funding. Kevin Cooke, Teer Coating’s R&D Technology Centre Manager believes support offered by the NanoKTN has helped the company secure crucial funding and business contacts which have been integral to its success in recent years.

NanoKTN is pleased to announce details of a one-day event Nanotechnology – Partnership for Progress hosted by the NanoKTN, BIS, Defra and SAFENANO. The event, taking place on 17th July 2012 at the BIS Conference Centre in London, will provide an opportunity to hear from Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, and from Lord Taylor of Holbeach, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in Defra, about the Government...

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) is pleased to announce that its support and guidance has helped the UK nanotechnology industry secure over £20M in funding and commercial sales. The NanoKTN is committed to assisting its UK members grow by playing an integral role in ensuring that the nanotechnology market continues to expand and bring benefits to the UK economy.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) is delighted to announce it has reached the milestone of 3,000 members. NanoKTN members have access to focus groups and events and play a key role in contributing to UK Government strategies and policies. The NanoKTN supports the exploitation and commercialisation of micro and nanotechnologies by informing, facilitating innovation and encouraging collaborations between suppliers and users.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network is pleased to announce details of the workshop it will be hosting at S2K 2012. The workshop, being organised in partnership with the Electronics, Sensors, Photonics KTN and Materials KTN, will focus on micro and nanofabrication for energy harvesting applications which have been highlighted by the UK Government as an area of key importance for innovation and growth.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) has helped one of its members secure £3.2 million to establish NEXUS, the leading EPSRC X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) training and research facility. Project Leader, Professor Peter Cumpson, believes support and advice offered by the NanoKTN throughout the application process played an integral part in securing the funding and encourages UK academics and businesses to take advantag...

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) is pleased to announce the success of one of its members, Nanoco. In the past ten years, Nanoco has grown from a university spin-out, with technology developed at the University of Manchester and Imperial College London, to one of the UK’s most significant nanotechnology companies.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network is pleased to announce details of its annual HiPerNano conference, to be held on 24th April at Savoy Place, London. HiPerNano 2012 will showcase new developments in nanomaterials, nanocoatings and nanodevices for solving engineering challenges.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network is pleased to confirm speakers for Nano4Life 2012, taking place on 17th April 2012 and hosted by Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst. The one-day annual conference and exhibition, now in its fourth year, will explore the convergence of nanotechnology and healthcare.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network has helped secure €3.1 million of funding for V-SMMART Nano, an EU funded programme. The funding, which comes from the FP7-NMP call, will support development of the Volumetric Scanning Microwave Microscope (VSMM), for non-destructive 3D nanoscale structural characterisation of samples.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network is pleased to announce details of its new focus group, Nanotechnology in Medical Devices (NiMeD) which will showcase the use of nanotechnology in the medical technologies sector. The group aims to bring together companies working in the medical devices industry to work together to further commercialise the use of nanotechnology in healthcare.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network is pleased to announce that member Nanomerics, a spin-out from UCL School of Pharmacy, is taking its patented nano-enabled therapeutic technology to International markets. Presenting at NanoKTN events and attending NanoKTN’s international missions, has enabled Nanomerics to spin-out and find commercial partners for its Peptide Pill therapeutics products and secure funding to further develop its pain...

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network is pleased to announce the publishing of a Position Paper, following its one-day workshop held last year to explore emerging technologies and opportunities in the development of next generation thermoelectric and thermionic devices.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network is pleased to announce that UK-based NanoSight, an active member of the NanoKTN, has been awarded the esteemed Business Innovation Award at TechWorld 2011. This comes in the same month that the Company was recognised in Deloitte’s 2011 Fast 50 Rankings as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, is pleased to announce it has exceeded 2,600 registered members, since transferring to the Technology Strategy Board’s _connect platform in 2010. Free membership is available to anyone working in the nanotechnology supply chain and the NanoKTN encourages anyone working within the supply chain to sign-up to ...

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network is encouraging its members to apply for a share of £27 million made available by the Technology Strategy Board for grants for innovative research and development projects. Several relevant funding calls of interest to professionals in the nanotechnology market have been scheduled over the next three months and the NanoKTN will be working with its members to offer support and advice.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network in partnership with the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, is pleased to announce details of its electrospinning event on the 8th November 2011.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network in partnership with the British Coatings Federation and the Paint Research Association, is pleased to announce details of its annual one-day conference, launched to demonstrate the benefits and potential applications of nanomaterials in raw materials, inks and coatings.