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• FYI - NPG Asia Materials website (NEW!)

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  19 May 2008

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  Features materials research from the Asia Pacific region. Check it out here

• JOBS - Associate Editor for Nature Chemistry based in Asia

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  19 May 2008

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  One position open
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• CONFR - NanoBio Seoul Oct 30-31 2008

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  01 May 2008

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  An international event organized by 10 Korean research centers and institutes related to Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine.

  Visit the website for more information.

• PRIZE - The Keio Medical Science Prize Call for Nominations

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  02 March 2008

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  This prize is awarded to researchers in recognition of their achievements in the medical or life sciences.

  Nominations for the 2008 prize now open. Deadline: March 20 2008

  Prize consists of a certificate of merit, medal and 20 milion yen (approx. US 180,000).

  See the website for more details.

• NEWS - China's Top 10 S&T Developments in 2007

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  25 January 2008

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  Released earlier this week, they are:

  1.Successful launch of Chang’e-1 and collection of clear images of lunar surface

  2. Development of a super-deep drilling rig

  3. Nanoparticles carry chemotherapy drug deeper into solid tumors

  4. CAS researchers create largest ever photonic ’’Schrödinger cat’‘

  5. New findings predate earliest yet animal records

  The rest can be found here

• CONFR - MRS Chongqing China June 9-12 2008

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  21 January 2008

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  A joint MRS-CMRS conference.

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  I plan to attend this conference…

• JOBS: Associate Editor - Nature Nanotechnology

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  12 January 2008

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  For more information, please see here
  2 positions available.
  Closing Date: 31 January 2008

• GRANTS: Global Health Research

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  12 January 2008

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  $100 MILLION GATES FOUNDATION INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH; SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES AT WWW.GCGH.ORG

  Grand Challenges Explorations is a new five-year US$100 million fast-track grants initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support innovative global health research. The initiative will support hundreds of early-stage research projects pursuing creative concepts for new global health solutions, including vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and other technologies for health problems disproportionately affecting poor countries.

  Projects will initially be funded at the level of US$100,000 each, with the opportunity for additional funding in the future for projects that show promise.

  Specifically, the initiative aims to:

  1) Support paradigm-changing ideas that have never before been tested, and that might not stand up to traditional peer review

  2) Involve scientists from a wide range of disciplines, as well as young investigators

  3) Involve scientists from around the world, including innovators in the developing world and the private sector

  The initiative is an expansion of the foundation’s commitment to the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, which since its creation in 2003 has made important progress in accelerating the discovery of new technologies to improve global health.

  FAST-TRACK GRANTS

  To make it as easy as possible for scientists to apply, the Explorations initiative will use a new fast-track grantmaking approach that complements the foundation’s traditional grantmaking process:
  Applicants for Explorations grants will be asked to submit relatively short funding proposals. Applicants will not necessarily be required to show preliminary data.

  Proposals will be reviewed within approximately three months

  Grants will be solicited and awarded multiple times per year

  Each funding round will address a few specific topics or themes

  GETTING INVOLVED

  The first call for proposals will be posted on the Grand Challenges in Global Health website – www.gcgh.org – in early 2008, along with the list of topics being addressed and application instructions. You can sign up now at www.gcgh.org to receive email updates on the initiative.

• NEWS - Nanometrology facility in Singapore opens

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  11 December 2007

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  Singapore’s Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Mr. S. Iswaran announced in the recent Nanosymposium 2007, the opening of a new nanometrology facility in Singapore, which aims to place Singapore as the center for nanotech-related starndards and metrology.

• CONFR - Nanotech 2008 Tokyo, Feb 13-15 2008

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  21 November 2007

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  It’s here again! The annual gigantic international nanotech conference and exhibition at Tokyo Big Sight!

  Enough said. Visit their homepage to register and attend.

• CONFR - NanoThailand Symposium, Bangkok Nov 6-8 2008

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  30 October 2007

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  This is the 1st bi-annual symposium on nanotechnology in Thailand.

  Topics/themes include:
  1) Nano and Energy
  2) Nano and Textiles
  3) Nano and Drug Delivery
  4) Nano and Devices
  5) Nano and Safety
  6) Nanoscale Simulations for Industrial Applications

  Visit the website for more details.

• SYMP - Roles of Metrology & Standardization in Nanotechnology, Singapore Dec 3 2007

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  30 October 2007

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  A FREE one day symposium on the trend of world nanotechnology market, advances in nanotechnology and nanometrology worldwide and current efforts on standardisation by ISO, IEC and IEEE. Impact of nanotechnology products such as nanoparticles on the environment, human health and safety will also be addressed.

  Lunch provided but must register by Nov 16 2007

  Register here

• SPOTLGT - Shenzhen: From village to high-tech powerhouse...

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  23 October 2007

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  Read the recent Spotlight on Shenzhen to learn more…

• FYI - Jobs at Nature Publishing Group

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  21 October 2007

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  A few students/post-docs have asked about jobs at NPG.

  Here is the webpage

  NPG Nature Asia-Pacific’s Tokyo office plans to launch an editorial internship program at some point. Keep a lookout and apply if you are interested in a career in scientific publishing.

• CONFR - Nanomaterial Toxicology, India Feb 5-7 2008

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  20 October 2007

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  Sessions cover advances and future perspectives in safety and toxicity of nanomaterials.

  A nice short list of speakers can be found here

  Venue: Lucknow, India

• SYMP - Nanomanufacturing, Singapore Jan 23-25 2008

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  20 October 2007

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  Theme: Nanomanufacturing of Devices/Products for the Biomedical and Life Sciences Industries

  Hosted by: Singapore-MIT Alliance

  Here’s the website

• CONFR - Bangalore Nano, India Dec 6-7 2007

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  20 October 2007

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  Two days of presentations, discussions and interactive networking activities focusing on the integrated roles of technologies, applications and market for successful commercialization of Nanotechnology.

  Here’s the website

• SYMP - Mathematical & Computational Nanoscience, New Zealand Dec 9-11 2007

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  18 October 2007

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  This is a free 3-day symposium aimed at mathematicians and theoretical or computational scientists interested in nanoscale science and technology.

  Expected to be a small symposium and registration is free!

  Register at the website

• CONFR - Intl Conference & Exhibition on Nanotechnology & Adv Materials, Hong Kong Dec 11-14 2007

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  18 October 2007

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  This is organised by the Federation of Hong Kong Machinery & Metal Industries (FMM), and jointly with HKPC, HKTDC, HKUST and NAMI Ltd.

  This is a conference and an exhibition on nanotechnology and advanced materials for the industry.

  Aims to facilitate business matching and nanotechnology commercialisation.

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• CONFR - Intl Conference on Nanoscience & Nanotech, Melbourne Australia Feb 25-29 2008

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  18 October 2007

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  The aim of the 2008 International Conference On Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2008) is to bring together the Australian and International community (students, scientists and engineers from academia, govt. laboratories and industry) working in the field of nanoscale science and technology to discuss new and exciting advances in the field. ICONN 2008 will cover nanostructure growth, synthesis, fabrication, characterization, device design, modeling, fabrication, testing and applications.

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• CONFR - Asian Regulatory Conference, Malaysia Mar 11-13 2008

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  17 October 2007

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  In collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pharmaceutical Association of Malaysia, the conference aims to discuss regulatory issues in the Asia Pacific region. Regulatory authority representatives from over 20 Asian countries will be present.

  Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  Visit the website for more details.

• EXHBT - The Science Tunnel Tour by the Max Planck Institute now in Korea, Oct 4-Dec 2 2007

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  17 October 2007

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  “In the Science Tunnel visitors move through twelve stations, from the smallest elements of our world to the largest structures in the Universe.”

  “Learn more about the limits of space and time; explore mysterious worlds and tomorrow’s technologies – biotechnology, nanotechnology, neuroelectronics and quantum computing.”

  Visit the website for more details.

• ANNCM - What's new on Nature Network?

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  22 August 2007

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