Czech-German Scientific Conference on Nanotechnologies and Advanced Materials
Join the conference, enjoy the atmosphere and learn the experience of the city of Brno, the birthplace of electron microscopy and emerging science and technology hub in Europe.
16th – 17th May 2019, Brno, Czech Republic
Save the date invitation (pdf)
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (MEYS) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) are honoured to invite you to the Czech-German Scientific Conference on Nanotechnologies and Advanced Materials, to be held on 16th and 17th May 2019 in the premises of the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC) in Brno, Czech Republic.
The conference is being arranged as a 2-day lunch-to-lunch event for up to 150 participants, providing a platform for strategy debates on research, technology development and innovation in the fields of nanotechnologies and advanced materials. Scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators are invited to take part in the conference.
An overview of the latest developments in research and innovation policy in the Czech Republic and Germany will frame the conference, followed by 4 parallel panel session (pdf) – focused on the topics of advanced nanotechnologies, lightweight functional materials, Mobility 4.0 and Industry 4.0, and research infrastructures – thus bringing together research and business communities for discussions on extending the frontiers of research, promoting the public-private partnerships and scaling-up of companies aimed at the commercialisation of expertise deriving from the respective scientific fields.
The main conference programme will be accompanied by optional on-site visits, arranged to some of the top-class nanotechnology and advanced materials development facilities located in the city of Brno, and a gala-dinner, to be hosted in the premises of the Brno Observatory and Planetarium.
