European Industrial Technologies conference in Brussels

A major conference in the area of Industrial Technologies will be organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Belgian EU Presidency.

The focus will be on nanotechnologies and nanosciences, materials and production technologies, which are the key areas of the FP7 NMP Theme.

The Industrial Technologies Conference will be opened by Mr. Robert-Jan Smits, the new Director General of DG Research.

It will address:

• The need for innovation within European industry and major obstacles hindering innovation;
• Future perspectives for industry with newly developed manufacturing technologies, materials and nanotechnologies;
• The social, environmental sustainability and competitiveness perspectives of the European manufacturing industry.

Please check further details on www.industrial-technologies2010.eu