Exhibition

Advanced Bio Nano Laboratories SA
advanced bio-nano-Laboratories developes and produces nanotechnological products with biotechnological methods for their use on  biomedicine, genetic transformation, optics, electronic and energy. The products are metallic nanoparticles, specifically silver and working on gold and cobalt,  in solution and powder in diferent ranges and sizes.

The company was born as a project at the Bussines Incubation Center at the University of Guanajuato, Mexico at 2004, was legaly founded at 2006 and started to operate at 2008. Abn-Labs is a small company with strategic links and collaboration for the development of its products; nowadays it works with different institutions like the National Polytechnic Institute IPN and the National Autonomous University of Mexico UNAM

AIST-NT
AIST-NT is one of the world’s most profound team of SPM developers. The members of the AIST-NT team each individual carry 15+ years experience in the fields of AFM, STM and Nano-Raman development. The revolutionary SPM platform dedicated to bring the SPM instrumentation to a higher level of performance was developed. They did so by a total redesign of  the core elements fundamental to the SPM technology. This new design, from the start, was dedicated to integration with complementary surface characterization tools like micro Raman. Advanced Integrated Scanning Tools for Nano Technologies is therefore exactly where AIST-NT stands for.

Alberta Centre for Advanced MNT Products (ACAMP)
ACAMP (Alberta Centre for Advanced MNT Products) is a not for profit organization that provides specialized services to micro nano technology clients. Clients have access to world-class equipment, facilities, expertise and a network of organizations that support and develop micro and nano technology devices, advanced materials and manufacturing worldwide.

Auro-Science Consulting
Auro-Science Consulting Limited is a private enterprise founded in 1990. We aim to provide higher education and scientific research in Hungary with state-of-the-art instrumentation.

We represent several well-known suppliers. Our buyers include all Hungarian universities, research institutes of the Scientific Academy, quality control laboratories in the pharmaceutical and food industry.

We develop dynamically as a result of our long-term business concept and qualified staff. Currently we are fifteen. Auro-Science was assessed for and awarded ISO 9001:2001 registration. Our certificate is issued by ÉMI-TÜV Bayern, one of the first certification bodies in Hungary.

Beneq
Beneq Oy, based in Finland, is a supplier of equipment and coating technology for global markets. Beneq turns innovations into success by developing applications and equipment for cleantech and renewable energy fields, especially in glass, solar and emerging thin film markets. Coating applications include optics, barriers and passivation layers, as well as energy generation and conservation. Beneq also offers complete coating services. The coating applications of Beneq are based on two enabling nanotechnology platforms: Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and aerosol coating (nHALO^® and nAERO^®).

BioTalentum
BioTalentum Ltd. is a research start-up company established in 2005. Focus areas of the activities for the company are animal biotechnologies, including stem cell research, transgenic cellular and animal models. The company has a mission of research and development of new animal models and cellular systems for biomedical research and drug testing, and to provide technical services for research teams and pharmaceutical industry based on its state-of-the-art technological know-how. The company is very active in European research, as BIO is full research partner in four FP6 projects

Carbodeon
Carbodeon develops, manufactures and supplies superhard nanomaterials. Our eight grades of Ultra-Dispersed Diamonds (UDD) – also known as nanodiamonds – are sold under the name of uDiamond™. Nicanite™, carbon nitride, is manufactured by Carbodeon’s own patented method.
These superhard nanomaterials are used wherever their properties are at a premium, particularly in abrasive, tribological and medical applications.

College of Dunaujvaros
The College of Dunaújváros, being the one and only higher educational institution of a dynamically developing town, lying in the geographical center of Hungary plays a leading role in the higher education of the region.

CSEM
CSEM, Centre Suisse d’ Electronique et de Microtechnique (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology), founded in 1984, is a private applied research and development center specializing in micro and nanotechnology, system engineering microelectronics and communications technologies. It offers its customers and industry partners custom-made innovative solutions based on its knowledge of the market and technological expertise derived from applied research.

Culminatum
Culminatum Innovation Oy Ltd (Helsinki Region Centre of Expertise) was established in 1995 to implement the national Centre of Expertise programme in the Helsinki region and to serve as a joint instrument of regional development for its owners.

Esfil Tehno AS
Esfil Tehno AS has 40-years of experience in the production and development of highly efficient non-woven polymer filtering materials made of micro and nano fibres. These materials are the source of the range of our products – respirators, analytical tapes, filters and separation materials. A result of the active research for ways to minimize the organic chlorine composition in our products is the appearance of filtering materials (FPM, FNMS) with no chlorine content. These filtering materials are highly competitive with former analogous materials and, in most cases, exceed them in all measurable characteristics. The materials and technology of the products are patented in national and European patent boards.

European Commission’s Joint Research Centre
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) underpins European policymaking through its multi-disciplinary research in seven Institutes located in five Member States. It employs around 2800 staff working in important areas ranging from food safety, chemical products and health, environment and sustainability, energy and transport to public security – all helping to make Europe environmentally friendly, safe and competitive. Supporting legislation, serving society, stimulating innovation.

Fimecc
The aim of FIMECC Ltd. is to increase and deepen the cooperation between companies, universities and research institutes in the area of top quality research. FIMECC Ltd. manages research in the area of five strategic research themes through research programs that address specific issues and research questions mentioned in the Strategic Research Agenda.

FRITSCH Milling and Sizing
FRITSCH is a leading specialist in application-oriented laboratory instruments. Our instruments are used throughout the world for sample preparation and particle size analysis. They are used for fast industrial applications in process control and quality assurance as well as for especially precise technical research applications in industrial and research laboratories.

GE
GE is an advanced technology, services, and capital company with the scale, resources and expertise to take on the world’s toughest challenges.
Dedicated to innovation in the areas of energy, health, transportation and infrastructure, we are committed to leadership, partnership and human progress.
General Electric was born from the invention of the world’s first affordable incandescent lamp.
A century later, GE Lighting is still bringing light to the world, developing new technologies such as fluorescents and light-emitting diodes, that operate with more efficiency, less cost and less environmental impact than ever before.
GE Lighting has its EMEA Headquarters and the Global Technology Centre based in Budapest, Hungary, where international teams are working on the light sources of the future.
For more information on GE Lighting’s products, see: http://www.gelighting.com/eu/

Hielscher
Hielscher Ultrasonics is your top supplier worldwide for innovative ultrasonic devices from lab homogenizers to industrial processing reactors. Typical applications include, mixing and homogenizing, disintegration,  dispersing , deagglomeration and sonochemistry.

IMINA Technologies
Imina Technologies is a privately held company founded to exploit more than ten years of research in high precision robotics at the Laboratoire de Systèmes Robotiques (LSRO) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland (EPFL). With several years of experience in precision engineering, microrobotics and nanomanipulation, our interdisciplinary team is geared up for the needs of the most demanding users. The unique combination of our know-how enables us to develop customized solutions for the most specific applications.

Inno.CNT
Inno.CNT (Innovationsallianz Carbon Nanotubes) is a German research alliance involving around 90 reputable partners from science and industry. In 27 closely networked projects, Inno.CNT concentrates on the development of basic technologies and applications. These include overarching technology projects that focus on the manufacture, functionalization, dispersion and safe handling of CNTs. Application projects target topics in the energy and environment, mobility, lightweight construction and electronics sectors.

Institute of Fundamental Technological Research (EuroRIs-Net)
The EU EuroRIs-Net project is a network of more than 30 National Contact Points (NCPs) dealing with the FP 7 Research Infrastructure (RI) Programme. Its objective is to provide support for efficient implementation of the RI Programme and to promote the best utilization of RIs in Europe.

ION-TOF GmbH
ION-TOF is a leading manufacturer of innovative instruments for surface analysis with different product lines for time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometers (TOF-SIMS) and high-sensitivity low energy ion scattering (LEIS).

Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council
The INIC is tasked with determining the general policies for the development of nanotechnology in the country and pursuing the case with implementation of the policies. Iran’s success in achieving a proper place among 15 countries which are advanced in nanotechnology and making attempt to promote the position in a bid to develop Iran’s economy are the main missions of the INIC.

Izon
Izon provides highly accurate particle-by-particle characterisation of virtually all biological and synthetic nanoparticles in a single instrument. Particle size, concentration, electrophoretic mobility and aggregation may all be analysed. Subtle changes in particle sets and particle-particle interactions can be monitored in real-time.

Kurt J. Lesker Company
The Kurt J. Lesker Company is a leader in the design and manufacturing of vacuum technology solutions for your research and production applications. From the simplest components and fittings to intricate and precision computer-controlled deposition systems, our company works with you to devise sound, economical solutions for all of your vacuum science needs.

Kyoto Environmental Nanotechnology Cluster

MBN Nanomaterialia
MBN Nanomaterialia provides, at industrial scale, innovative nanomaterials as metal alloys, ceramics, Cermet and polymeric composite powders manufactured by a proprietary solid state synthesis process. Our product is constituted by stable aggregated particles, having a nanosize internal structure but with a conventional outer size  (tens/hundreds of microns).

This powder is addressed to production of nano-technological and innovative products in a completely safe way by the employment of standard powder metallurgy and surface deposition processes. The internal nano-effect leads to the improvement of final products performance and the achievement of outstanding new characteristics.

M+W Group
M+W Group is the leading global partner for engineering, construction and project management in the fields of Advanced Technology Facilities, the Life Science Industries, Energy & Environment Technologies and High-Tech Infrastructure. From concept development to turnkey services the company manages projects of all sizes ensuring rapid realization, high quality standards and cost-effective completion. With its competence to link process and automation technologies and complex facilities to integrated solutions M+W Group primarily focuses on leading electronics, life science, photovoltaic, chemical, automobile and communication companies, as well as research institutes and universities. M+W Group GmbH is the holding company with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2010 M+W Group generated according to preliminary figures an order intake of 2.1 billion euros and revenues of nearly 1.8 billion euros with a workforce of approximately 6,000 employees. M+W Group is owned by the Austrian Stumpf Group that is globally successful in the areas of High-Tech Engineering, Smart & Renewable Energy, Real Estate and Technology Investments.

NANOBAKT Ltd.
NANOBAKT Ltd. was founded in 2008 by private individuals in order to initiate research and development as well as production in the field of nanotechnology in Hungary. Our main projects include different applications of nano silver (additives, Nanosept disinfectant, prosthetics) as well as the development and manufacturing of titanium nanotubes and nano iron.

Whereas the application of nanotech in Hungary has yet to reach the standard accomplished in developed European countries, our aim is to help to introduce as many competitive nanotechnological products on the Hungarian market as possible by offering products of our own design in addition to nanotech solutions developed for various branches of industry.

NanoNextNL
Innovation with micro and nanotechnology
NanoNextNL is a dutch consortium of more than one hundred companies, universities, knowledge institutes and university medical centres, which is aimed at research into micro and nanotechnology. The total sum involved for NanoNextNL is 250 million euros, half of which is contributed by the collaboration and the other half by the mi nistry of Economic affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. Conducting such research on the micro and nano scale, means the wide application of results and technologies. NanoNextNL focuses on research within ten themes: Energy, Nanomedicine, Clean Water, Food, Beyond More (Nanoelectronics), Nanomaterials, Bionanotechnology, Nanofabrication, Sensors and Risk Analysis & Impact of Nanotechnology.

Nanopolis Suzhou
Nanopolis Suzhou, lies in the east of Suzhou Industrial Park, has a planned area of around 1,300,000 m2. It aims to become a nanotech-oriented industry area and an “intellectual-made city” of nanotech innovation and industrialization . Nanopolis Suzhou integrates functions of nanotech innovation and R&D, pilot-test, small-scale production, headquarter office, conference and exhibition, and comprehensive services, etc.

NMPTeAM
NMP TEAM, which is an FP7 NMP funded project, is about improving the services of the NMP NCP Network through trans-national activities. The NCP TeAm project aims at an improved NMP NCP service across Europe therefore helping simplify access to FP7 calls, lowering the entry barriers for newcomers, and raising the average quality of submitted proposals through closer collaboration between the NMP NCPs. Its aim is also the normalization of the differences in knowledge and quality of provided services across the NCP Network in Europe and beyond.

National Innovation Office (NIH)
The National Innovation Office (NIH) is the research, development and innovation organization of the Hungarian Government. We provide professional support for private and government initiatives aiming to exploit and promote the market access of national R&D results. To this end we have a team of analysts and information management experts. NIH supports national and international cooperation, and incents the formation of innovation networks. The National Innovation Office represents Hungary at the EU and at international organisations in issues relating to research and innovation.

PANalytical
PANalytical is the world’s leading supplier of analytical instrumentation and software for X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), with more than half a century of experience. The materials characterization equipment is used for scientific research and development, for industrial process control applications and for semiconductor metrology.

Microtrac Europe GmbH
Microtrac Europe develops and distributes physical analysis systems to measure particle size, shape, charge and surface area. Applications are in formulation of colloid systems, designing new physical and chemical functions of dispersions, emulsions, and particulate matter, but also in quality control.

Physical Electronics (PHI)
Physical Electronics (PHI) is a subsidiary of ULVAC-PHI, the world’s leading supplier of UHV surface analysis instrumentation used for research and development of advanced materials.  The high technology fields of application include: nanotechnology, microelectronics, data storage, bio-medical, photovoltaics, and the basic materials such as metals, polymers, and coatings.  PHI’s innovative XPS, AES, and TOF-SIMS technologies provide our customers with unique tools to solve challenging materials problems and accelerate the development of new materials and products.

Picosun
Picosun is an international equipment manufacturer with a world-wide sales and service organization. We develop and manufacture Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) reactors for micro- and nanotechnology applications. Picosun provides the customers with versatile, reliable, and user-friendly ALD process tools, which offer unique scalability from research to production. Picosun is based in Espoo, Finland and has its US headquarters in Detroit. SUNALE™ ALD process tools have been installed in various universities, research institutes, and companies across Europe, USA, and Asia.

Postnova Analytics
Postnova Analytics is a dynamic and innovative company with a very focused mission: We want to solve the analytical problems of our customers based in biotechnology, polymer and particle science – quickly, competently and in a highly professional manner.

Powderpro AB
PowderPro AB develop, manufacture, market and sell equipment and know-how for Freeze Granulation; spray freezing and subsequent freeze drying (lyophilization or cryodesiccation). Freeze Granulation was developed in late 1980s at Swedish Ceramic Institute from spray drying and it is also a development of Spray Freeze Drying (SFD) and Spray Freezing into Liquid (SFL).  Typical applications are for granulation of ceramic and metal powders, nanotechnology-nanopowders, homogeneous distribution of the active component in different materials like nanocomposites, diamond tools, catalysts, lithium-ion batteries, LED lighting, pyrotechnicals, for drying of pharmaceuticals and drugs, and for drying of biotechnology materials like proteins, enzymes and fine chemicals.

Raith
Raith is an independent high technology enterprise, which, develops, sells, delivers and supports products to an international client base. The company has pioneered markets for new products, and offers significant customer benefits, enabling leading edge innovation in technology.  The success story is based on identifying latest market trends, which is possible by our highly skilled, motivated and multicultural team. The target being to gain a substantial annual profitable growth rate.

Seiko Instruments NanoTechnology Inc
Seiko Instruments NanoTechnology Inc., Japan is a specialist in precision measurement technology that originated in watch making, we have focused on the potential of nanotechnology since its infancy. By refining our unique high-precision technologies which was based in the development of watches, we have created many analysis and measurement instruments that were the world’s first when they appeared. Seiko Instruments NanoTechnology Inc., Japan has been manufacturing high quality micro – XRF Analytical systems since the early 1970s for both elemental analysis applications as well as for coating thickness applications. Seiko Instruments GmbH NanoTechnology, Germany supports European customers in purchase, application and service of SIINTs XRF systems.

Scienion AG
SCIENION AG is a life science company well positioned in the markets of ultra-low volume liquid handling systems and microarray technologies. We provide our customers with an integrated product portfolio facilitating and improving multiparallel bioanalytics, high throughput screening and high throughput production of microarrays in the genomics and proteomics fields – from early research to manufacturing.

Spinverse
Spinverse commercialises emerging technologies and creates new business by combining industrial, financial and scientific expertise with world-wide networks. Our customers and partners include innovative growth companies, global industrial leaders, the world’s leading universities, venture capital firms and public funding organizations.

Sympatec GmbH
Sympatec GmbH is developing and manufacturing instruments for particle size analysis using laser diffraction, image analysis, photon cross correlation spectroscopy (PCCS) and ultrasonic extinction. The instruments have a modular concept and are suitable for powders, suspensions, emulsions and sprays. The measuring range of the sensors starts at 1 nm for PCCS and ends at 20 mm for image analyses. The systems are designed for lab applications as well as for process control and in-line applications.

TECNAN/L´Urederra Technological Centre
TECNAN, “Tecnología Navarra de Nanoproductos S.L.”, manufactures and commercialises, at industrial scale, simple and complex nano-oxides with high performances, as well as a wide range of products based on those nanoparticles. The competitive advantage which distinguishes TECNAN is its high production capacity (from tens to hundreds of kilograms), always keeping a high quality standard at with a very competitive price, which enables TECNAN to cover the demands from a very many different clients.

Tekes Functional Materials Programme
The Functional Materials Programme aims to develop new applications and competive advantage through materials technology for Finnish industry. The main research areas of the programme are understanding materials and their features, tailoring functionality, and the control, production, application and disposal of materials. Companies operating in Finland can apply for funding at any time. Research organisations may apply funding on specific application periods.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. We serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific. Think Thermo Scientific for superior analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents. With our Thermo Scientific XPS spectrometers you can tackle the most challenging surface, thin film and interface questions. Our analytical innovations allow scientists on the forefront of materials science to drive bold progress in the fields of ultra thin film and nanotechnology development. Unparalleled ease-of-use, best-in-class software and high sample throughput provide superior results for production and analytical laboratories.

Veneto Nanotech
Veneto Nanotech was created in 2003 after careful valuation and analysis of the Italian business reality regarding innovation and technology transfer, and has grown to coordinate the activities of the hi tech cluster of nanotechnology applied to materials.

VTT
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is the biggest multitechnological applied research organisation in Northern Europe. VTT provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services.