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• Yes Minister!

  Events over the last couple of weeks have confirmed the view that nanotechnology risk issues are moving sharply up the political agenda in the UK at least. Firstly, on the 21 st February we had a statement in the House of Commons from Ian Pearson, Minister Read More... Posted 07 March 2008 17:06 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: strategy, toxicology, Policy, industry

• Responsible NanoCode

  Today I attended the third meeting of the working group of the Responsible Nanotechnology Code of Conduct (Responsible NanoCode). This is being developed by the Nanotechnology Industry Association (NIA), Insight Investment, The Royal Society and The Nanotechnology Read More... Posted 04 September 2007 11:57 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: strategy, toxicology, Policy, Occupational Hygiene, industry, Code of conduct

• Taipei, Day three

  The 3 rd day of the Nanotechnology, Occupational and Environmental Health Conference in Taipei began with a keynote lecture by Bernd Sachweb of the chemical company BASF. Bernd gave a fascinating insight into BASF’s approach to nanotechnology including Read More... Posted 31 August 2007 18:27 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: strategy, toxicology, research, Taipei, Occupational Hygiene

• Taipei, Day two

  This was the fist full day of presentations at the 3 rd Nanotechnology, Occupational and Environmental Health Conference in Taipei. After some brief opening remarks by the hosts and organisers, Andrew Maynard of the Woodrow Wison Institute provided an Read More... Posted 30 August 2007 18:15 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: strategy, toxicology, research, Taipei, Occupational Hygiene

• Taipei, Day one

  Today was the first day of the 3rd Nanotechnology, Occupational and Environmental Health Conference in Taipei, Taiwan. Having now been here more than 24 hours I find myself pleasantly surprised by Taipei. It’s busy of course with fairly substantial pollution Read More... Posted 29 August 2007 21:10 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: toxicology, Taipei, Occupational Hygiene

• SAFENANO in Taipei

  Tonight I’m on the Amsterdam – Hong Kong flight with Vicki Stone en route to Taipei for the 3 rd International Symposium on nanotechnology and Occupational Health. The first two were in Buxton in 2004 and in Minneapolis in 2005. The first symposium coincided Read More... Posted 27 August 2007 10:03 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: toxicology, Taipei

• FP7 Update

  The FP7 process is moving forward and gathering momentum. In FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: NMP, the calls of most interest to me were NMP-2007-1.3-1 Specific, easy-to-use portable devices for measurement and analysis and NMP-2007-1.3-2 Risk assessment Read More... Posted 02 July 2007 10:34 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: toxicology, research, FP7

• FP7 – The final countdown

  Its now less than 48 hrs to go until the FP7 calls close (FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: NMP). This part of the call is for the co-ordination and support actions. In relation to nanotechnology risk there are three topics, all of which close on Tuesday Read More... Posted 03 June 2007 22:36 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: strategy, toxicology, research, Policy, FP7

• News from Brussels

  Just back from Brussels. Its only when you go there you really begin to get a sense what FP7 is all about. Like the 20m high TV screen outside the Berlaymont Building showing an FP7 infomercial 24 hours a day. Or multi-story FP7 adverts inside and outside Read More... Posted 17 May 2007 00:49 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: toxicology, research, Policy, FP7

• FP7 and all that

  I’m travelling this evening to Brussels to take part in a meeting about the EC Framework Programme FP7, NMP (Nanotechnologies). It seems an appropriate time to reflect on the events of the last few months. What an extraordinary time it has been. As a Read More... Posted 16 May 2007 01:10 by Rob@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: strategy, toxicology, research, Policy, FP7