Nano-Tera.ch Engineering Complex Systems Giovanni De Micheli Program Leader May 5th, 2015
Nano-Tera.ch A very successful Swiss research program funding large collaborative multi‐disciplinary projects aiming at the engineering of complex systems for applications in the domains of Health and the Environment
Research, Design & Engineering of complex tera‐scale systems using nano‐scale devices and technologies
www.nano-tera.ch
Nano-Tera.ch: Key figures •
123 Projects funded overall
•
50 Swiss Research institutions (involved with PIs or CoPIs)
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257 Research groups
•
300 PhD students involved overall (> 240 funded by NT)
• Most RTD projects receive support from various industrial partners and hospital end‐users Number of RTD projects
Number of industrial/ hospital partners
Contributions (CHF)
Phase I
27
30
6’649’574
Phase II
25
49
8’310’813
52
79
14’960’387
Partner distribution by discipline Phase I (Projects 2009‐2013)
Phase II (Projects 2013‐2017)
2.7 different disciplines per RTD project on avg.
Partner distribution by institution Phase I (Projects 2009‐2013)
Phase II (Projects 2013‐2017)
2.8 institution types per RTD project on avg.
38 Swiss institutions
SUK / CUS
Hospitals
OPET
ETH-Board
currently involved
Federal Institute of Metrology METAS
Distribution of research groups currently involved
Distribution of research groups
160Â research groups 38Â institutions
Node size ~ Nb. of involved research groups
Line size ~ Nb. of collaborations
Dissemination statistics •
857 Papers published overall Journals, books Conf. proceedings
•
Phase I
Phase II
Total
(completed)
(as of 2014)
(as of 2014)
324 413 737
29… 91… 120…
353… 504… 857…
~1500 Presentations in conference and workshops worldwide Phase I 1’265
•
Total 1’467…
43 Awards received by Nano‐Tera researchers Phase I 37
•
Phase II 202…
Phase II 6…
Total 43…
Phase II 8…
Total 32…
32 Patent applications filed Phase I 24
Highlights of completed projects Nano‐Tera has achieved outstanding results in the areas of biosensing, design of medical implants and diagnosis tools, and monitoring systems for the environment. Success stories include: Networked rock‐ displacement detectors to protect against rockslides
Smart sensor‐ equipped textiles, able to monitor tissue oxygenation
Analysis lab under the skin: Small implant capable of detecting several metabolites and instantaneously transmitting this data to a doctor
Optical sensing platform to detect doping agents in saliva Wearable ECG with wireless data transmission
Main research directions Health
Health Monitoring
Smart Prosthetics & Body Repair
FlusiTex
HearRestore
ISyPeM II
Medical Platforms
Environment
Energy
Environmental Monitoring
Smart Energy
Envirobot
HeatReserves
MagnetoTheranostics MIXSEL II
IrSens II
IcySoC
NewbornCare
SmartSphincter
PATLiSci II
OpenSense II
SHINE
ObeSense
SpineRepair
UtraSoundToGo
X‐Sense II
WearMeSoC
WiseSkin
WearableMRI
BodyPoweredSenSE
SmartGrid Synergy YINS
call 2011 call 2012 call 2013
Nano-Tera in the Media
Focus on PhD students
142 Nano-Tera PhD students Health Monitoring FlusiTex ISyPeM II NewbornCare ObeSense WearMeSoC Others (NTF, etc.)
0 9 2 7 7 6 31
Environmental Monitoring Envirobot IrSens II OpenSense II X‐Sense II
Smart Prosthetics & Body Repair HearRestore MagnetoTheranostics SmartSphincter SpineRepair WiseSkin
6 3 4 6 4 23
Medical Platforms BodyPoweredSenSE MIXSEL II PATLiSci II UltraSoundToGo WearableMRI
8 7 1 7 7 30
Smart Energy 3 1 8 9 21
HeatReserves IcySoC SHINE SmartGrid Synergy YINS
5 3 5 11 6 7 37
Smart Energy
Environmental Monitoring
Health Monitoring
Smart Prosthetics & Body Repair Medical Platforms
Nano-Tera PhD students
Nano-Tera PhD students Number of students active at each time
PhD students profiles
www.nano‐tera.ch/phd
NextStep Program Students working on a PhD thesis within the Nano‐Tera program. How can they benefit from the program? Track 1 – Scientific Collaboration They can get together with other PhD students to develop a collaborative validation research project
Receive funding for their proposal
Track 2 – Entrepreneurship They are interested in the economic exploitation of your thesis work (start‐ups, spin‐offs, licensing, etc.) and want to learn how to present business ideas
Coaching program & Exposure to real investors
Timeline
Track 1 Scientific Collaboration
Track 2 Entrepreneurship
NextStep program introduction
Annual Meeting 2015
Annual Meeting 2016
M1
M2
M3
M4
1 day
½ day
1 day
½ day
M1
M2
1 day
½ day
01 02 03
04 05
M3 ½ day
06 07 08
2015
09
M4 ½ day
10
11
12 01 02
½ day
03 04
2016
05
Nano-Tera.ch: Broad Outcome • A program impacts the economy and society through technology transfer • University graduates are the best technology transfer means: – It is important that graduates stay within their expertise area – It is important that students and graduates are cognizant of industry needs
• The Swiss funding model is defective: – Research and innovation are funded sequentially – The innovation gap – or valley of death – is a serious problem
• Nano‐Tera.ch strongly advocates a tighter interaction between Academia and Industry and a funding scheme to achieve it
A Broader Graduate Education • Graduate research and education in engineering sciences should leverage expertise in industry – Presence of industrial partners on campus and in research teams – Co‐teaching of advanced courses by teams involving industrial specialists
• Stages of doctoral students in advanced industrial research laboratories – Confront academic research with industrial constraints – Experience research and development in an industrial setting
• Exploiting the experience of industrial partners in selecting and directing specific research programs with potential commercial outcomes • Create a constructive framework for pre‐competitive research
Info Days for Industrial Players Goal: present the industrial potential of some of the projects financed in the Phase I. Project presentations given by 6 PIs or researchers.
2 information days (2014): • In French (Yverdon): 86 participants (Logitech, Piaget…) • In German (Zurich): 48 participants (ABB, Alstom, Phonak…)
Nano-Tera Website Statistics June 2013 – May 2014
Variation compared to earlier year
Visits Unique visitors
32’251 20’936
+18% +24%
Page views
104’997
+17%
Next Annual Meeting April 25 and 26, 2016 Swiss Convention Center, EPFL
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