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Centre
for Applied Nanotechnology opens in Hamburg
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Dr.
Karl-Joachim Dreyer, Senator Jörg Dräger,
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Wittern,
and Dr. Jürgen
Lüthje (f. l. t. r.)
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Hanseatic city of Hamburg is now also really
big in small things: Thanks to cooperative efforts
of the economy, science and politics it has been
possible to found a Centre for Applied Nanotechnology
(CAN) as a ”public-private partnership”. It was
opened on February 15, 2006, in the presence
of Hamburg's Senator of Science, Jörg Dräger,
the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Hamburg,
Dr. Karl-Joachim Dreyer, the President of the
University of Hamburg, Dr. Jürgen Lüthje,
and Prof. Klaus-Peter Wittern, head of Research
and Development at Beiersdorf AG. |
Beiersdorf as a CAN partner
The CAN is involved in the investigation and
creation of structures that are 100,000 times
smaller than a human hair. Hamburg's first application
centre in the field of nanotechnology will render services for companies
and research institutes, as well as participate in research programmes
of the federal government of Germany and the European Union. Hamburg will
contribute around 9.5 million euros for investment prior to 2010. Also
participating significantly are Hamburg companies which in a development
association possess the majority in a limited company. Prof. Klaus-Peter
Wittern assumes the chairmanship of the development association, while
Prof. Horst Weller (specialist in physical chemistry) will be responsible
for the scientific administration of the CAN. It was possible to gain Dr.
Frank Schröder-Oeynhausen as managing director, who was up to now
responsible for the establishment of a nanotechnology centre in Münster.
”With the CAN, science and the economy together create the basis for growth and
employment in one of the most important future technologies” declared Senator
Jörg Dräger. ”I am very pleased that renowned companies such as Beiersdorf,
Eppendorf and Evotec are among the partners of the CAN.” |
Innovative products through nanotechnology
The Beiersdorf AG already successfully markets
a series of innovative products whose manufacture
involves the use of nanotechnology, including
sunscreens and deodorants. ”The CAN offers us the possibility to develop on location
the necessary scientific expertise for new and pioneering product technologies” stated
Prof. Klaus-Peter Wittern in his speech before an audience of around 130
invited guests. ”By involving the economy through the development association
a market and product-oriented direction of research activity is possible.” |
Further Information:
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Tel.: +49 (40) 4909 2348
Fax: +49 (40) 4909 2516
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