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UK trade & investment support pioneers at nano tech 2006
UK Trade & Investment will be leading a delegation of pioneering UK nanotechnology organisations at the flagship nano tech 2006 event, taking place in Tokyo next week.
In all, seventeen organisations will be represented at the event, including Akubio, a Cambridge-based instruments company, AML, leaders in aligned wafer-bonding techniques and Salisbury-based Nanosight, recently awarded Department for Trade & Industry funding to develop a revolutionary new method of detecting biological agents.
Other UK companies travelling to Tokyo include Oxford Instruments, a leading provider of nanotechnology tools and systems and a pioneer of processes targeted at high brightness LED applications. The London Centre for Nanotechnology will also be present, with a dedicated area to profile the new bio-nanotechnology facility based at University College London.
The exhibition includes a new product showcase where MNT products made by UK companies will be exhibited. For example, metaFAB will showcase its new dual, femtosecond deep ultraviolet laser machining facility built by UK laser systems integrator Exitech Ltd.
In separate news, the UK Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT) Network has announced it is inviting applications for the 2006 MNT Quality Mark scheme. The Quality Mark is designed to benchmark the development and implementation of best practice and to set a strict minimum standard of performance and achievement for MNT companies.
The scheme was launched last year with the first six MNT companies receiving their awards at an official ceremony in September. Firms or organisations are now being invited to apply for certification within the 2006 application round. All companies who are members of the MNT directory, a comprehensive database of the UK's MNT facilities and services, are eligible for the free benchmarking survey.
Chief Executive of UKTI's Inward Investment Group, William Pedder commented:
"The UK nanotechnology industry is truly world-class and the seventeen organisations attending nano tech 2006 are leaders in the sector. International interest in our MNT companies is growing all the time and nano tech 2006 will provide a platform for UK companies to consolidate links with the Japanese market. With government trade and investment support, such as that provided by UK Trade & Investment, MNT Network and the Regional Development Agencies, we are confident that the UK will continue to grow its world-class nanotech capabilities."
Director of the Micro and Nanotechnology Network, Professor Hugh Clare, commented:
"The UK is taking the global lead in terms of developing a framework for the emerging nanotechnology industry, and take-up of the MNT Quality Mark shows that companies are already looking favourably on this initiative. We would encourage all UK MNT companies to consider applying for the Quality Mark"
Other UK companies travelling to Tokyo include Oxford Instruments, a leading provider of nanotechnology tools and systems and a pioneer of processes targeted at high brightness LED applications. The London Centre for Nanotechnology will also be present, with a dedicated area to profile the new bio-nanotechnology facility based at University College London.
The exhibition includes a new product showcase where MNT products made by UK companies will be exhibited. For example, metaFAB will showcase its new dual, femtosecond deep ultraviolet laser machining facility built by UK laser systems integrator Exitech Ltd.
In separate news, the UK Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT) Network has announced it is inviting applications for the 2006 MNT Quality Mark scheme. The Quality Mark is designed to benchmark the development and implementation of best practice and to set a strict minimum standard of performance and achievement for MNT companies.
The scheme was launched last year with the first six MNT companies receiving their awards at an official ceremony in September. Firms or organisations are now being invited to apply for certification within the 2006 application round. All companies who are members of the MNT directory, a comprehensive database of the UK's MNT facilities and services, are eligible for the free benchmarking survey.
Chief Executive of UKTI's Inward Investment Group, William Pedder commented:
"The UK nanotechnology industry is truly world-class and the seventeen organisations attending nano tech 2006 are leaders in the sector. International interest in our MNT companies is growing all the time and nano tech 2006 will provide a platform for UK companies to consolidate links with the Japanese market. With government trade and investment support, such as that provided by UK Trade & Investment, MNT Network and the Regional Development Agencies, we are confident that the UK will continue to grow its world-class nanotech capabilities."
Director of the Micro and Nanotechnology Network, Professor Hugh Clare, commented:
"The UK is taking the global lead in terms of developing a framework for the emerging nanotechnology industry, and take-up of the MNT Quality Mark shows that companies are already looking favourably on this initiative. We would encourage all UK MNT companies to consider applying for the Quality Mark"
