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Viewing cable 09BUCHAREST494, ROMANIA: NANOTECHNOLOGY POTENTIAL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BUCHAREST494 2009-07-15 11:22 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bucharest
VZCZCXRO7835
PP RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDBU RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA
RUEHLN RUEHLZ RUEHNP RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSK RUEHSL RUEHSR RUEHVK
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 151122Z JUL 09
FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9730
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC PRIORITY
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
UNCLAS BUCHAREST 000494 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
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OES PLEASE PASS TO NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON TNGD TPHY TSPL EINV RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA: NANOTECHNOLOGY POTENTIAL 
 
Sensitive but Unclassified; Not for Internet Distribution. 
 
1.  (U) SUMMARY: EconOff recently visited the National Institute for 
Research and Development in Microtechnologies (IMT), an open-source 
institute that has received significant national funding.  IMT 
represents a promising future for nanotechnology in Romania, but 
will need continued investment and outside partners to reach its 
full potential.  In particular they are looking for closer U.S. 
cooperation which could be aided by a follow-on meeting pursuant to 
the bilateral Science and Technology Agreement.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2. (U) In June, EconOff attended the first annual nanotechnology 
conference in Romania, NanoRomania 2009, which was held at the Ioan 
Cuza University in Iasi and partially underwritten by a National 
Science Foundation Grant to the University of Central Florida (UCF). 
 The conference was well attended by representatives from Romanian 
and U.S. academic institutions.  The organizer and Director of UCF's 
nanotechnology center, James Hickman, PhD, highlighted IMT as a 
prime example of Romania's potential during the conference. 
 
3. (U) EconOff subsequently met with the founder and director of 
IMT, Dan Dascalu, and toured the facility to better assess Romania's 
nanotechnology capabilities.  IMT was founded in 1991 as an 
autonomous research institute and receives grant funding from the 
Ministry of Education through the National Authority for Scientific 
Research (ANCS).  IMT is an open-access research facility, which 
allows companies to conduct research projects using the facility's 
equipment without forfeiting intellectual property rights.  While 
more typical in the U.S. or U.K., open-access facilities are not as 
abundant in Europe.  IMT is the only open access facility in Romania 
and claims to be the only such facility in Eastern Europe.  Since 
2006, IMT received significant national funding totaling over 5 
million euro in the last year alone.  In the last five years, IMT 
has purchased about 8 million euro worth of equipment for the 
center, which includes a fully operating clean room.  Currently, IMT 
has over 100 staff members, several of whom have studied and trained 
abroad. 
 
4. (SBU) Capable leadership and state-of-the-art modern technology 
make this facility a positive example of Romanian scientific 
leadership in the nanotechnology field.  Both the director and his 
staff are very knowledgeable, open, and interested in developing 
concrete nanotechnology applications for practical business usage. 
To this end, IMT privately shared with EconOff that they have 
quietly launched a new partnership with Honeywell, which is 
conducting a research project at the facility.  At the same time, 
the director shared his dismay that other companies, notably IBM 
which is developing a new Nanotechnology Center in Bulgaria, are not 
making better use of existing Romanian facilities. 
 
5. (U) Due to the economic downturn and concomitant budget cuts, IMT 
is unable to continue building its center without further 
investments.  Because companies using the facility are not charged 
for investment or operational costs, the shortage of government 
funds presents a serious barrier to expansion and improvement. 
Investments which were made in the expectation of continued funding 
through the current fiscal year are now in jeopardy given the 
government's precarious financial situation.  For example, the 
facility has built a second clean room and purchased the equipment 
for its operation.  However, they have run short of the 250,000 euro 
required to install an air filtration system, making this clean room 
unusable.  To remedy the investment shortfall, IMT plans to apply 
for EU structural funds and holds out some hope that these funds, as 
well as collaboration with potential outside investors, will keep 
the facility modern and relevant. 
 
6. (SBU) COMMENT: IMT's approach as an open research facility offers 
promise for the development of practical nanotechnology applications 
in Romania.  Despite the government's interest in promoting 
nanotechnology development, the fiscal environment does not allow 
for further investments at IMT.  Romania and IMT both need to 
attract independent business collaborators if this center is to 
reach its full potential.  Post continues to encourage cooperation 
between the government, research facilities, and businesses, but 
this process could be further aided by a follow-on meeting pursuant 
to the U.S.-Romanian Science and Technology Agreement.  Such a 
meeting could highlight for the Romanian government how best to 
promote research and development cooperation with the U.S. on 
nanotechnology and other areas of common interest.  While IMT should 
be able to continue operations for the foreseeable future, 
encouraging further development in Romania's nanotechnology center 
will require international support and partnerships with private 
industry.  END COMMENT. 
 
GUTHRIE-CORN