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Nanodata Landscape Compilation NanoData Landscape Compilation Environment Written by the Joint Institute for Innovation Policy, Brussels, Belgium, in co-operation with CWTS, University of Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands; Frost & Sullivan Limited, London, United Kingdom; Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz, Austria; the Nanotechnology Industries Association, Brussels, Belgium; Tecnalia Research and Innovation, Bilbao, Spain; and TNO, The Hague, Netherlands. August 2016 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Research and Innovation Directorate Industrial Technologies Unit D.3 - Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies E-mail: [email protected] European Commission B-1049 Brussels EUROPEAN COMMISSION NanoData Landscape Compilation Environment Written by: Jacqueline E M Allan Babette Bakker Harrie Buist Guillaume Flament Christian Hartmann Iain Jawad Eelco Kuijpers Hanna Kuittinen Ed Noyons Claire Stolwijk Xabier Uriarte Olaeta and Alfredo Yegros Additional contributions: Ashfeen Aribea Iker Barrondo Saez Robbert Fisher Milica Misojcic Luca Remotti Directorate-General for Research and Innovation 2017 Key Enabling Technologies EN EUROPE DIRECT is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) The information given is free, as are most calls (though some operators, phone boxes or hotels may charge you) LEGAL NOTICE This document has been prepared for the European Commission however it reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. More information on the European Union is available on the internet (http://europa.eu). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017. PDF ISBN 978-92-79-68388-6 doi: 10.2777/017097 KI-02-17-427-EN-N © European Union, 2017. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. NanoData – Landscape Compilation - Environment Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 11 1 BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................... 15 2 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT AND THE ROLE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY ................. 16 2.1 Overview .................................................................................................... 16 2.2 Role of nanotechnology ................................................................................ 16 3 EU POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ........... 25 3.1 Environment policies .................................................................................... 25 3.2 The EU Framework Programmes: supports for nanotechnology ......................... 27 3.3 The EU Framework Programme: funding and participation data for FP6 and FP7 .. 30 3.4 Other EU policies and programmes ................................................................ 42 4 POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES IN MEMBER STATES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................... 47 5 POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES IN OTHER COUNTRIES ................................................ 56 5.1 Europe ....................................................................................................... 56 5.2 The Americas .............................................................................................. 57 5.3 Asia ........................................................................................................... 62 5.4 Oceania...................................................................................................... 72 5.5 Africa ......................................................................................................... 74 6 PUBLICATIONS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ....................................... 76 6.1 Overview .................................................................................................... 76 6.2 Activity by region and country ....................................................................... 78 6.3 Activity by organisation type ......................................................................... 80 7 PATENTING IN NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ............................................ 82 7.1 Overview .................................................................................................... 82 7.2 Number and evolution over time of nanotechnology environment patent families ................................................................................................................. 82 7.3 Activity by filing country and region ............................................................... 84 7.4 Activity by country of applicant ..................................................................... 84 7.5 Patenting activity by organisation type ........................................................... 90 8 INDUSTRY AND NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENT ........................................... 94 8.1 Overview of the industry .............................................................................. 94 8.2 Investment and R&D in the environment ...................................................... 100 9 PRODUCTS AND MARKETS FOR ENVIRONMENT THROUGH NANOTECHNOLOGY .......... 101 9.1 Introduction.............................................................................................. 101 9.2 Global markets and forecasts for environmental remediation products using nanotechnology ......................................................................................... 101 9.3 Commercialised products for environment through nanotechnology ................. 102 10 THE WIDER ENVIRONMENT FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ................. 127 10.1 Regulation and standards for nanotechnology and environment ...................... 127 10.2 Environment, health and safety and nanotechnology ..................................... 134 10.3 Communication, public attitudes and societal issues ...................................... 144 11 CONCLUDING SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 149 5 NanoData – Landscape Compilation - Environment ANNEXES .................................................................................................................. 150 ANNEX 1: METHODOLOGIES FOR LANDSCAPE COMPILATION REPORTS ............................ 151 ANNEX 2: ENVIRONMENT KEYWORDS .......................................................................... 164 ANNEX 3: ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................... 165 ANNEX 4: TERMINOLOGY ............................................................................................ 167 ANNEX 5: ADDITONAL INFORMATION ON MEMBER STATE POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES .... 169 ANNEX 6: PRODUCTS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ................................. 185 ANNEX 7: HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY ....................................................................... 192 6 NanoData – Landscape Compilation - Environment Figures FIGURE 2-1: CATEGORISATION FRAMEWORK TO AIS HAZARD IDENTIFICATION OF NANOMATERIALS .............. 23 FIGURE 3-1: FUNDING OF ENVIRONMENT NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR FP6 AND FP7 TOGETHER, FOR FP7 AND FOR FP6............................................................................................................................................................... 31 FIGURE 3-2: SHARES OF EC CONTRIBUTION BY ORGANISATION TYPE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT............................................................................................................................................ 36 FIGURE 3-3: PERCENTAGE SHARES OF FP FUNDING BY COUNTRY IN FP, NT AND ENVIRONMENT NANOTECHNOLOGY .................................................................................................................................... 40 FIGURE 3-4: EC FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENT NT ACTIVITIES IN FP6 AND FP7 IN MEUR AND COUNTRY SHARES .................................................................................................................................................................... 41 FIGURE 6-1: ANNUAL NST PUBLICATION OUTPUT ON ENVIRONMENT, WORLDWIDE AND EU28&EFTA, 2000- 2014 ............................................................................................................................................................ 77 FIGURE 6-2: EU28&EFTA NST ENVIRONMENT PUBLICATIONS AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD TOTAL, 2000-2014 .................................................................................................................................................................... 77 FIGURE 6-3: TOP TEN PUBLISHING COUNTRIES SHOWING THEIR RELATIVE PERFORMANCE, 2014 .................... 78 FIGURE 6-4: NUMBER OF NST ENVIRONMENT PUBLICATIONS FOR EU28 AND EFTA COUNTRIES, TOP 20, 2014 79 FIGURE 7-1: NUMBER OF PATENT FAMILIES BY FILING AUTHORITY (PCT, EPO, AND USPTO) ............................. 83 FIGURE 7-2: EVOLUTION OVER TIME OF WIPO (PCT), EPO AND USPTO ENVIRONMENT NANOTECHNOLOGY PATENTING .................................................................................................................................................. 83 FIGURE 7-3: NUMBER OF PATENT FAMILIES BY COUNTRY OF APPLICANT (EXC;UDING THE US)(1993-2011) ..... 85 FIGURE 7-4: NUMBER OF PATENT FAMILIES BY COUNTRY OF APPLICANT EU28/EFTA (1993-2011)
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