The first edition of Bangalore Nano organized by Department of IT, BT and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) and MM Activ was inaugurated by Rameshwar Thakur, Governor of Karnataka in the presence of Prof. CNR Rao, Chairman, Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister & Honorary President, JNCASR and Patrice Millet, European Commission amidst some of the leading Investors, Industry stalwarts, Scientists, Heads of Research & Development Organizations, Premier Institutions and Multinational Companies. It is the first major event of its kind in India in bridging the Research-Industry Gap in Nanotechnology.
Inaugurating the event, Rameshwar Thakur, Governor of Karnataka, said, “The two-day Bangalore Nano convention would be an ideal forum for researchers and industrialists to interact and explore possibilities of applications on Nanotechnology in different sectors of economy. There is a vast scope for application of Nanotechnology in Electronics, Biopharma, and Engineering etc. The conference would be of immense value and content to the participants as it is being structured by the Vision Group on Nanotechnology comprising eminent scientists headed by Prof Rao.”
Addressing the audience Prof. Rao, said, “Bangalore Nano is the 1st public function in Nanotechnology in India”. Nanotechnology is creating great excitement in the field of science. The technology cuts across all disciplines and appeals everyone from scientists, engineers, industrialists, investors and governments. We do not know the future of Nanotechnology but this particular unknown future excites us.
