Activities in Nanomedicine in Romania

Abstract

IMT-Bucharest coordinated the national project ―”NANOPROSPECT: Nanotechnologies in Romania, a prospective study” (October 2010 – May 2011), whose objective was to put forward strategic orientations and recommendations for a national strategy for nanotechnology, in correlation with the EU strategy. This strategy, apart from the priority research directions, will suggest measures to accelerate innovation, industrialization of R&D results, full use of experimental facilities, multidisciplinary training and the responsible development of nanotechnologies. The ―”nanotechnologies” theme was approached in the R&D national plans starting 2000, but there was no continuity and focus on the viable thematic areas. There is a need for a plan that would concentrate the research for specific domains with critical mass and interest from industry and society and also a critical need for a strategy that would cover all the important aspects for the development of nanotechnologies at national level.