Registration by April 28: CC-NorChip launch meeting

 We are pleased to invite you to an exciting event with a focus on collaboration between research, business and technology development. The day will offer professional presentations, discussions and excellent opportunities for networking. See the program for the day below.

 PROGRAM FOR CC-NORCHIP LAUNCH MEETING

 10:00: Welcome

 Greetings from Torild Hernes, Pro-Rector for Research and Innovation, NTNU

 10:15: Ralph Bernstein, SINTEF Digital and Peter Köllensperger, NTNU NanoLab and NorFab: Why bother with microchips – they do it so well in Asia.

 10:45: Anders Ivar Hagen, NTNU: NTNU's role in CC-Norchip: Competence building through education and industry collaboration

 11:00: Eivind Andersen, TTO / Borgar Ljosland, ProVenture: The Inception-Stage Funding Gap in Semiconductors

 11:15: Atle Sægrov, Radionor: Extreme RF designs and the need for exotic semiconductor technologies in the defense market

 11:30: Lunch

 12:30: Liv Furuberg, Research Council of Norway: Opportunities for participation in Chips projects with partial funding from the Research Council

 12:50: Jo Uthus, EVP Nordic Semiconductor: Norwegian chip industry - a cornerstone in Norway

 13:10: Gunnar Mæhlum, Ideas: Three Decades of Integrated Detector Electronics, Heritage, Innovation, and Future Directions

 13:30: Frode Pedersen, Nordic Semiconductor: Low-power IoT for a greener future

 13:50

 Linn Fagerberg, Electronic Coast: Electronic Coast as a national bridge builder

 2:05 PM: Coffee break

 14:35: Angelos Xomalis, NTNU: Pushing the limits of noninvasive health monitoring using nanophotonics

 14:45: Terje Nortvedt Andersen, Q-Free: Use of ultra low power RF ASICs in upcoming Q-Free ITS products

 15:00: Magnus Jahre, SFI NICE: SFI NICE: Norwegian Center for Intelligent Computers and Electronics

 15:10: Olav Gaute Hellesø, UiT: Photonics and the role of the University of Tromsø in CC Norchip

 15:25: Panel debate: How to connect smaller businesses with professional environments, financing and available infrastructure?

 3:55 PM: Food and mingling

 18:00: Informal conversations at Den Gode Nabo in the city center

 TNNN2026

 If you want to learn about research activities within nanotechnology in Norway, and get in touch with PhD students and post docs working in the field, we recommend the annual conference of the research school TNNN, which is being organized in Trondheim on May 6-8. Industry presentations, short company pitches and stands are planned. TNNN will cover lunch for all participants, and stand space will be free. We have set aside Wednesday, May 6 from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM for the industry-oriented part of the conference.

 More information about TNNN2026 can be found on their website .