The spring 2017 issue of the NanoSafety Cluster Newsletter is out. 

You can download it here or read it on the NSC website.

This issue heralds a new era for the NanoSafety Cluster: after seven years under the aegis of FIOH, a new co-ordination team is taking over the reins with dynamic plans to drive the NSC forward.

This newsletter also brings you updates from recent NSC meetings, overviews and highlights of key NSC initiatives - including an announcement from the recently completed flagship project NANoREG -together with outcomes from workshops, links to new publications, job opportunities, and a comprehensive list of events for 2017. 

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