The 2017 European Union (EU)-U.S. “Bridging NanoEHS Research Efforts Joint Workshop” was held September 7-8, 2017, at the University of Birmingham. The workshop is activity-driven, and the activity is to consider current (and future) approaches to nano environmental and health safety (nanoEHS) research to close the gap between research and regulation. The activity focuses on nanomaterials testing, grouping, and read-across methodologies, using case-studies to provide context for the discussion, focusing on if/how research data can be used in regulatory contexts. The workshop uses “clicker (polling) technology” to collect the evolution of audience opinions in real-time. The 2017 Communities of Research (COR) meeting provides updates from the seven running CORs and undertakes some initial scoping work for possible new COR activities (e.g., nanomedicine, nanofabrication/nanomanufacturing).
Camille de Garidel-Thoron, from the LabEx SERENADE, is part of the COR groups "Database and Modelling" and "Exposure" and she is the EU coordinator for the "Risk Assessment and Communication" in the US-EU "Risk assessment" COR.
