Special Seminars:
"Promoting Advanced Materials across the Atlantic"
A unique opportunity to learn about nanotechnologies and advanced materials in Europe
October 15, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm, Dallas/Fort Worth,
Automation and Robotics Research Center
October 17, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm, Houston,
Houston Technology Center
The Belgian Trade Commission, through its Walloniatech program, is hosting a seminar on advanced materials, including nanomaterials. Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium, is rapidly expanding in international markets with its development and manufacturing of new materials. Extensive expertise in this area has created solid cooperation between businesses, research centers and universities. Some of the most prominent European material manufacturing companies will share their strategies and ideas on this exciting technical and business challenge. Wallonia is already a recognized participant in this field and can provide significant business and techological collaboration benefits.
While providing a comprehensive picture of the advanced material industry in Europe and the US, academic and industrial speakers will address the following questions:
- What is the technical and economic future of advanced materials and nanomaterial science in Europe?
- What are the principal “focus area” of applied research in Europe?
- What are the main challenges facing the industrialization of nanomaterials in Europe and the US?
- How can US companies benefit from existing European research and other European resources? What are the potential transatlantic synergies?
- How and where can US companies find competitive technical and industrial resources to complement or accelerate their international expansion in the sector of the nanomaterials industry?
- How can a US material-manufacturing company finance its expansion in Europe?
- How can a Small to Medium sized Entreprise (SME) approach international expansion “early-on” as they develop their business in the dynamic nanotechnology sectors ?
