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Advanced Materials –
R&D Cooperation for Innovative Products
Ehrenfried Zschech, FEMS, President
June 19, 2012
Aarhus/Denmark
FEMS – A cross-section of MSE in Europe
The role of FEMS in Europe
FEMS aims to strengthen interactions
o between Materials Scientists and Engineers across Europe
o between European Materials Societies
o between Member Societies and the European Commission.
FEMS aims to be a corner-stone for building a Europe of
Materials, for supporting future funding for research and
development, and to provide a platform for knowledge
exchange in the field of MSE.
The role of materials
Positive example No 1 for innovation: Airbus
A318 and A380 LBW structures with weldable 6XXX alloys:
High strength
stiffner
DT skin
material
6013T6 Extrusion, TEM image
(courtesy H. Berek, TU Freiberg)
LBW Fuselage Structure:
- Weight reduction (approx. 10%)
- Manufacturing costs reduction (approx. 20%)
- Improved corrosion resistance
Positive example No 1 for innovation: Airbus
A350 XWB puts the right material in the right place!
Two additional drivers:
• maintenance costs / availability
• passenger comfort
Courtesy G. Hellard, Airbus
Positive example No 2 for innovation: Novaled
OLEDs with complex materials stacks address two markets:
Display
Lighting
Positive example No 2 for innovation: Novaled
Improved power efficiency by voltage minimization
through PIN approach and Novaled materials
Novaled PIN OLED®
Technology
Standard OLED Stack
Novaled P – dopant
Emission
Substrate
Electron Transport
Anode
Hole Transport
Light Emission
+
» Extremely low
operating voltage
P-doped
transport layer
Cathode
Intrinsic
emitting layer
+
Transport Layer
Emitting Layer
Transport Layer
-
+
Novaled PIN OLED®
Technology Benefits
N-doped
transport layer
Novaled N - dopant
NOVALED
innovative
technology:
Doped OLED
structures
with in-house
developed materials
» Easy integration
on all substrates
» Very high power
efficiency and
long lifetime
» Freedom in OLED
design well
adjusted
thickness of
transport layers
without Ohmic
losses
Despite of positive examples:
Typical present situation in Europe
Present situation in Europe
Bottleneck at innovation:
Only15% of hightech products originate from Europe.
The innovation gap
The valley of death
Europe needs technological research, development and competitive
manufacturing, to enter into the world market with success.
3 proposals for future activities
o Support of SMEs: Knowledge transfer
o University-based European Collaborative Research Consortium
o KIC on materials
Support of SMEs: Knowledge transfer
• Focus on application-oriented
R&D and technology transfer
• Novel and innovative forms of
collaboration between academia
and industry
(FEMS Strategy Meeting July
2012)
• Specific events tailored at
transfer of knowledge from
research to industry: EUROMAT
conference series (EUROMAT
2013 Sevilla).
Idea of a university-based European Collaborative
Research Consortium, Liaison with industry
Goal: Create a program for research cooperation in the field of MSE
that is targeted to excellence in applied science and education as
well as should ensure/improve the competitiveness of Europe.
Found a European university-based research consortium with “Member
Companies” to establish an integrated university research capability and a basis for
an exclusive networking between the partners (“Member Companies” and top
university research groups).
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Financed mainly by “Member Companies” and partially by European funding:
Particularly PhD students and their research activities are financially supported.
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"Member Companies" provide research needs statements from the perspective of
industry.
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Scientists from universities submit Research Proposals, that are evaluated and
selected for funding by boards.
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Annual Research Review meetings, with board members, industry liaisons,
university faculties and funded PhD students.
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Presented at FEMS Presidents Day 2008 – Ehrenfried Zschech
Collaborative Research Consortium
SRC-sponsored research
program
University
Member
company
IP assets
(academia)
(industry)
IP transfer
IP creation
IP commercialization
SRC
sponsorship
„Industry in driver‘s seat“, however initial funding needed.
Presented at FEMS Presidents Day 2008 – Ehrenfried Zschech
Potential benefits of a European Collaborative
Research Consortium / Program in the field of MSE
Pooled industry involvement in support of university
research!
Benefits
… for the universities
- Sponsoring of university research (particularly of PhD students)
- Orientation of research and education on industry/technology needs
… for industry
- High leverage, compelling return-on-investment ("Pooling of Funds"),
maximizing value of research investment
- Pre-competitive research results from the best research groups of the
world, timely and efficient technology transfer
- Leveraging of core competence and infrastructure
Recruiting: excellently educated and trained scientists/engineers
Presented at FEMS Presidents Day 2008 – Ehrenfried Zschech
Proposal: KIC on Materials
KIC = Knowledge and Innovation
Communities
… to facilitate the following
transitions:
European level
• from idea to product
• from lab to market
• from student to entrepreneur
KICs focus on priority topics with
high societal impact. Currently there
are 3:
- Climate Change and Mitigation
- Sustainable Energy and Information
- Communication Technology (ICT).
Still missing the crucial area of
materials !
KIC on Materials – Letter to EC