Nano-Tera.ch

May 5th, 2015

Engineering Complex SystemsGiovanni De Micheli

Program Leader

Nano-Tera.ch

A very successful Swiss research program

funding large collaborative multi‐disciplinary projects

aiming at the engineering of complex systems

for applications in the domains of Health

and the Environment 

Research, Design & Engineering of complex tera‐scale systemsusing nano‐scale devices and technologies 

www.nano-tera.ch

Nano-Tera.ch: Key figures

Number of RTD projects

Number of industrial/ hospital partners

Contributions (CHF)

Phase I 27 30 6’649’574

Phase II 25 49 8’310’813

52 79 14’960’387

• 123 Projects funded overall• 50 Swiss Research institutions (involved with PIs or CoPIs)• 257 Research groups• 300  PhD students involved overall (> 240 funded by NT)• Most RTD projects receive support from various industrial partners and 

hospital end‐users

Partner distribution by discipline

Phase I(Projects 2009‐2013)

Phase II(Projects 2013‐2017)

2.7 different disciplines per RTD project on avg.

Partner distribution by institution

Phase I(Projects 2009‐2013)

Phase II(Projects 2013‐2017)

2.8 institution types per RTD project on avg.

38 Swiss institutionscurrently involved

ETH

-Boa

rdO

PET

SUK

/ C

US

Federal Institute of Metrology METAS

Hos

pita

ls

Distribution of research groups

Distribution of research groupscurrently involved

Node size ~ Nb. of involved research groups Line size ~ Nb. of collaborations

160 research groups

38 institutions

• 857 Papers published overall

• ~1500 Presentations in conference and workshops worldwide

• 43 Awards received by Nano‐Tera researchers

• 32 Patent applications filed

Dissemination statistics

Phase I(completed)

Phase II(as of 2014)

Total(as of 2014)

Journals, books 324 29… 353…Conf. proceedings 413 91… 504…

737 120… 857…

Phase I Phase II Total1’265 202… 1’467…

Phase I Phase II Total37 6… 43…

Phase I Phase II Total24 8… 32…

Highlights of completed projects

Nano‐Tera has achieved outstanding results in the areas of biosensing, design of medical implants and diagnosis tools, and monitoring systems for the environment.

Success stories include:

Analysis lab under the skin: Small implant capable of detecting several metabolites and instantaneously transmitting this data to a doctor

Wearable ECG with wirelessdata transmission

Networked rock‐displacementdetectors to protectagainst rockslides

Smart sensor‐equippedtextiles, able to monitor tissue oxygenation

Optical sensingplatform to detect doping agents in saliva

Main research directions

SmartGrid

HeatReserves

SHINEMIXSEL II

WearableMRIWearMeSoC

BodyPoweredSenSE

UtraSoundToGoObeSense

ISyPeM II

Envirobot

X‐Sense II

IrSens II

WiseSkin

HearRestore

SmartSphincter

SpineRepair

MagnetoTheranostics

YINS

IcySoC

Synergy

OpenSense II

FlusiTex

NewbornCare PATLiSci II

Health Monitoring

Smart Prosthetics & Body Repair

Medical Platforms

Smart Energy

Health Environment Energy

Environmental Monitoring

call 2011 call 2012 call 2013

Nano-Tera in the Media

Focus on PhD students

142 Nano-Tera PhD students

Health Monitoring

FlusiTex 0ISyPeM II 9NewbornCare 2ObeSense 7WearMeSoC 7Others (NTF, etc.) 6  

31

Smart Prosthetics& Body Repair

BodyPoweredSenSE 8MIXSEL II 7PATLiSci II 1UltraSoundToGo 7WearableMRI 7

30

Medical Platforms

EnvironmentalMonitoring

Envirobot 3IrSens II 1OpenSense II 8X‐Sense II 9

21

Smart Energy

HeatReserves 5IcySoC 3SHINE 5SmartGrid 11Synergy 6YINS 7

37

HearRestore 6MagnetoTheranostics 3SmartSphincter 4SpineRepair 6WiseSkin 4

23

Health Monitoring

Smart Prosthetics& Body Repair

Medical Platforms

EnvironmentalMonitoring

SmartEnergy

Nano-Tera PhD students

Nano-Tera PhD students

Number of students active at each time

PhD students profiles

www.nano‐tera.ch/phd  

NextStep Program

They can get together with other PhD students to develop a collaborative validation research project

They are interested in the economic exploitation of your thesis work (start‐ups, spin‐offs, licensing, etc.) and want to learn how to present business ideas

Students working on a PhD thesis within the Nano‐Tera program.

How can they benefit from the program?

Receive funding for their proposal

Coaching program & Exposure to real 

investors

Track 2 – Entrepreneurship 

Track 1 – Scientific Collaboration 

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Timeline

M1

Annual Meeting 2015

2015 2016

01      02       03  04   05  06    07   08 09  10  11  12       01    02  03   04   05 

Annual Meeting 2016

M2 M3 M4

M1 M2 M3 M4M3

Track 1Scientific 

Collaboration

Track 2Entrepreneurship

1 day

1 day

½ day

½ day

½ day

½ day½ day ½ day

1 day

Nano-Tera.ch: Broad Outcome

• A program impacts the economy and society through technology transfer• University graduates are the best technology transfer means:

– It is important that graduates stay within their expertise area– It is important that students and graduates are cognizant of industry needs

• The Swiss funding model is defective:– Research and innovation are funded sequentially– The innovation gap – or valley of death – is a serious problem

• Nano‐Tera.ch strongly advocates a tighter interaction between Academia and Industry and a funding scheme to achieve it

A Broader Graduate Education

• Graduate research and education in engineering sciences should leverage expertise in industry– Presence of industrial partners on campus and in research teams– Co‐teaching of advanced courses by teams involving industrial specialists

• Stages of doctoral students in advanced industrial research laboratories– Confront academic research with industrial constraints– Experience research and development in an industrial setting

• Exploiting the experience of industrial partners in selecting and directing specific research programs with potential commercial outcomes

• Create a constructive framework for pre‐competitive research

Info Days for Industrial Players

Goal: present the industrial potential of some of the projects financed in the Phase I.Project presentations given by 6 PIs or researchers.

2 information days (2014):• In French (Yverdon): 86 participants (Logitech, Piaget…)• In German (Zurich): 48 participants (ABB, Alstom, Phonak…)

Nano-Tera Website

StatisticsJune 2013 – May 2014

Variation compared to earlier year

Visits 32’251 +18%Unique visitors 20’936 +24%

Page views 104’997 +17%

Next Annual Meeting

April 25 and 26, 2016Swiss Convention Center, EPFL

Thanks for your attention!

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