Conductive foil and plastics now transparent and affordable

Innovating together, joining forces, working together on a unique Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), at an international top level. That is what we stand for, and it will continue to be our mission for the years to come!

Electron Microscopy: Novel Perspectives for Soft Matter Sciences

We do not need chemistry that is less bad, we need chemistry that is good.

According to the latest report of the Netherlands Observatory of Science and Technology (NOWT), DPI has a very high citation impact: “The Dutch Polymer Institute scores highly, with an impact that is twice the world average”.

DPI has experienced quite a good year in terms of patents and inventions. A total of 27 invention disclosures was submitted in 2007, which is an 80% growth compared to 2006.

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has awarded A-ratings to two researchers from the Faculty of Science, polymer scientist Prof Bert Klumperman and ecologist Prof Dave Richardson. This brings the number of world class scientists at Stellenbosch University (SU) to nine. A-rated scientists are unequivocally accepted by their peers as world leaders in their fields of interest.

On December 19, 2007, the pressure vessel arrived and was hoisted into the High Pressure Lab at the University of Twente

NWO-Talent Classes on 22 April, 20 May and 17 June 2008

NWO Talent Day 2008 Tuesday 18 March 2008

Thursday March 6th 2008 Time: 10.30 – 16.00, including buffet lunch Location: Eindhoven University of Technology

We are extremely pleased to inform you that we received today the formal letter of approval of the budget for the Polymer Innovation Programme. The letter is signed by Maria van der Hoeven, Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs.

On December 4, during the Innovation Lecture organised by the Ministry of Economic Afffairs, three innovation programmes have been approved, a.o. the programme of the key area Chemistry. The Polymer Innovation Programme which is a crucial part of this programme, will be executed by the Dutch Polymer Institute and the DPI Value Centre.

The DPI Annual Meeting on the occasion of its 10th anniversary was very successful.

DPI granted its Golden thesis award 2007 to Jan Anton Koster.

Since the beginning of the 2007-2008 academic year Prof. Ulrich S. Schubert has been appointed at the Friedrich Schiller Universität in Jena.

DPI/SKT colloquium Date December 11, 2007 Venue: TU/e, SKT, 16.00 hrs Lecturer: Markus Antonietti , Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, D-14424 Potsdam, Germany Title: Polymers and Materials for Energy Applications and the Raw Material Change

Follow-up Polymer Innovation Programme

The DPI Value Centre received financial support from the regional economic development organization Brainport

Working on the future of the polymers innovation programme

DPI welcomes new partners

The Gold Medal has been awarded by the International Rubber Conference Organization to Professor Jacques Noordermeer, Programme Chairman of the Rubber Technology Area.

Every two months, ISI Essential Science Indicators Web product lists a new crop of what it calls hot papers in science. Hot papers are selected by virtue of being cited among the top one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) in a current bimonthly period.

DPI has a new location. As per 1 October DPI has moved to Kennispoort.

Avery Dennison Materials Nederland BV has signed a partnership agreement with DPI. Sjaak Elmendorp, vice president product technology and innovation and former programme manager of Engineering Plastics, will on behalf of Avery Dennison take the seat in the programme committee of the Technology Area Functional Polymer Systems.

Avantium Technologies has signed a partnership agreement with the Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI). The agreement signifies a strengthening of the recently started high throughput screening programme within DPI.