Russia - Finland nanotechnology collaboration

The purpose of the Russia-Finnish cooperation is to create joint projects, increase collaboration, encourage infrastructure cooperation and technology transfer. Tekes is prepared to fund the Finnish side of joint Russian-Finnish projects.

Russia announced in spring 2007 a national initiative on the development of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials in the Russian Federation. Over 5 billion eur will be allocated to nanotechnology R&D by 2015. €740 million will be allocated in the next three years (till 2010) into equipment for nanotechnology research and €3.7 billion by the end of 2007 to the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) in funding, with focus on commercialization of nanotechnology projects with high business potential and/or social benefit.

Head of the nanotechnology initiative is the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Andrey Fursenko. The scientific coordinator  is the Russian Research Centre " Kurchatov Institute ".

Tekes and FinNano programme are currently working to establish cooperation in nanotechnology research and development with Russia.

If you are interested in Finnish-Russian nanotechnology cooperation, please contact FinNano programme coordination .

Current activities in Russia - Finland co-operation

• Nanotech Finland Visit to Rusnanotech'09, Moscow, Russia (6.-8.10.2009)

  The Tekes FinNano programme organizes a delegation visit to Rusnanotech'09, Nanotechnology International Forum, in Moscow, Russia. The organizers allocated several invited speaker slots for Finnish Policy makers, industry, researchers and investors participating in the Finnish delegation.
  
  To join the delegation and for more information on specific themes for invited presentations, please contact maria.papina@spinverse.com (+358407700055)
  
  More information: here
  
  

Past activities in Russia - Finland co-operation

• Nanotech in Russia: "Development of Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials" Russian-Finnish Scientific Conference (12.-13.9.2007)
  

The conference was hold on 12.-13.9.2007 in Helsinki (Russian Scientific and Cultural Centre).  The conference was organised by Russian Scientific and Cultural Centre in Helsinki and Tekes FinNano Programme. Keynote presentation was given by Mikhail Kovalchuk, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Director of Russian Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute". 

To see the conference programme and get more information please visit the conference webpage.

 

You can download the conference presentations  here .

 

• Finnish Delegation to Moscow (23. - 31.10.2007)

The visit to Moscow was organized according to the following agenda:

October 23-26, 2007
Joint Finnish stand at the "International Specialized Exhibition on Nanotechnologies", NanotechExpo 2007, within frameworks of the 6th Moscow International Industrial Fair (MIIF 2007). An evening reception for invited guests is arranged on Friday, September 26th.

For more information on the NanotechExpo 2007, visit: http://www.miif.ru/en/site.xp/049056057.html.

October 29-31, 2007
Official visit of the Finnish delegation to Kurchatov Institute, including prearranged meetings with scientific staff, tour of facilities, discussion on concrete actions to initiate joint projects. As part of the cooperation, Finnish researchers have also been invited to use the synchrotron facilities of Kurchatov Institute.

Visit summary is now available.

• Forum FROM SCIENCE TO BUSINESS in Saint-Petersburg (14. - 16.5.2008)
  
  The visit of the Finnish delegation to the Second International Forum FROM SCIENCE TO BUSINESS: “ Business in developing innovation activity and infrastructure” took place on May 14-16, 2008 in Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
  
  For more information on the event, visit: http://www.fs2b.ru
  
  Visit summary is now available.
  
  
• Nanotech Finland Visit to Rusnanotech'08, Moscow, Russia (3.-5.12.2008)

  The Tekes FinNano programme sent a delegation to Rusnanotech'08 event. Organized by Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano): www.rusnano.com

  Rusnanotech’08 was held in Moscow, Russia from December 3-5, 2008 at the Central Exhibition Complex – “The Expocenter”, and discussed current trends in development of nanoindustry, identify needs and gaps of existing mechanisms and initiate a dialogue between science, public and decision-making. The conference covered topics relevant to the nanoscale processes and phenomena, nanomaterials and functional nanosystems based on nanomaterials, metrology, standardization and certification, social, economical and safety aspects of nanotechnology development and investments in nanoindustry.
  
  Event also featured an exhibition which enabled companies to convey their visions for the market impact of nanotechnology, or to demonstrate their commercial products.

  See more: Nanotech Finland visit to Rusnanotech'08
  
• Nanotech Finland delegation to St. Petersburg, Russia. 28-29 April, 2009  
  

Nanotech Finland delegation to St. Petersburg was organized by Tekes with connection to Finnish – Russian Nanotechnology Commercialization Seminar, which is a part of the cooperation action plan agreed between the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy and Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies last year. Tekes FinNano programme and FinNode Russia were the main organizers of this event.
 
The 2 day-programme of the visit included various activities, such as: participation in the seminar, pre-arranged meetings and visits. First day was aiming to provide members of the delegation with the comprehensive overview of nanotechnology activities in St. Petersburg, whereas second day was focusing on nanotechnology commercialization efforts.

Visit summary is now available.

You can download the conference presentations here.

For more information on Finland-Russia cooperation, please contact:

FinNano Programme Manager
Markku Lämsä
Tekes
tel. +358 10 6055793
markku.lamsa@tekes.fi 

FinNano Programme Coordination
Maria Papina
Spinverse Consulting
tel. +358 40 770 0055
maria.papina@spinverse.com

FinNode Russia

Finnish Innovation and Technology Centre is located in St. Petersburg. The centre is going to be a part of Finland’s international network of innovation centres. This concept of integrating business and development services with modern premises enables Finnish companies to extend their business efficiently to the rapidly growing Russian market.

For additional information please contact:

Mr. Timo Koponen, Head of Trade Centre, Finpro Russia in St. Petersburg

Apollo Business Center
Prospekt Dobroljubova 12
197198 St. Petersburg
Russia

tel. +7 8125 7187 33
timo.koponen@finpro.fi