International ELBA Nanoforum on Nanoscale Science and Technology

International EL.B.A. NanoForum on "Nanoscale Science and Technology"

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On February 1995 the Board of Trustees of the Fondazione EL.B.A. decided to establish a permanent series of “International EL.B.A. NanoForum on Nanoscale Science and Technology" in close cooperation with leading Organizations within Europe, Russia, USA and Japan through ad hoc bilateral agreements. The EL.B.A. NanoForum I was held in Tokyo (Japan) on May 11 1995 with great success in cooperation with University of Tokyo and ERATO inititates the series with great anticipation world-wide. Subsequent a very close cooperation was made with leading multinational companies (STM, ABB, Fiat, Elsag-Bailey, Montedison, Alenia Spazio) and the Scientific and Technological Park of the Elba Island – Polo Nazionale Bioelttronica leading to a series of workshops wth emphasis on potential industrial applications grouped in the International EL.B.A. NanoForum II during 1996 and III during 1997 at Marciana in the Elba Island.

In December 1998 upon invitation of the Russian Government, namely the Kurchatov Institute and the Russian Academy of Sciences, the International EL.B.A. NanoForum IV was held in Moscow on the areas of Organic Nanoelectronics and Protein Nanocrystallography in close cooperation of leading multinantional companies. In successive years a close cooperation with USA was initiated leading to the International ELBA NanoForum in April 10 1999 with the Foresight Institute (California, USA) which has been organized in Rome on Nanotechnologies and has been the first seminar on such topics to have been held between USA and Europe. Some of the aspects of application of nanotechnologies in bioelectronics, biosensors, drug design and material sciences have been discussed at the conference. Around 150 researchers and scientisist coming from important research centers and universities of 18 countries have taken place in the meeting. Representatives of large companies and international corporations like ABB, IBM, Xerox and Volkswagen have expressed interest in the application aspects of nanotechnologies.

The conference was preceeded by a satellite meeting on "Advanced Neural Sensors", held in Marciana Marina (Livorno) and by a Tutorial meeting on "Nanofabrication and Nanomanipulation" held in Rome and has been followed by International ELBA NanoForum V on "Nanotechnology and Industrial Development" held in Milan at the Montedison headquarters in Foro Bonaparte. Selected contributions have been plublished in the international journal "Nanotechnology". The events received a high level of coverage by national mass media, due also to the high scientific level of participants. In September 2000 the Fondazione El.B.A. organised, in collaboration with the prestigious Max Planck Society (Mainz, Germany) the International ELBA NanoForum VI, leading to a series of four yearly Conferences on Nanotechnologies entitled "EL.B.A. - Max Planck Forum on Nanoscale Science and Technology". Typically more than 120 researchers and scientisist coming from important research centers and universities of over 15 countries have taken place in these meetings. Some of the aspects of application of nanotechnologies in bioelectronics, biosensors, drug design and material sciences have been discussed at the conference. An interesting round table entitled "Industrial Development" was held at the end of the conference, and it has seen the participation of important international groups in the field of industry, such as: IBM, ABB, NOKIA, Biomedical SORIN and others. The convention has had an anticipation in the Tutorial Satellite meeting on "Molecular Electronics, Manufacturing and Biotechnology" held in Rome during the morning of the 27th September. Thanks also to the authority of the participants, the meeting gained also national and international interest , with participation of Nobel Prize winners.

The Fondazione EL.B.A. has then assembled on the Fondazione EL.B.A web site the proceedings of all these events and has also prepared a CD-Rom containing the proceedings of the Conferences and a selection of the most significant published articles of the Conference's main speakers. Following earlier successful EL.B.A. Forum in 1999 (with Foresight Institute) & 2000 (with Max Planck Society) in Rome the Fondazione El.B.A organisers have decided to launch a new more focussed format for the EL.B.A.- Max Planck Forum on Nanotechnologies 2001. Free discussion unconstrained did take place on specific scientific and technological questions relevant for Nanoscale Science (first part) and Technology (second part) being raised by the chairmen of the Forum, Professor Claudio Nicolini and Professor Wolfgang Knoll. The round table (30 speakers) has been held in Porto Conte, Sardinia, from the 13th to the 15th September 2001.

The success of such meeting has brougth the Fondazionee Elba and the Max Plank Society to organize others yearly EL.B.A.-Max Planck Foerum on Nanoscale Science and Technology being held successfully in Portoconte (2001, 2003, 2004) and in Mainz (Germany) on 25-28 September 2002 with the participation of over 140 scientists selected world-wide. Since then the International EL.B.A. NanoForum have continued with a frequency of at least of one per year with a wide range of leading international Institutions and Universities as can be seen from the attached list , establishing a strong link with the newly established Nanoworld Institute at the University of Genova and Sassari which see also the active participation of Fondazione EL.B.A. and many national and multinational companies.

Nanobiotechnology and Biomedicine EL.B.A. NanoForum XIX	Marburg University CIRSDNNOB - University of Genoa Fondazione Piantoni Onlus (Bergamo)	4-6 March 2008 Genoa
Devices and processes for energy compatible with environment EL.B.A. NanoForum XVIII	Fondazione Piantoni Onlus (Bergamo) CIRSDNNOB-Nanoworld Institute, Univ of Genoa University of Padova and Sassari International Doctorate Nanobiotechnology, Genoa and Marburg Universities	21-22 September 2007 Brixen
Proteome: Technology and Applications EL.B.A. NanoForum XVII	Fondazione Piantoni Onlus (Bergamo) NWI-HIP-MIUR	16-21 July 2007 Portoconte
Atomic Structures of Enzymes EL.B.A. NanoForum XVI	Fondazione Piantoni Onlus (Bergamo) NWI-ESRF-MIUR	16-19 April 2007 Genoa
Nanobiotechnology EL.B.A. NanoForum XV	NWI-MIUR-MARBURG University BRISTOL University	2-3 October 2006 Brixen
Thermophilic versus Mesophilic Enzymes EL.B.A. NanoForum XIV	CNR-MIUR	26-27 June 2006 Naples
Nanoscale Methods EL.B.A. NanoForum XIII	NWI-MIUR-MARBURG University BRISTOL University CAMBRIDGE University - ESRF	5-6 September 2005 Brixen
Organic Nanoscale Science and Technology EL.B.A. NanoForum XII	NWI-MIUR-MARBURG University BRISTOL University CAMBRIDGE University	16-17 September 2004 Brixen
Synchrotron Radiation on Nanobiosciences EL.B.A. NanoForum XI	MAX PLANCK - ESRF	28 August - 5 September 2004 Portoconte
Nanoscale Science and Technology 2003 EL.B.A. NanoForum X	MAX PLANCK - ESRF	September 2004 Portoconte
Nanoscale Science and Technology 2002 EL.B.A. NanoForum IX	MAX PLANCK	Mainz Germany September 2002
Nanoscale Science and Technology 2001 EL.B.A. NanoForum VIII	MAX PLANCK	Portoconte Sardinia Italy September 2001
Nanoscale Science and Technology 2000 Review Press EL.B.A. NanoForum VII	MAX PLANCK	Rome Italy September 2000
Inauguration: Centro Gestionale ACEA di Valleranello in Via delle Testuggini snc.		Rome Italy September 2000
Nanotechnology and Industrial Development EL.B.A. NanoForum VI		Milan Italy 17 April 1999
Nanotechnology Review Press EL.B.A. NanoForum V		Rome Italy April 1999
Organic Nanoelectronics and Protein Nanotechnology EL.B.A. NanoForum IV	Polo Nazionale Biolettronica, FIAT, ABB STM, Russian Academy of Science	Moscow Russia December 1998
Sensors and Actuators Manufacturing EL.B.A. NanoForum III	Polo Nazionale Bioelettronica, ABB, Microtech, STM	Marciana Italy July 1997
Neural Hardware and its application EL.B.A. NanoForum II	Polo Nazionale Bioelettronica, ST Microeletronics Elsag-Bailey, Alenia Spazio	Marciana Italy July 1996
Protein based Nanotechnology EL.B.A. NanoForum I		Tokio Japan 11 May 1995