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The Australian NanoBusiness Alliance from time to time organises seminars and commissions special reports.
Industrial Nanotechnology - Opportunities
and Risk is an investment focused seminar aimed at
business developers, industry groups, government bodies
and the investment community at large - generally,
organisations who are interested in new, Nanotechnology-driven
growth opportunities.
This seminar has been developed in
partnership with the Asia Pacific Nanotechnology Forum
(APNF).
The seminar's special handout Australia Industrial
Nanotechnology has been provided by nABACUS
(nABACUS).
The Industrial Nanotechnology - Opportunities and Risk
seminar is supported by NSW
Department State & Regional Development.
The Asia Pacific Nanotechnology Forum (APNF)
in partnership with Future
Materials and IMS
CCI n-ABLE Nanotechnology in Manufacturing have
developed an Australian NanoBusiness Alliance coordinated
series of industry focused seminars that are aimed
at business developers and decision makers in small
and medium enterprises, industry bodies and local governments
who are interested in learning more about the applications
of nanotechnology, and the potential benefits of applying
nanotechnology. There are seminars on Nanotechnology
Consumer Goods, Building Materials and Infrastructure,
Biotechnology and Life Sciences, and Resources and
the Environment.
The Australian Government regulator of industrial chemicals, the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS), is seeking information on the industrial uses of nanomaterials. NICNAS provides a national notification scheme for industrial chemicals introduced to Australia, and aims to protect the public and the environment from any harmful effects of these chemicals. For further infromation please contact the Australian NanoBusiness Alliance or download the NICNAS Call for Information: Nanomaterials document. Nanomaterials are materials designed at the molecular (nanometre) level to take advantage of their small size and/or novel properties compared to the corresponding conventional bulk chemical. There is currently no agreed national or international definition of nanomaterials. While nanomaterials have the potential to provide significant benefits to society, it is important to ensure they are introduced safely. Nanomaterials are currently of regulatory interest because some research on a few nanomaterials has suggested potential environmental and health impacts. This reflects the nature of nanomaterials in that the particle size is orders of magnitude smaller than conventional bulk materials, and the nanomaterials may have increased capacity for absorption and substantially greater surface area and reactivity. It is important and timely that NICNAS considers nanomaterials, their potential health and environmental impacts, and the ability of the scheme to adequately assess the potential risks of nanomaterials.
The Australian NanoBusiness Alliance commissioned an Australian Nanotechnology business analysis report. This report is the first report screening and analysing Australian Nanotechnology ventures and producers engaged in actual commercial Nanotechnology. The report focuses on commercial enterprises only. Excluded in this report are Nanotechnology service businesses, majority government funded organisations and foreign Nanotechnology business sales and service offices.
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