TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The nano tech executive committee (chairman: Tomoji Kawai, Specially Appointed Professor, Osaka University) will be holding “nano tech 2017” – one of the world’s largest nanotechnology exhibitions, now in its 16th year – on February 15, 2017, at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in Japan. 600 organizations (including over 40 first-time exhibitors) from 23 countries and regions are set to exhibit at the event in 1,000 booths, demonstrating revolutionary and cutting edge core technologies spanning such industries as automotive, aerospace, environment/energy, next-generation sensors, cutting-edge medicine, and more. Including attendees at the concurrently held exhibitions, the total number of visitors to the event is expected to exceed 50,000.
The theme of this year’s nano tech exhibition is “Open Nano Collaboration.” By bringing together organizations working in a wide variety of fields, the business matching event aims to promote joint development through cross-field collaboration.
Special Symposium: “Nanotechnology Contributing to the Super Smart Society”
Each year nano tech holds Special Symposium, in which industry specialists from top organizations from Japan and abroad speak about the issues surrounding the latest trends in nanotech. The themes of this year’s Symposium are Life Nanotechnology, Graphene, AI/IoT, Cellulose Nanofibers, and Materials Informatics.
Notable sessions include:
Life Nanotechnology
“Development of
microRNA liquid biopsy for early detection of cancer”
Takahiro
Ochiya, National Cancer Center Research Institute Division of Molecular
and Cellular Medicine, Chief
AI / IoT
“AI Embedded in the Real
World”
Hideki Asoh, AIST Deputy Director, Artificial Intelligence
Research Center
Cellulose Nanofibers
“The Current
Trends and Challenges for Industrialization of Nanocellulose”
Satoshi
Hirata, Nanocellulose Forum Secretary-General
Materials Informatics
“Perspective of
Materials Research”
Hideo Hosono, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Professor
View the full list of sessions:
>> http://nanotech2017.icsbizmatch.jp/Presentation/en/Info/List#main_theater
nano tech 2017 Homepage:
>> http://nanotechexpo.jp/
nano tech 2017, the 16th International Nanotechnology
Exhibition & Conference
Date: February 15-17, 2017, 10:00-17:00
Venue:
Tokyo Big Sight (East Halls 4-6 & Conference Tower)
Organizer:
nano tech Executive Committee, JTB Communication Design
