9:00 – 12:00 Laboratory Excursions:

➡️ Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec (Building L – TUL CxI) – preparation of nanofibers on Nanospider, tour of CXI laboratories – focus on applications of nanofibers for environmental protection (water and air purification, filtration, sampling).

Excursion times: 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM.
Address: Bendlova 1409/7, Liberec.
Meeting Point: in front of the entrance to TUL CXI, building „L“, Bendlova 1409/7, Liberec.

➡️ Wastewater Treatment Plant Liberec – excursion to Outdoor pilot wastewater treatment plant, especially for secondary treatment, located at the municipal wastewater treatment plant in Liberec.

Excursion times: 10:00 AM, 10:30 AM.
Address: near the Londýnská street 453/88, Liberec XI-Růžodol.
Meeting Point: in front of the entrance (gate to the Plant, near the Londýnská street 453/88, Liberec XI-Růžodol).

➡️ ZOO Liberec – excursion to the Pilot system installed at Liberec ZOO enabling efficient cleaning and reuse of water at the zoo (this is not a nano application).

Excursion times: 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM.
Address: Entrance to the ZOO (Lidové sady, Liberec) E: 15°4 ‚ 51.941″ N: 50°46 ‚ 40.517″.
Meeting Point: Entrance by the ticket office.

➡️ Nanoprogress Cluster Facility at TUL CxI – laboratory for nanofiber preparation on a laboratory and semi-industrial scale using AC electrospinning technology.

Excursion times: 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM.
Address: NANOPROGRESS facility at TUL CXI, Bendlova 1409/7, Liberec, Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovations.
Meeting Point: 2nd floor.

➡️ Nanotech Dynamics Facility in Jeřmanice – laboratory producing nanofibers with AC electrospinning technology. Visitors will see an operational industrial-scale nanofiber production line.

Excursion times: 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM.
Address: Liščí 234, Jeřmanice. The headquarters of the company Nanotech Dynamics.
Meeting Point: In front of the entrance.

➡️ R&D Company VÚTS Liberec – research and development of machinery and equipment for a broad range of processing industries, with a focus on scaling nanofiber production technologies to industrial levels. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the company’s facilities for R&D, prototyping, testing, and technologies for creating linear nanofiber structures.

Excursion times: 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM.
Address: Svárovská 619, 46001 Liberec.
Meeting point: Reception.

➡️ Elmarco Development Center Tour – participants will see the LINEA production line for electrospinning, the company’s operations, NS LAB and NS3S laboratories, and the product showroom.

Excursion times: 10:00 (2 groups).
Address: Svárovská 621, 460 01 Liberec.
Meeting point: Main reception of Elmarco.

You can book selected excursions during the registration. The capacity of individual excursions is limited. When choosing multiple excursions, please take into account the travel time between the locations, which is at least 15 minutes.

12:00 – 13:00 Open door (KC Vratislavice 101010)

13:00 – 13:30 Opening speech (KC Vratislavice 101010)

13:30 – 19:00 Conference (KC Vratislavice 101010)

➡️ Prof. RNDr. Martin Pumera, Ph.D.; collaborator of the Technical University of Liberec – Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation: Nano and micro robots for environmental remediation.

➡️ Ing. Mgr. Lukáš Dvořák, Ph.D.; Technical University of Liberec – Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation: Use of advanced technologies and innovative materials in water treatment processes.

➡️ Ing. Luboš Komárek, MSc.; NanoTechDynamics: Nanotechnology – the path to a clean environment and quality of life, from ventilation to food processing and pharmaceuticals.

➡️ Ing. Jiří Kůs; Czech Nanotechnology Industries Association: Nanotechnology and the environment.

➡️ Mgr. Jan Filip, Ph.D.; Palacký University Olomouc – CATRIN, Regional Center for Advanced Technologies and Materials, Environmental Nanotechnology Group / Global Water Nanotechnologies s.r.o.: Iron-based nanotechnologies for groundwater remediation and new opportunities for surface water and wastewater treatment: a summary of more than 15 years of experience.

➡️ Šimon Trčka; CzechInvest: Opportunities for supporting start-ups and spin-offs.

➡️ Ivan Ponomarev, Ph.D.; Elmarco Ltd.: Environmental, ecological, and sustainable approaches in electrospinning technology for polymer micro- and nanofiber production.

➡️ Dr. Denis Koltsov (international speaker), Brec Solutions: The significant impact of advanced materials and nanotechnologies on the environment and communities.

➡️ Prof. Dainius Martuzevicius (international speaker), Kaunas University of Technology: ZnO nanostructures for surface protection, air purification, and catalytic applications.
The presentation will introduce cutting-edge research and innovations in ZnO-based nanomaterials developed in collaboration with Lithuanian start-ups Zinotech and Bious Labs Technology. Concrete applications will be showcased, such as enhancing solar panel efficiency with water-repellent ZnO coatings, developing nanofiber filters for air purification, and using ZnO as a catalyst in eco-friendly environmental cleaning. The presentation will highlight how these technologies contribute to sustainable energy and environmental protection solutions.

➡️ Prof. Yannis Ieropoulos (international speaker), University of Southampton: Transforming wastewater into energy using novel (nano)materials.

There will be plenty of time for networking between the individual lecture blocks.

The event is hosted by Vojtěch Koval.

Closing Panel Discussion:

➡️ Nanotechnologies in Industry: From Research to Application.