The EU NanoSafety Cluster maximises the synergies between European-level projects addressing the safety of materials and technologies enabled by the use of nanoparticles. The studied aspects include toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation.

You can find a spotlight on WG Risk Governance and the launch of NANORIGO, GOV4NANO, and RISKGONE, you can find updates from new and established NSC initiatives including caLIBRAte, NanoFASE, NanoCommons, NanoEXPLORE, PANBioRA, BioNanoNet, and BIORIMA. In the events section, BIORIMA-GRACIOUS announce details of their training school, followed by event details of specific interest, including the forthcoming NSC Asia NanoForum.

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