CHINANO 2011 Conference & Expo, jointly organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Jiangsu Provincial Government, opened on October 27 at Suzhou International Expo Center with the participation of nearly 500 domestic and foreign experts and researchers as well as representatives of local enterprises. The main topics discussed during the three-day event include the latest development of nano industry and other relevant issues.

Directors from Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO) hosted and attended sessions of CHINANO 2011 Conference, who are Prof. YANG Hui, Director, Prof. LIU Peihua, Vice Director, Prof. CHEN Liwei, Vice Director, XU Ke, Assistant Director and LI Qingwen, Assistant Director.

At the opening ceremony, local authorities unveiled the three new plates of National Nano-Tech Industrialization Base, National Nano-Tech Industrialization & Standardization Pilot Area, and National Strategic Alliance of Micro-Nano Processing and Manufacturing Innovation.

The agenda includes theme forums on global nano-tech industrialization, investment in sustainable development technologies, sensor and MEMS industrialization, and the International Nanovention Summit attended by 30 prestigious venture capital companies with 20 project road shows.

During the three-day event, over twenty foreign and many domestic experts of CHINANO 2011 were invited to visit SINANO and have a general understanding of the institute’s R&D development, technology transfer, public platforms, and talent training and so on. Experts were impressed by the institute’s achievements in these five years, and showed high interest to have a further international communication and cooperation with SINANO in the future.

The country’s largest event of nano-tech industry aims to accelerate the commercialization and adoption of nanotechnology, to bridge policy-makers, market leaders, and global investors, and to promote industrial development in China.

Opening Ceremony of CHINANO 2011 Photo by SINANO