From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Nov 2: The 9th edition of India's premier Nano-science and Nanotechnology Event Bengaluru India Nano 2017 will be held between December 7 and 8 with Post-Conference Tutorials on December 9 at The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru.

Prof C N R Rao, Chairman of Karnataka’s Vision Group on Nanotechnology, at the curtain raiser and media conference, unveiled the event spectrum with the core Theme “Nano Horizons” that will delve deep into advancements in nano-science and technology and its impact on various Industry sectors.

Gaurav Gupta, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of IT, BT and S&T, Prof Ajay Kumar Sood, FRS, Chairman, Conference Executive Committee, Bengaluru INDIA NANO Event and President, INSA & Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru also address the media.

This unique event which has emerged as a leading forum for Industry, Research, Academia and students interaction is organized by the Department of IT, BT, S&T, and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Karnataka Vision group on Nanotechnology and MM Activ Sci Tech Communications.

Prof C N R Rao, Chairman of Karnataka’s Vision Group on Nanotechnology said, in 2007, when we launched the Nanotech Event in India, not many people believed that nano-science could deliver the next generation of technologies.

However, the world is witnessing the promise of nano-technology across verticals, such as engineering, medicine, energy, transportation and communication.

"Our endeavour has always been to create an ecosystem that brings together the best minds from the industry, research and academia, globally, on a single platform. With the able support of the Karnataka Government, we are proud to recognize and encourage new talents in this ever-evolving field," Prof Rao said.

Gaurav Gupta said Karnataka is internationally recognized as the IT capital of India, but we are so much more.

The State Government has been making constant efforts to boost scientific research and development, especially in exciting areas like nano-science and nano-technology.

With ‘Nano Horizons’ as the core theme of Bengaluru India Nano 2017, we will be looking at the latest industry trends as well as emerging business ideas by start-ups and young researchers, he explained.

Event to address latest trends

The Bengaluru India Nano Conference would address the latest trends in Nano-technology focusing on Nano-sensors, Nano in Energy Sector, Nano Manufacturing and Scalability and Nano-Medicine.

The Post Conference Tutorials would cover Nano Fabrication Technologies; Surface Probe Microscopy and Bio-imaging.

The RICH Forum (Research Industry Collaboration Hub) will witness presentations on emerging nanotechnologies, which can be commercialized. Nano SparX is the new feature that has been added in the previous year will showcase emerging business ideas by start-ups and young researchers.

All in all, Bengaluru India Nano 2017 will be addressed by over 30 Speakers spread across 13+ Sessions and will see participation of over 500 delegates from Industry, Academia and Research as well as representation from multiple countries including USA, Japan, UK and Korea.

The Global Speakers in the event would be world renowned Scientists viz; Prof Paul S Weiss, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; Prof Prashant V Kamat, University of Notre Dame, USA; Prof Stephen R Elliott, Cambridge University, UK; Dr Sang Il Park, Park Systems Corp, Korea; Prof Vasudevan Biju, Hokkaido University, Japan; Prof Bansi Malhotra, Delhi Technological University, Delhi; Prof Manoj Varma, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; Prof So-Jung Park, Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea; Prof Srinivasan Raghavan, IISc, Bangalore; Er R B Karthik Aamanchi, Aarshadhaatu Green Nanotechnologies India Pvt Ltd.; Dr Shantikumar Nair, Center for Nanosciences, Kochi; Dr Rohit Shrivastava, IIT-Bombay, Powai; Dr K N Ganesh, IISER, Pune; Prof P S Anil Kumar, IISc, Bangalore; Prof Ashok K Ganguli, Institute of Nano Science & Technology, Mohali; Prof GU Kulkarni, JNCASR, Bangalore; Prof Gargi Raina, VIT University, India and Prof Manzoor Koyakutty, Amrita University, India.

Nano Exhibition

The Nano Exhibition will include The DST NANO MISSION Pavilion that will showcase emerging technologies and companies as well as Institutes of National Importance like IITs, NIT, IISc, INST and so on. The event will also feature poster presentations by researchers and graduate students from leading institutes across India.

The other significant feature of the event would be the Nano Excellence Awards including prestigious Prof C N R Rao Bengaluru INDIA NANO Science Award; Bengaluru INDIA NANO Innovation Award; Malhotra Weikfield Foundation Nano Science Fellowship Awards; Best Poster Awards, Nano SparX Awards and Best Exhibitor Awards.

The session on Nano for the Young is organized exclusively for degree students aimed at popularizing nano-science among them, so as to attract to the field of Nanotechnology. The programme will be attended by over 400 under graduate students of science and engineering.

Nano SparX is a special highlight contest conceptualized to encourage and enthuse young students to think about innovative solutions based on nanotechnology for any problem of social relevance. This contest is about ideas that can be pursued for feasibility study within a short time.

It is expected that the next big technological surge will come through Nanotechnology impacting wide spectrum of Industry. Bengaluru India Nano was thus conceptualized and developed in the year 2007 under the aegis of Dept. of IT, BT and S&T, to establish Bengaluru and Karnataka as a State that is at the cutting edge of Frontier Technologies consolidating its position as the S&T Capital of India.

The event over the years has received excellent response from Researchers, Academia and Industry. It offers an unparalleled opportunity for knowledge sharing in the exciting field of Nanotechnology as well as business networking. Modelled under the vision of the eminent Scientist Prof C.N.R Rao, the event looks at making India one of the forerunners in the segment of nano-science and nano-technology.