ObservatoryNANO on the state of European nanotechnology

Internationally, Europe has a strong position when it comes to using nanotechnology in the agrifood, chemistry and materials industries, according to a new report by ObservatoryNANO.

ObservatoryNANO highlights nanotechnology developments and analyses challenges, technology readiness level, barriers to commercialisation et cetera for a number of industries, comparing the competitive position of Europe with that of the US and Asia. The findings are presented in:

ObservatoryNANO factsheets 2011

Looking at data from 1998-2009 it is clear that the number of nanotechnology publications continues to grow. On the European level, Germany is a leader in terms of publication numbers in each of the technology sectors. France, the UK, Spain and Italy are also leading contributors.