Facts and figures on materials science and nanotechnology progress and investment
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Resumo: | J.C. acknowledges the European Research Council Starting Grant (ERC-StG-2019-848325). B.S. acknowledges Portuguese funds through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior in the framework of the project "Institute for Research and Innovation in Health Sciences" - UID/BIM/ 04293/2019. T.R. acknowledges FCT for funding (CEECIND/ 00684/2018). Funding Information: To scrutinize the facts behind global nanotechnology development and investments, we analyzed research indicators in the academic sector and ensuing companies—engaged in myriad activities such as publications, patents, products, applications, instruments, and technologies—from publicly available data (). Aggregating global data from the 2000–2020 period, we conclude that North America and Europe are the key drivers in academic research, with each one hosting 41% of all research institutes worldwide. Interestingly, the United States (US) is the leading contributor in North America (92% of all research), whereas in Europe, research efforts are widespread among its countries. For example, Germany is Europe’s largest contributor, but represents only 23% of all research in the region. Arguably, such differing global distribution and prominence of selected countries is supported by more sustainable funding policies, irrespective of fluctuations in recent years. For example, the US NNI investments over the last 20 years, together with current priority funding provided by several National Institutes of Health or European Commission programs, are designed to incentivize frontier science and entrepreneurial endeavors. The European Commission has explicitly included nanotechnology as a theme in its research funding programs over the past decade and supports many scientists and institutions through the European Research Council and Marie Curie Actions. Furthermore, the Horizon 2020 program has reinforced the European Union (EU) nanotechnology sector by promoting opportunities in emerging nanotechnologies across a vast array of different areas. As such, expectations for the Horizon 2020 successor program—Horizon Europe—have been, up to recently, even higher when it comes to the translation of nanotechnology-enabled products. However, the impacts of the recently announced 14.3% cut to the program budget—as related to the EU emergency response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—are now expected to cast a shadow over public investment in R&D in Europe. Publisher Copyright: © XXXX American Chemical Society. |
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Facts and figures on materials science and nanotechnology progress and investmentArtificial intelligenceFundingMachine learningMaterials scienceNanoproductsNanotechnologyMaterials Science(all)Engineering(all)Physics and Astronomy(all)SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthJ.C. acknowledges the European Research Council Starting Grant (ERC-StG-2019-848325). B.S. acknowledges Portuguese funds through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior in the framework of the project "Institute for Research and Innovation in Health Sciences" - UID/BIM/ 04293/2019. T.R. acknowledges FCT for funding (CEECIND/ 00684/2018). Funding Information: To scrutinize the facts behind global nanotechnology development and investments, we analyzed research indicators in the academic sector and ensuing companies—engaged in myriad activities such as publications, patents, products, applications, instruments, and technologies—from publicly available data (). Aggregating global data from the 2000–2020 period, we conclude that North America and Europe are the key drivers in academic research, with each one hosting 41% of all research institutes worldwide. Interestingly, the United States (US) is the leading contributor in North America (92% of all research), whereas in Europe, research efforts are widespread among its countries. For example, Germany is Europe’s largest contributor, but represents only 23% of all research in the region. Arguably, such differing global distribution and prominence of selected countries is supported by more sustainable funding policies, irrespective of fluctuations in recent years. For example, the US NNI investments over the last 20 years, together with current priority funding provided by several National Institutes of Health or European Commission programs, are designed to incentivize frontier science and entrepreneurial endeavors. The European Commission has explicitly included nanotechnology as a theme in its research funding programs over the past decade and supports many scientists and institutions through the European Research Council and Marie Curie Actions. Furthermore, the Horizon 2020 program has reinforced the European Union (EU) nanotechnology sector by promoting opportunities in emerging nanotechnologies across a vast array of different areas. As such, expectations for the Horizon 2020 successor program—Horizon Europe—have been, up to recently, even higher when it comes to the translation of nanotechnology-enabled products. However, the impacts of the recently announced 14.3% cut to the program budget—as related to the EU emergency response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—are now expected to cast a shadow over public investment in R&D in Europe. Publisher Copyright: © XXXX American Chemical Society.As the twenty-first century unfolds, nanotechnology is no longer just a buzzword in the field of materials science, but rather a tangible reality. This is evident from the surging number of commercial nanoproducts and their corresponding revenue generated in different industry sectors. However, it is important to recognize that sustainable growth of nanotechnology is heavily dependent on government funding and relevant national incentive programs. Consequently, proper analyses on publicly available nanotechnology data sets comprising information on the past two decades can be illuminating, facilitate development, and amend previous strategies as we move forward. Along these lines, classical statistics and machine learning (ML) allow processing large data sets to scrutinize patterns in materials science and nanotechnology research. Herein, we provide an analysis on nanotechnology progress and investment from an unbiased, computational vantage point and using orthogonal approaches. Our data reveal both well-established and surprising correlations in the nanotechnology field and its actors, including the interplay between the number of research institutes-industry, publications-patents, collaborative research, and top contributors to nanoproducts. Overall, data suggest that, supported by incentive programs set out by stakeholders (researchers, funding agencies, policy makers, and industry), nanotechnology could experience an exponential growth and become a centerpiece for economical welfare. Indeed, the recent success of COVID-19 vaccines is also likely to boost public trust in nanotechnology and its global impact over the coming years.NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)Centre for Toxicogenomics and Human Health (ToxOmics)RUNTalebian, SepehrRodrigues, TiagoDas Neves, JoséSarmento, BrunoLanger, RobertConde, João2023-06-20T22:18:57Z2021-10-262021-10-26T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/154199eng1936-0851PURE: 33458387https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03992info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T05:36:38Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/154199Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:55:31.632897Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Facts and figures on materials science and nanotechnology progress and investment |
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Facts and figures on materials science and nanotechnology progress and investment |
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Facts and figures on materials science and nanotechnology progress and investment Talebian, Sepehr Artificial intelligence Funding Machine learning Materials science Nanoproducts Nanotechnology Materials Science(all) Engineering(all) Physics and Astronomy(all) SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth |
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Facts and figures on materials science and nanotechnology progress and investment |
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Facts and figures on materials science and nanotechnology progress and investment |
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Facts and figures on materials science and nanotechnology progress and investment |
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Facts and figures on materials science and nanotechnology progress and investment |
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Talebian, Sepehr |
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Talebian, Sepehr Rodrigues, Tiago Das Neves, José Sarmento, Bruno Langer, Robert Conde, João |
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Rodrigues, Tiago Das Neves, José Sarmento, Bruno Langer, Robert Conde, João |
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NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM) Centre for Toxicogenomics and Human Health (ToxOmics) RUN |
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Talebian, Sepehr Rodrigues, Tiago Das Neves, José Sarmento, Bruno Langer, Robert Conde, João |
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Artificial intelligence Funding Machine learning Materials science Nanoproducts Nanotechnology Materials Science(all) Engineering(all) Physics and Astronomy(all) SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth |
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Artificial intelligence Funding Machine learning Materials science Nanoproducts Nanotechnology Materials Science(all) Engineering(all) Physics and Astronomy(all) SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth |
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J.C. acknowledges the European Research Council Starting Grant (ERC-StG-2019-848325). B.S. acknowledges Portuguese funds through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior in the framework of the project "Institute for Research and Innovation in Health Sciences" - UID/BIM/ 04293/2019. T.R. acknowledges FCT for funding (CEECIND/ 00684/2018). Funding Information: To scrutinize the facts behind global nanotechnology development and investments, we analyzed research indicators in the academic sector and ensuing companies—engaged in myriad activities such as publications, patents, products, applications, instruments, and technologies—from publicly available data (). Aggregating global data from the 2000–2020 period, we conclude that North America and Europe are the key drivers in academic research, with each one hosting 41% of all research institutes worldwide. Interestingly, the United States (US) is the leading contributor in North America (92% of all research), whereas in Europe, research efforts are widespread among its countries. For example, Germany is Europe’s largest contributor, but represents only 23% of all research in the region. Arguably, such differing global distribution and prominence of selected countries is supported by more sustainable funding policies, irrespective of fluctuations in recent years. For example, the US NNI investments over the last 20 years, together with current priority funding provided by several National Institutes of Health or European Commission programs, are designed to incentivize frontier science and entrepreneurial endeavors. The European Commission has explicitly included nanotechnology as a theme in its research funding programs over the past decade and supports many scientists and institutions through the European Research Council and Marie Curie Actions. Furthermore, the Horizon 2020 program has reinforced the European Union (EU) nanotechnology sector by promoting opportunities in emerging nanotechnologies across a vast array of different areas. As such, expectations for the Horizon 2020 successor program—Horizon Europe—have been, up to recently, even higher when it comes to the translation of nanotechnology-enabled products. However, the impacts of the recently announced 14.3% cut to the program budget—as related to the EU emergency response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—are now expected to cast a shadow over public investment in R&D in Europe. Publisher Copyright: © XXXX American Chemical Society. |
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