TAITRA begins to accept applications for NanoTech

The Taiwan NanoTech 2006 is scheduled to be held Sept. 27-29 at the Taipei World Trade Center under the auspices of TAITRA and the Taiwan Nanotechnology and Micro-System Association, the official said, adding that the show is the second largest of its kind in Asia, behind only the one held in Japan.

According to the official, this year's exhibition will be divided into four areas, namely nanotech materials, nanotech products, nanotech application, and foreign-made products.

A series of activities are scheduled to be held during the exhibition's run, including a Taiwan international nanotechnology forum, in order to boost exchanges between manufacturers and buyers, the official noted.

The official said that TAITRA branch offices abroad will invite manufacturers in Europe, the United State, Japan, Australia and other countries to exhibit their state-of-the-art products during the three day nanotech show.

The exhibition is expected to attract at least over 1,000 professional buyers from around the world, the official pointed out.

Nanotechnology is widely expected to become one of the mainstream industries in the 21st century, the official said, adding that the applications of nanotechnology have been expanded into various industries and fields, such as aviation, laboratory, electronics and biotechnology, thus creating new business opportunities.

The production value of Taiwan's nanotechnology-related industries is forecast to reach NT$300 billion (US$9.21 billion) in 2008, according to the official.

By 2008, Taiwan is expected to be supplying 3 percent to 4 percent of the global market with more than 800 companies involved in researchandproduction.

In addition, nanotechnology-related production for the 2005-2010 period is projected to average 10 times the average output of the previous 2000-2005 period.