LNE's NanoMesureFrance innovation center has been selected as part of the Sesame Filières PIA call for projects launched by the French government and the Île-de-France region to support the structuring of economic sectors and strengthen the region's scientific and technological competitiveness. The aim of this national center is to contribute to the structuring of a nanomaterials industry and to break down the barriers between sectors.
Thanks to support from the Île-de-France region to the tune of 1.2 million euros over three years, including a 500,000 euro grant, the NanoMesureFrance innovation center will be a unique access point in France, and particularly for the benefit of the region's industrial fabric, for the measurement, characterization and assessment of nanomaterials.
It will propose various actions to support safe and sustainable innovation:
- Centralization and dissemination of information (regulations, standards, expertise, collaborations, calls for projects, etc.) and best practices,
- Mapping the resources available in France and pooling state-of-the-art equipment,
- One-stop access to French expertise and resources,
- Assessment of the performance of technology bricks and the skills of national players in the measurement/characterization field (validation service),
- Creation of a network to launch actions for the development, harmonization and validation of methodologies & new characterization and assessment tools for nanomaterials and products containing them, in support of R&D, quality control, risk assessment and regulatory affairs,
- Transfer to standardization of methodologies developed to strengthen France's position in the field,
- Investments and actions directed by network members to meet the needs of industrial partners.
As a leading player in nanomaterial characterization through its LNE-Nanotech institute, LNE will coordinate this center, which will strive to disseminate best practices and create synergies with several key partners in the field (CNRS/C'Nano, INERIS, CEA...) in order to pool cutting-edge resources and bring together complementary expertise. NanoMesureFrance's actions will be closely linked with major initiatives in the field at European and international level, to support sustainable and responsible innovation through improved data quality and comparability.
The NanoMesureFrance association will be created in the coming months to ensure the strategic governance and investment program (€1.7m) of the NanoMesureFrance Center. It will enable the various stakeholders interested in sustainable and responsible innovation around nanomaterials to join forces.
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