SAULĖTEKIS Integrated Centre/Valley of Science, Studies and Business:

National Centre for Physical and Technological Sciences:

routes for scientific cooperation (major project)

Gintaras ValušisManager of the Project,

Professor at the Physics Faculty of the Vilnius University,Deputy Director for development at the Centre for Physical Sciences and

TechnologyE-mail: valusis@pfi.lt

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Saulėtekis (Sunrise) Valley at Vilnius -1

Saulėtekis (Sunrise) Valley at Vilnius - 2

Vilnius university – largest and oldest Lithuanian university, listed in Times Higher Education QS World Class University ranking

Main state research institutes in physical and life sciences

Most of the strongest scientific groups (21 out of 32, as identified by Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education) in the field of physical, biomedical and technological sciences

Number of spin-off’s generated during last years (Profarma, „Šviesos Konversija“, „Altechna“, „Hortiled“, „Teravil“, „OPS“, „Bitas“, „Baltic Amadeus“, TEV, VTEX, „Tikslieji prietaisai“, „Optida“)

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Sunrise Campus

• The biggest science and studies concentration in Baltic; the area of 156 ha (62 ha reserved for valley development);

• 20 000 Vilnius University and Vilnius Technical University students, scientists, teachers (including 750 scientist and researchers);

• 2,4 ha (two land plots of 1,8 ir 0,6 ha) reserved for business support infrastructure development

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Saulėtekio (Sunrise) Valley Projects

Sunrise Valley Science and Technology Park Development, I Phase -- IMPLEMENTED

National Center for Scientific Communication, under implementation

Development of Vilnius University Laser Research Centre: “Naglis”

Development of Civil Engineering Centre of the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Establishment of National Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences

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Strategic goal and objectives

strategic goal - to develop the scientific integration of Europe and to strengthen its international outreach, to ensure open access to high quality research infrastructure, to attract the best researchers from around the world.

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Objectives • To develop a common infrastructure of Vilnius University and the Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences;• To reinforce laser and light technology R&D facilities;• To reinforce material science and nanotechnology, semiconductor physics and electronics R&D facilities.

National Centre for Physical and Technological Sciences: Cornerstone of the Valley

Laser and light technologies(Vilnius University, Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology

(Institute of Physics, Semiconductor Physics Institute) and Vilnius Gediminas’ Technical University) )

Materials science and nanotechnologies(Vilnius University, Centre for Physical Sciences and

Technology (Institute of Physics, Institute of Chemistry, Semiconductor Physics Institute))

Semiconductor physics and electronics (Vilnius University, Centre for Physical Sciences and

Technology (Institute of Physics, Institute of Chemistry, Semiconductor Physics Institute) and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University)

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Justification of main topics in R&D activities

LASER AND LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES:well - connected with Lithuanian hi-tech industry good international cooperation and networkingrequires product diversification and market

expandingMATERIALS SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY:

interconnected with the rest directions (large materials characterization facilities)

already established cooperation with industryemerging field of nanotechnology with human resources

available SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:

large number of internationally distinguished researchers

low technological output caused by lack of investmentsome spin-off companies are already emerging

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Laser and light technologies

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Laser and light technologies - 1

Facilities at Laser Research Centre of the Vilnius University

High-power OPA-tunable femtosecond laser facilities

Transnational access through LASERLAB EUROPE

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Laser and light technologies - 2

Scientific background – many years experience in parametric processes for coherent light generation

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Laser and light technologies - 3

Laser-induced damage of optical materials

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Laser and light technologies - 4

Materials processing by picosecond and femtosecond lasers

Pharos laser is developed by VU spin-off company Light Conversion

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Laser and light technologies - 5

Laser patterning for electronics

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Lasers and light technologies - summary

Scientific potential: concentrated in the Department of Quantum Electronics

(Vilnius University) and the Institute of Physics (Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology)Since 2001 – open access for foreign scientists (LASERLAB-EUROPE); participation in EU scientific programmes

Industrial links: Lithuanian laser companies are the only ones to

manufacture in Lithuania world-class research equipment (laser systems, nonlinear optic devices);

spin-off’s generating environment

Impact of the National Centre:

New Joint Centre of Optical Laser Components;

New Joint Centre of Processing of Laser Materials

New Joint Laboratory of Coherent Light Sources

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Results of laser research and industry

Sales -- > 100 mln. LTL (about 30 mln. EUR) in 2009 increase in sales -- > 40% for Light Conversion Ltd in

2009; conventional increase – 15-20%. number of companies – 16; staff – more 400; 10% are

doctors of sciences.Lithuanian lasers – about 10% of world laser scientific

market Parametric generators from Light Conversion Ltd --

80% of world marketPicosecond sum-frequency generation (SFG)

spectrometer from Ekspla – monopolist in the world market.

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Results of laser research and industry

Next step – industrial lasers market !

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Materials science and nanotechnologies

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Materials science and nanotechnologies - 1

Materials structure characterization facilities

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Materials science and nanotechnologies - 2

FTIR microimaging

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Materials science and nanotechnologies - 3

Nanobiotechnology

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Materials science and nanotechnologies - 4

Modelling of nanoagregates

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Materials science and nanotechnologies: summary

Scientific potential: concentrated in the Vilnius University, Institute of Physics,

Institute of Chemistry, Semiconductor Physics Institute participation in international and EU scientific programmes; bilateral scientific cooperation with EU countries

Industrial links: both local (Achema, Vilniaus Ventos Puslaidininkiai (Venta

Semiconductors) Lt., state enterprise Lietuvos Monetų Kalykla (Lithuanian Mint) and worldwide (e.g. Toyota Motor Co., Japan; Aixtron AG, Germany, etc.); spin-off’s generating environment: Chromtech Ltd. and Chemeta Ltd.

Impact of the National Centre:

Confluence of scientific expertise, human resourses and equipment in solving problems in material science and nanotechnology

New quality in technological infrastructure

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Semiconductor physics and electronics

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Semiconductor physics and electronics - 1

Advanced semiconductor measurement technology

Dynamical holography

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Semiconductor physics and electronics - 2

Photovoltaics

Centre facilities in α-silicon

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Centre

Semiconductor physics and electronics - 3

Molecular semiconductor engineering

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Semiconductor physics and electronics - 4

Solid state lighting in horticulture

Potential applications in growth of:High-quality foodPharmaceutical plantsTransgenic plants

MOCVD facilities at the Centre

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Semiconductor physics and electronics - 5

Thin-films gas detection systems

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Semiconductor physics and electronics - 6

Terahertz optoelectronics

Centre facilities in MBE growth

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Scientific potential: concentrated in the Vilnius University, Institute of Physics,

Semiconductor Physics Institute, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University participation in international and EU scientific programmes; bilateral scientific cooperation with EU countries; CERN programmes

Industrial links: spin-off’s generating environment: (OPS Ltd, Teravil Ltd,

Hortiled Ltd, Tikslioji Sintezė Ltd), local links (Vilniaus Ventos puslaidininkiai

(semiconductors) Ltd., Baltic Scientific Instruments Ltd. ) and worldwide (e.g. Samsung Electronics, Aixtron AG, Germany, Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc );

Impact of the National Centre:

New technological infrastructure: From new materials to prototypes of devices

Semiconductor physics and electronics: summary

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Consolidation of R&D resources on the institutional and simultaneously on the geographical level

Development of infrastructure for science-business

cooperation

National Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences studies business

Integration of science and studies, transfer of scientific knowledge for students, Skills in working with modern scientific equipment

possibility to use modern scientific infrastructure and equipment, availability of intellectual resources

science

Laser and light technologies

Materials science and nanotechnologies

Semiconductor Physics and electronics

Nuclear physics and environmental research

National Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences

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Human resources and constituents of the Centre:

Constituents of the CentreDr.

(habilitation) Dr.PhD students

Researchers techn.staff Total

Institute of Physics 6 45 9 27 87

Semiconductor Physics Institute 23 87 18 128 256

Institute of Chemistry 10 85 17 12 124Institute of Materials Science and Applied Research, Vilnius University 5 16 21 12 54Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy , Vilnius University 13 37 0 20 70Teams from the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2 33 2 12 49Teams from the Physics Faculty, Vilnius University 6 25 4 14 49Teams from the Faculty of Chemistry, Vilnius University 14 23 21 0 58

Total 79 351 92 225 747

Human resources at the Centre - currently

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Role of the Centre

Role in the European scientific space – the Centre is multidisciplinary;

coherent mode in skills and knowledge in laser technologies, material science and semiconductor physics and electronics. These features, together with a new technological infrastructure and experimental facilities, will enable to shift the Centre into particular role in East Europe scientific arena and provide export of European scientific tradition into East non-european countries.

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Role of the Centre in Lithuania – to be a core of knowledge economy and high-tech development. One can mention also strong orientation into needs of local high-tech industry.

Acknowlegements

Thank you very much for your attention!

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