Boston workshop about breaking commercialization barriers

April 7, 2009: “Breaking the Barriers to the Commercialization of Nanotechnology” will be the subject of the 7th New England International Nanomanufacturing Workshop June 18-19 at Northeastern University in Boston.

Those interested in submitting a paper for the workshop can do so by April 17.

The goal of the workshop is to address moving nanotechnology from the laboratory to industry-floor manufacturing. The workshop will address current developments and successes in transitioning research into commercial products and serve as a forum for industry, academia, and small business to interact and collaborate. Among the issues addressed:

  • What are the technical barriers to scale-up of directed assembly and other approaches?
  • What are the technical barriers to integrating nanoscale elements, structures, etc. with micro- and macro-structures into systems?
  • What are the currently available risk assessment tools and best environmental, health and safety practices for nanotechnology? Are there regulatory concerns for researchers or manufacturers?

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